Following the closurure of the City's Youth Parliament, Swaythling Cllr Maureen Turner has called on the Councilis Conservative Executive to bring forward speedily proposals for the development of new accountable ways of identifying the views and priorities of young people in Southampton. Labelling the Tory Administration as 'complacent', Cllr Turner argued that the Council should be pro-active and not just reactive.

Cllr Adrian Vinson has condemned current Council strategies to check an increase in cycling on the city's pavements which represents a danger to pedestrians as inadequate. Cllr Vinson suggested there was an urgent need to expand the cycleway network.

The dispute triggered by Southampton Tories' determination to cut the pay and conditions of staff is now in its 10th month, with key workers such as the bin men still working to rule and threats of another all-out strike in April, after Union members rejected the Council Administration's 'final offer' by a large majority!