Libraries News Round-up: 29th July 2014

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 29th July
Give (library, etc) volunteers £100 off their council tax bills, say local authorities
The LGA called on the parties to commit £50million to a “community contribution discount” which would cut 10 per cent off council tax bills for 500,000 homeowners.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10995699/Give-volunteers-100-off-their-council-tax-bills-say-local-authorities.html

Local Gov : 29th July
Council leaders back tax discounts for ‘community heroes’
interesting comments
http://www.localgov.co.uk/Council-leaders-back-tax-discounts-for-community-heroes/36858

Law on the Web : 29th July
Council tax cut proposed for local volunteers
1 comment quoting Ed Vaizey
http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/news/2014/07/0608-council-tax-cut-proposed-for-local-volunteers

Leon’s Library Blog : 29th July
Time to share
a few comments
http://leonslibraryblog.com/2014/07/29/time-to-share/

Leicester Mercury : 29th July
Letter | Consultation is merely a sham 
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Consultation-merely-sham/story-21965354-detail/story.html

ITProPortal : 29th July
The digital divide is still a massive issue for second class broadband citizens in the UK
Heading to coffee shops, libraries, and other public hotspots – even just browsing the web on a phone’s data connection in town – is a revelation. Pages that refused to appear at home flash up in an instant.
http://www.itproportal.com/2014/07/28/the-digital-divide-is-still-a-massive-issue-for-second-class-broadband-citizens-in-the-uk/