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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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Sarah Olney MP

Lib Dems call for urgent action on Social Care

Commenting on a Public Accounts Committee report which condemns the "slow, inconsistent and at times negligent approach" to the social care sector during the Covid-19 pandemic, Liberal Democrat MP and member of the committee Sarah Olney said:"The coronavirus has left people worried about their future and mourning loved ones. While we have relied on frontline staff to protect us, the Government's PPE shortages seriously let NHS and care workers down.

30 Jul 2020
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Permitted development rights – stop the destruction of our suburbs!

It emerged this month that the government intends to turn our finely-balanced planning system into a free-for-all. According to an email sent to all councillors by Barnet's Director Planning and Building Control, the Tory government wants to allow homeowners to build up to two storeys above their properties, as long as neighbours approve. These new 'permitted development rights' are a recipe for monstrous and potentially unsafe house extensions; these eyesores will inevitably then be subdivided up into precarious HMOs (houses of multiple occupation).

30 Jul 2020
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Mark litter pick

Cleaning Up in Church Hill

On Tuesday, Mark and members of the Church Hill Focus team took to the streets of Church Hill for the second time to do a spot of litter picking - this time focusing around Abberley Close and Sevenacres Lane.

29 Jul 2020
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