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
MP welcomes Heseltine's calls for more to spend for Cumbria
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has today welcomed calls from the former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Heseltine in his new report on the economy, to decentralise spending power away from Whitehall and down to Local Enterprise Partnerships up and down the country.
31 Oct 2012
Dacorum Symphony Orchestra Celebrates its 40th Anniversary in Berkhamsted
The evening of Saturday 20th October saw the Dacorum Symphony Orchestra celebrate its 40th Anniversary at a concert in the splendid Centenary Theatre of the Berkhamsted Collegiate School. The DSO evolved from the Hemel Hempstead Orchestra founded in 1972 by Thomas Loten, who also founded the Dacorum Sinfonietta in 1974 to concentrate on chamber music and smaller works, at the same time giving opportunities to young local players and enabling concerts to be performed in the many smaller halls across Dacorum.
31 Oct 2012
Dacorum Symphony Orchestra Celebrates its 40th Anniversary in Berkhamsted
The evening of Saturday 20th October saw the Dacorum Symphony Orchestra celebrate its 40th Anniversary at a concert in the splendid Centenary Theatre of the Berkhamsted Collegiate School. The DSO evolved from the Hemel Hempstead Orchestra founded in 1972 by Thomas Loten, who also founded the Dacorum Sinfonietta in 1974 to concentrate on chamber music and smaller works, at the same time giving opportunities to young local players and enabling concerts to be performed in the many smaller halls across Dacorum.
31 Oct 2012
MP slams energy companies for treating consumers as 'Cash cows'
Local MP Tim Farron has today blasted the 'big six' energy companies for continuing to push for inflation busting price rises which hurt people in the South Lakes and treat them as 'cash cows'.
31 Oct 2012
A Big Olympic and Paralympic Thank You
The recent meeting of the Full Council was the first since the conclusion of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. In light of the remarkable summer of sport we all enjoyed, and in particular the unique contribution made by Bedford Borough throughout, I wanted to take the opportunity to say a special thank you to all those locally who, in their different ways, helped make it such a special experience for all.
31 Oct 2012
Success in lorry ban appeal!
Bath Council have conceded defeat in their plan to close the A36 to HGV traffic in the city following an appeal by Wiltshire and others to the government.
30 Oct 2012