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
Farron calls on 2012 to be 'Year of the apprentice'
Following the publishing of new figures yesterday, which revealed a 96% increase in the number of apprenticeships available to young people in Westmorland and Lonsdale in 2011, Tim Farron has called on 2012 to be the Year of the Apprentice in the South Lakes.
7 Feb 2012
COUNCIL BACKS MOTION TO TACKLE UNFAIR PETROL PRICES IN BEDFORD BOROUGH
Bedford Borough Council has backed a campaign to reduce the unfairly inflated petrol and diesel prices charged across the...
7 Feb 2012
Time to get road repairs out of a hole
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council are calling for action not words in repairing Surrey's roads.
7 Feb 2012
Council Agrees £200K investment in Barrier-controlled Car Parks
The Borough Council's capital programme for 2012-13 will include a £200,000 investment in barrier-controlled car parks. Car parks at Depot Road, Upper High Street, Hook Road, Hope Lodge and the Town Hall will be converted to barrier-controlled with drivers paying on exit.
7 Feb 2012
Living in a hearing world
For several years cochlear implants have offered some deaf people the chance to have a "sensation of sound". So why would some deaf teenagers choose not to have the implant even if they had the option? The issue of cochlear implants and efforts to "cure" deafness is a very sensitive subject among the 19,600 deaf teenagers in the UK. Indeed, many young deaf people are proud of deaf culture.
6 Feb 2012
Diabetes quadruples birth defects risk, say researchers
The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, researchers say. The Newcastle University study, published in the journal Diabetologia, analysed data from more than 400,000 pregnancies in North East England. The risk of defects such as congenital heart disease and spina bifida were increased.
6 Feb 2012
