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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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Suffolk: Liberal Democrats condemn Tory refusal to protect rights of local people

At today's Full Council meeting of Suffolk County Council, Councillors debated a Liberal Democrat motion which called for the county council to protect the rights of local people to question the need for and locality of nuclear power stations. This is the same right that our community enjoys with regard to any other large-scale development. This has been put under threat by the Governments recent consultation on New Nuclear Build, which proposes to take away these rights and aims to have key decisions made in Whitehall without public consultation.

8 Dec 2006
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Adoption victory in Scotland

The Scottish Parliament yesterday overwhelmingly backed a new law giving same-sex couples the legal right to adopt children. The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Bill is designed to reverse the decline in numbers offering to adopt and drew huge cross-party support. An amendment from SNP member Roseanna Cunningham to exempt same-sex couples was defeated by 98 votes to 11.

8 Dec 2006
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CARERS NEED MORE CARE

Commenting on new research released today on Carers Rights Day by leading charity Carers UK which showed that a staggering 4490 people face new caring responsibilities in Chesterfield each year Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield, said:

8 Dec 2006
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