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The Link Magazine • March 2006 3
Council makes do with cutting 20k
from Dial a Ride budget orrison Established over 1 yyears
Dial a Ride's grant will be reduced by £20,000 instead of the proposed
£100,000 after a campaign and petition in protest at Swindon Coun- asters \ ' WE COME TO YOU
cil's cabinet budget proposal. AT HOME OR WORK'
The service provides safe, Solicitors
affordable, accessible trans- * FREE
port for people unable to use r Serving Swindon collection & delivery
public transport. Swindon ! ; * Servicing & repairs
cabinet had been looking for for 90 years
WE ALSO SELL
greater value for money and BIKE
proposed to the Dial a Ride Legal problems? DOCTOR * New cycles
management committee a * Parts & accessories
week before Christmas that We have the answers
their grant would be reduced
by one third. Telephone 526601
After considering the out-
come of public consultation
meetings in January and sur-
veys - all critical of cutting Charles Lucas ROGER MALE
Dial a Ride - the cabinet re- & Marshall
P g I V A T E COMPANY
considered its position.
Brian Freeman, who organ- LICENSED CONVEYANCERS
ised a 700 name petition, said,
"I'm quite relieved. It has Selling or buying property?
been a worrying time and the Remortgaging perhaps?
original cutback would have Brian Freeman hands ov er the 700 name C' We're on If you value a high standard of sevice
damageda service used by tion calling for Dial a Ride to be protected to at competitive rates, give us a call on:
the most vulnerable." con ncilleader Lou nMikeBawdenat7 felt nary 01793 538198
The cut of £20,000 will cabinet meeting e-mail: [email protected]
have implications for Dial a Ride council tax increase at its 7 Febru- FOR LEGAL ADVICE ON
which is a fairly small service. ary meeting which was debated side ALL PROPERTY MATTERS
There will be no redundancies, but by the full council on 20 February Roger Male & Company
users might have to spend longer (after The Link went to press).
Pembroke Centre, Cheney Manor
on the bus and charges might have Coun Nick Martin, lead mem- For experienced, practical help call Swindon SN2 2PQ
to increase." ber for finance, said the council Swindon 511055 www.rogermale.co.uk
In future, funding will be less wanted to protect public services
dependent on an annual grant as a but was under pressure from
service level agreement is to be higher staff and pension costs, in-
agreed between the organisation ing freeze from Central Govern- Shaw Chiropractic Clinic
creased fuel bills, and also a fund-
and the council. Brian welcomed
this and hopes that Dial a Ride can ment "We have managed to keep Free new patient consultation*
now look forward to a more pre- the council tax increase to under 5
dictable income, per cent whilst investing an extra
Councillors also threatened to £8.327 million in the revenue IF YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM:
cut casual swimming at the Health budget and making major corn-
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The Link and started calling me to airing cupboard then empty out the
say they wanted to help. Ihave one contents. If you add the tealeaves SANDRA E. DAVIES D.C.
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