Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
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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
Old Heath Road Puddle
A many of you know, there has been a large puddle outside the station in Old Heath Road for over thirty years. Liberal ...
24 Apr 2014
Don’t be too jealous of Dorset
Once again the Labour Party is claiming that Wirral is treated unfairly by the government, alleging that we have lost £152 a head, while wealthy North Dorset, controlled by the Tories, has only lost £2.
WLD
24 Apr 2014
MP & MEP thank residents for signing mountain rescue petition
South Lakes MP Tim Farron joined Chris Davies MEP at Kendal Mountain Rescue station on Wednesday afternoon to thank the over 6,000 local residents for signing the petition calling for VAT to be axed from our Mountain Rescue teams.
24 Apr 2014
WC secret sessions
Concern has been raised by Wiltshire's Liberal Democrats about key decisions being taken behind closed doors at County Hall. The decision taken on Tuesday to extend yet again the contract with DC Leisure (now Places for People Leisure Management Ltd) to run 11 of the county's leisure centres was taken in private session following the council's cabinet meeting. This is the third time this contract has been extended. Leader of the Lib Dem Group, Jon Hubbard, said "At the meeting I expressed concern that we were extended a contract that has already been extended and that this flies in the face of good practice and open decision making. "I don't understand why this had to be done in secret, and despite repeated requests to be given the reasons for it being done behind closed doors I have had no response. In fact, I'm still not clear how much I am allowed to comment on as the advice I received was that I could not talk about the item until a formal decision on what will be published in the minutes of the meetin
24 Apr 2014
European Funding Delivers Railfreight Boost for East of England Transport
On 24th March the transport company GB Railfreight successfully completed tests of some short stretches of new track and a re-modelled railway junction in Ipswich by actually running a freight train along the new sections. It is officially known as the "Ipswich Chord", but unofficially as the "Bacon Factory Curve" because it passes over the site of an old Walls bacon factory.
24 Apr 2014
European Funding Delivers Railfreight Boost for East of England Transport
On 24th March the transport company GB Railfreight successfully completed tests of some short stretches of new track and a re-modelled railway junction in Ipswich by actually running a freight train along the new sections. It is officially known as the "Ipswich Chord", but unofficially as the "Bacon Factory Curve" because it passes over the site of an old Walls bacon factory.
24 Apr 2014