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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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Snow wardens with shop keeper - winter 2012/13

Cllr Bill Lewis makes his annual appeal for volunteer snow wardens

Cllr Bill Lewis is making his annual appeal for volunteer snow wardens for the Rokeby & Overslade Ward. Snow wardens use salt provided by Warwickshire County Council to de-ice critical public footpaths, road junctions, steep roads and outside sheltered accommodation. They are alerted when the county council has received a forecast of severe cold weather.

11 Dec 2014
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Street Lights

Essex Tories reject bid for low-energy lights

Essex County Council has rejected a bid to allocate funding for low-energy streetlights. At a meeting of the full council, the Liberal Democrat Group moved a motion calling on the council to allocate funds in next year's budget.

11 Dec 2014
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Keep Me Posted Campaign

Keep Me Posted Campaign Receives Boost from Liberal Democrat Candidate Chris Took

Chris Took gives support to Keep Me Posted campaign and pledges to fight for consumer rights if elected Keep Me Posted has been pressing for the consumer's right to choose how organisations, such as banks, energy and telecoms companies sendcustomers their bills and statements, whether online or on paper. The call comes in the face of an increasing trend for businesses to switch their customers to mainly digital communication, which isn't always preferable or suitable for a large proportion of UK consumers.

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10 Dec 2014
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Bradford in flood

Wiltshire consults on flooding

The council's 'Local Flood Risk Management Strategy' will be considered by the cabinet next Tuesday (Dec 16th). As with most WC documents it's rather wordy and repetitive but it attempts the difficult job of setting out how the council will deal with the threat of flooding. The production of the strategy is a government requirement.

10 Dec 2014
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