Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
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
Public sector workers need a pay rise says Farron
Public sector workers in Westmorland & Lonsdale deserve to feel the benefits of the economic recovery. Tim Farron has said this must happen by public sector workers now receiving pay increases by at least the rate of inflation.
23 Apr 2015
Liberal Democrat Janice Spalding announces £250 carer’s bonus for 1,010 carers in Basingstoke
Liberal Democrats will give people give 1,010 carers in Basingstoke a £250 'Carer's Bonus' for looking after loved ones who are older, disabled or seriously ill.
23 Apr 2015
Parklands Ward Report 2015 - Part 2 - your views
Thank you to all of those residents who returned the Residents' Survey form to us, or completed it on line. You let us know about your views and made us aware of your local issues and concerns. We are already following up on specific issues mentioned and will keep you informed of progress in Focus and in our new efocus. If you'd like to be added to our efocus list please contact Cllr Robin Ashby at gosforth.efocus@gmail.com He will then add you to our regular mailing list, so you'll get news more quickly.
23 Apr 2015
Parklands Ward Report 2015 - Part 1 - grants to voluntary groups
Those residents who attend the Parklands Ward Committee meetings, which are held 4 times a year, will know that we have a small amount of money available which we are able to give to local groups in the form of small grants. The aim of these grants is to help local groups that in some way benefit Parklands residents. Sometimes the group may not be based within Parklands Ward but it may be that the some members of the group that use the facility live within the ward.
23 Apr 2015
"There is no magic money tree" says Institute of Fiscal Studies
as it prepares to attack Conservatives, Labour spending plans.
23 Apr 2015
Tory threat to our farmland
Prime farmland in and around Rugby is under threat because the Conservative minister for local government, Eric Pickles, is refusing to listen to Parliament - see http://rugby.lib.dm/a1RD3 .
23 Apr 2015