Category Archives: About the Campaign

Did we say 2-tier? We meant 3-tier… Judicial Review Lost.

Posted on 02/08/2012 by

Campaigners met last night to try and understand the Judgement of Sir Gary Hickinbottom, the Judge residing over the Judicial Review heard at Leeds Combined Court 24th July with the decision given yesterday at approximately 4pm.  As many Press have … Continue reading →

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Judicial Review – Judgement reserved.

Posted on 25/07/2012 by

BBC News Online, BBC Look North, BBC Radio Sheffield Bigger at Breakfast, Yorkshire Post and many more media outlets have covered the Judicial Review that took place at Leeds Combined Court yesterday, 24th July 2012. Campaign members were present to support … Continue reading →

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2-tier service, with no winners.

Posted on 18/07/2012 by

Bear with us, this post will be a long one. Long-term, active campaigner Doug tabled the following question to the Mayor, which was answered at a full council meeting on Thursday 12th July, “I would appreciate a breakdown of all … Continue reading →

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Rumours and the Truth

Posted on 10/07/2012 by

The letter reproduced below first appeared here, Doncaster Free Press Letters page on Thursday July 5th. A waste of our taxpayers’ cash? I READ with interest ‘Mayor faces judge over library cuts’ on page 2 of the Doncaster Free Press on … Continue reading →

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We have been warning this could happen…. LEGAL ACTION

Posted on 23/06/2012 by

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-18564096 http://news.uk.msn.com/mayor-faces-legal-action-on-budget-1 The campaign, with support of the Labour Group here in Doncaster, has been warning the Mayor and his Cabinet that their complete lack of consideration regarding the impact of closures and/or forcing management of libraries onto communities (the … Continue reading →

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May 3rd – did you have your say?

Posted on 04/05/2012 by

Save Doncaster Libraries has been hearing worrying reports of people not receiving their polling cards, and even worse being turned away from polling stations when they arrive to exercise their right to vote, for the most tenuous of reasons.  Who … Continue reading →

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Worrying Bias in Local Media

Posted on 30/03/2012 by

If one was to only read Doncaster’s local paper ‘The Free Press’, one would believe the population of Doncaster is all for the destruction of the Library Service.  Indeed it seems every week there are grinning volunteers gleefully extolling the … Continue reading →

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Mayor shows his true colours

Posted on 07/03/2012 by

If there was any lingering doubt regarding the Mayor’s contempt for Doncaster’s Public Library Service and his determination to destroy it, these articles surely rid that once and for all.  Mayor defends decision to veto £380,000 libraries investment Mayor of Doncaster … Continue reading →

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Mayor refuses to save Denaby and Carcroft Libraries.

Posted on 06/03/2012 by

The news on BBC Radio Sheffield this morning has revealed that Mayor Davies has refused the proposed amendment to his budget which would fund the re-opening of Denaby and Carcroft libraries, and would also fund a paid member of staff in … Continue reading →

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We NEED your help – Legal Aid to match

Posted on 26/02/2012 by

Efforts to match the Legal Aid funding awarded to our brave resident heading our fight for justice through the Courts, have begun. A hardy group of campaigners stood outside Doncasters’ fantastic Markets to inform and enable people to drop cash … Continue reading →

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