Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
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
4 Facts That Might Surprise You
1. Income inequality in the UK is at its lowest since 1986. From The Organisation for National Statistics.
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21 Dec 2013
Broadband Project To Ensure 2MB Access for All and Superfast for an extra 8,000 homes
Details were announced this week of the project which will see 8,000 additional homes in Bedford Borough receive 'superfast broadband' by 2016 and all homes have access to a minimum 2MB broadband. Working with partner authorities, Bedford Borough Council has successsfully secured over £1 million of investment in improving local broadband, especially across rural parts of the borough.
21 Dec 2013
Council accepts new housing figures
Wiltshire Council has given an initial response to the request from the planning inspectorate to make changes to the Core Strategy document. See earlier article.
20 Dec 2013
MP joins bag packers in Windermere for St John's Hospice
Tim recently worked with volunteers in the hospice's shop in Kendal to clean furniture to make it suitable for sale. St. John's Hospice has nine charity shops in the Lancaster, Morecambe and Kendal areas. Their shops not only provide vital income to the hospice, but also allow them to have a presence in the community that supports it.
20 Dec 2013
Bad Business, Bad Democracy, Bad Management: Secret £100,000 Loan for Folkestone Arch Slammed
Sandgate Councillor Tim Prater has slammed the way that £100,000 of Shepway funds were promised to Step Short to pay additional costs on the Folkestone Memorial Arch project without public, cabinet or Council agreement.
20 Dec 2013
Major Boost for West Herts Hospital as Mayor Dorothy Thornhill Secures Land for Expansion Scheme
On Wednesday, Liberal Democrat Secretary for State for Communities and Local Government, Stephen Williams, agreed to a crucial land swap that will finally allow the Watford Health Campus to proceed.
20 Dec 2013