Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
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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
Shepway Local Development Framework Core Strategy Consultation
Shepway District Council is writing a Local Development Framework (LDF) to guide the planning of the district for the next 20 years.
23 Aug 2011
£13,563,811.59: The Cost of CCTV Surveillance in Kent
The total spending by Kent's District Councils on public facing CCTV in the years 2007-10 totalled £13,563,811.59 according to research by Big Brother Watch http://www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk. The spend by each local authority in Kent's Local authorities, in order of the size of their total spending on CCTV technology between 2007 and 2010, was:
22 Aug 2011
FARRON WELCOMES LOCAL COMMUNITY BROADBAND SCHEME
South Lakes MP Tim Farron yesterday helped bring together community interest company NextGenUs and residents from Hutton Roof to discuss NextGenUs's proposal for a superfast broadband network in the Hutton Roof parish.
22 Aug 2011
Farron welcomes huge win over government funding for mountain rescue
After a long-running campaign, South Lakes MP Tim Farron is today welcoming the news that the government are to give mountain rescue teams across the country at least £200,000 in direct funding each year.
22 Aug 2011
Jenny Cowan remembered
Shepway Lib Dems are saddened to hear that long standing local Liberal Democrat member and deliverer Jenny Cowan recently passed away.
22 Aug 2011
More bus services to be axed - update
Earlier this year Wiltshire Council announced a series of reductions across the county to many of the services which receive subsidies from the council. Although there was no formal consultation many parish councils and bus users told WC what they thought of their suggestions. The council has now published its final list of services for the chop, though in some cases compromises have been made, or decisions have been postponed pending further reviews. In the list below an entry in italics means changes have been made to the original WC proposal, with the actual change in brackets.
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22 Aug 2011
