A Lib Dem council that has kept its promises

Over the last four years the Liberal Democrats have been running Cardiff Council. Since taking over, the Liberal Democrats have fought hard to turn key services around. We have improved social services after they were rated as the worst in England and Wales under Labour. We have become one of the highest spenders in schools in Wales. We have invested heavily in cleaning our streets and given every home a free recycling service. And we have kept council tax rises to an average of only 3% a year!

Lib Dems have worked with the police to fund extra Police Community Support Officers.

The Lib Dems are setting up a new 24/7 noise nuisance team, and two new squads to tackle fly posting and graffiti.

Free recycling has now been rolled out across Cardiff by the Lib Dems. Under Labour residents had to pay!

Under the Lib Dems Cardiff's recycling rate has doubled and they are planning new collections for food waste to increase this even further.

The Lib Dems cut the number of top paid councillors, and cut their pay by 10%.

They have refused all pay increases for four years.

Gabalfa councillors thank local residents after re-election delight Fri 2nd May 2008 Ed Bridges and Cathy Pearcy were re-elected as local councillors for Gabalfa ward last night with an increased majority.

Blocked! Labour and Tories block school improvement plans Thu 20th Mar 2008 Liberal Democrats in Heath & Birchgrove are deeply concerned that Labour and Tory councillors are blocking a plan that would ensure local children from the area can continue to attend their current local high schools.

Llandaff North Library re-opens! Tue 18th Mar 2008 The Llandaff North Focus Team are delighted to report the re-opening of Llandaff North library following a major refurbishment.

Lib Dems call for answers on River View parking 'nightmare' Sat 15th Mar 2008 Liberal Democrats in Llandaff North have called for action to tackle parking problems in the streets around River View and Western Avenue.

Gabalfa Interchange bus stops re-open and journey times 'significantly reduced' Thu 13th Mar 2008 The new bus stops at Gabalfa Interchange have been re-opened for over a month, and journey times by bus from the centre of Cardiff to the north of the city continue to be reduced as a result.

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