Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
Speak up to save YOUR services Exeter Liberal Democrats have been fighting a positive campaign to prioritise our local services, like community patrol and street sweeping. Labour's priority for Exeter is a £20 million swimming pool. They are asking residents what sacrifices YOU will make in order to fund this luxury facility. A further £10 million will be borrowed (in addition to the current debt of £35 million) to deliver this project.
1,200 people with a learning disability are dying prematurely in our health service every single year. This is a scandal that must be stopped.
Local MP, Mark Hunter, has today agreed to become an 'Arthritis Champion', supporting Arthritis Research UK in their efforts to find a cure for arthritis while calling for policy change to prevent its onset and transform the lives of people that have musculoskeletal conditions.
Sarah Teather on Government decision not to support Mediterranean search and rescue operations: "We should all be ashamed"
Chesterfield's Labour Council recently showed again just how totally out of touch it is, by bringing forward plans which spend thousands of pounds of the hard earned money that residents stump up every year in Council Tax. They revealed they've already spent £14,000 having a new council logo designed. And having it put on such things as borough council clothing, vehicles and facilities, in due course, will inevitably cost more of your money.
GOSFORTH POST OFFICE - LATEST The Post Office is going ahead with the closure of the St Nicholas post office in the heart of Gosforth and moving it to a convenience store in Salters Road. (Councillors have visited it - it's a fine establishment, just the wrong place for a vital community resource) The story was reported in the Evening Chronicle here http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/fears-over-gosforth-high-street-7973794 (The councillors maintain it was the photographer who made them look like Three Angry Men!) TOWN MEETING PLANNED All 9 Gosforth councillors are pressing for a Town Meeting to be arranged so that local people can express their views on developments affecting the High Street. More details as soon as possible - we're hoping that the Council will leaflet all 3 wards. FENCING PROPOSALS BY RED HOUSE FARM FC Parklands and Fawdon councillors have objected to Planning Application 2014/1466/01/DET by Red House Farm FC which envisages more than half the land to the north of King