Lib Dems welcome U-Turn on Library Closures

4.40.18pm GMT Tue 14th Mar 2006

Local libraries are highly valued by their local communities.

The Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council, Cllr Hazel Watson, has welcomed the abandonment of plans to close four libraries in Surrey. She said: "I am pleased that proposals to close the libraries in Hersham, Caterham Hill, Ewell Court and New Haw are to be abandoned. However, it is regrettable that the libraries in Bagshot and Virginia Water are still under threat."

Hazel Watson added: "The Liberal Democrats have stated all along that local libraries must be protected from closure. Local libraries are highly valued by their local communities. The Conservative proposal to close 6 libraries in Surrey was misguided from the start and has caused considerable concern to Surrey residents that should have been avoided."