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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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EU ELECTION NEWS

Bromsgrove Lib Dems are well into our European Election campaign but aware that the 22nd May Polling Day will son be here.

JK
14 Feb 2014
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Ann marie - green gunge

Keep our canal free of green gunge!

After large parts of the Basingstoke Canal were covered in green gunge from the summer to the end of the year Cllr Ann- Marie Barker is calling for the local waterway to be kept gunge free. The gunge (technically known as duckweed) covered the canal around parts of Horsell, near the town centre and beyond for more than half of 2014.

14 Feb 2014
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IFS backs Land Value Tax

In its Green Budget 2014, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) backs the replacement of Business Rates with a Land Value Tax on all commercial land.

14 Feb 2014
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Cllr Tim Hill, Manor Road

No 'Moore' Lorries in Manor Road

The Planning Inspector has supported Bedford Borough Council in refusing an appeal by G Moore who wanted to operate more lorries and extend their use throughout the night.

14 Feb 2014
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Tata Steel - EU boosts UK trade

Tata Steel, which employs 1,500 people in the North East, has highlighted the UK's continued membership of the EU as an important factor in its future success. In a submission to the government's review of Britain's relationship with the EU, Tata became the latest in a long line of major North East employers to warn that an EU exit would leave the UK isolated and weakened. Tata said: "In revenue terms approximately 50% of the steel Tata Steel produces in the UK is sold into continental Europe. "As the largest single market in the world, the EU has a strong bargaining position in trade negotiations. Conversely, on its own, as a relatively small market, the UK would not be as attractive for third countries to negotiate with and would not have the same bargaining power. "Outside Europe other countries are becoming more integrated and forming other trading blocs, and there would be a danger that the UK would find itself isolated and without the necessary power to successfully negotiate trade deals. "The UK is ver

14 Feb 2014
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