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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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New trains and buses for Melksham

On Demember 8th we will finally see a decent service reintroduced to Melksham Station. The new service will see 8 trains in each direction running Monday to Saturday with a slightly reduced service running on Sundays.

1 Nov 2013
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Lib Dem logo bird projected on blockwork

Lib Dem councillors slam changes to children's centres

Brentwood County Councillors David Kendall and Barry Aspinell have slammed the proposed changes Tory controlled Essex County Council plan to make to the Childrens Centres operating in the Borough and across Essex. The changes in Brentwood are as follows: The Ark Children's Centre based at Becket Keys School in Sawyers Hall Lane will be closed and it will merge with the Larchwood Gardens Children's Centre in Pilgrims Hatch. The County may continue to provide services from the outreach sites to meet local need to minimise the effects of closing the childrens centre but this still has to be decided. Cherry Tree Children's Centre in Knights Way will see it's operating hours cut from 40 hours down to 15 hours and the telephone service which was 10 hours will be stopped completely. Sunshine Children's Centre which is based in Shenfield Library will see it's operating hours cut from 40 hours down to 5 hours and the telephone service which was 10 hours will be stopped completely. David Kendall, Lib Dem County Counc

1 Nov 2013
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Councillor Jack Cohen

Councillors must be able to have their say under current system

I don't suppose many residents are getting excited about Barnet Council's proposals to bring back the committee system. Well, it seems so because only 71 residents bothered to respond to the Council's consultation. The last Labour Government, in its top down approach to local government, decreed that Local Authorities must choose between two new systems. That is either an elected Mayor and cabinet or a Council Leader and cabinet. Barnet voted for the latter.

CJC
31 Oct 2013
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