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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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Liberal Democrats welcome recycling u-turn

Liberal Democrats on Wiltshire Council have welcomed a council decision to improve recycling. The original 'harmonisation' plan produced by the Conservative council consisted of taking the lowest common denominator of the old district services. North Wilts and Salisbury would have lost their weekly waste collection without any new recycling, and West Wiltshire residents would have had to pay for green waste collections.

17 Oct 2010
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Lorely Burt rallies support for Make a Difference Day

Solihull's Liberal Democrat MP Lorely Burt is joining forces with pop mogul Pete Waterman to encourage people throughout Solihull to give their time to benefit the local community as part of CSV Make a Difference Day, the biggest single day of volunteering on Saturday 30 October 2010.

17 Oct 2010
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Dave Hodgson at the Clapham end of the planned final section of the Bedford Western Bypass

Western Bypass Final Section to Go Ahead as Mayor Dave Hodgson Announces Compulsory Purchase Plan

The building of the vital 'missing link' of Bedford's Western Bypass is set to go ahead after Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson announced that he will use Compulsory Purchase Order powers to overcome the remaining barrier to the project. Mayor Dave has made clear that, with negotiations amongst those with landholdings on the bypass route being thwarted by one landowner, he will take whatever action is necessary to ensure the building of the much-needed bypass. Council officers are now working on a report to enable the Mayor to make a formal decision on the matter. The final section of the bypass will complete a road link all the way from the A421 to the south of Bedford to the A6 to the north of the town.

17 Oct 2010
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