Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
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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
Campaign to back pedestrian crossing in south Chelmsford
Residents in the Tile Kiln / Moulsham Lodge neighbourhood are working with their local Lib Dem Councillors to back plans for a pedestrian crossing. County Councillor Jude Deakin will be taking their concerns to Essex County Council. You can back the campaign by joining the Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/groups/341238239242015/ or signing the online petition: http://ourcampaign.org.uk/schoolcrossings
8 Feb 2012
Tory minister condemns Surrey tax rise
The Tory Secretary of State for Local Government, Eric Pickles, has criticised Councils for increases in Council tax for the coming year. He spoke of the Councils having a "moral duty" to freeze the levy.
8 Feb 2012
FUNDING SECURED JUST IN TIME AS COLD WEATHER LOOMS OVER US
Bedford Borough Council has secured an extra £124,500 funding to ensure vulnerable people stay warm throughout life-threatening spells of cold weather. The outcomes of the Warm Homes, Healthy People project will reduce the level of cold related illness and winter deaths in Bedford Borough due to cold housing.
8 Feb 2012
Labour hypocrisy on bankers’ bonuses – Burt
Commenting on yesterday's opposition debate, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Committee on Business,...
8 Feb 2012
MP welcomes news that Hawkshead Post Office is to open its doors tomorrow
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has said he is 'over the moon' at news that Hawkshead Post Office will re-open its doors tomorrow.
8 Feb 2012
'Private Eye' names names in pay-off scandal
In a continuation of its campaign against corruption at Kennet District Council the magazine's 'Rotten Boroughs' column has exposed what it calls "ham-fisted attempts to protect the names of senior officers who pocketed thousands in a secret pay deal." Wiltshire Council has tried desperately to keep a cloak of secrecy over the dodgy deals, however the Eye has used the Freedom of Information act to get at the truth. "Although public money was involved", it says, "Tory Wiltshire Council ... refused to name names following a FoI request, citing the data protection act."
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8 Feb 2012
