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
Pensioner discount decision explained
A decision not to implement a proposed council tax discount for pensioners has been explained by the council's leader Councillor Alan Taylor and Finance Portfolio Holder Councillor William Hobhouse. At the recent full council meeting, there were questions about a council cabinet decision not to proceed with the discount because it would mean increasing the burden to all taxpayers in the borough and would not be targeted to benefit only the less well off.
25 Oct 2007
Council leader says regulate the sale of alcohol
Leader of Rochdale Council Alan Taylor is looking at extending the 'Good Guy' scheme for fireworks to alcohol. The Good Guy scheme, which was pioneered in Rochdale last year has been rolled out across much of Greater Manchester. It currently allows retailers to refuse the sale of fireworks before 15 October and after 10 November. Only a selected few retailers are allowed to have a year-round license to sell fireworks. The Council are now looking at more ways to regulate the sale of alcohol in the Borough.
25 Oct 2007
Mobile phone mast decision overturned
Residents of Balderstone and Kirkolt were delighted this week to hear that they have won the fight to overturn a decision by mobile phone company T-Mobile to erect a phone mast in their local community. In August of this year, an appeal was heard by the planning inspectorate, granting permission for T-Mobile to build a new mobile phone mass on Sandbrook Way.
25 Oct 2007
Steve's YouTube hit
The YouTube video that Bristol West Lib Dem MP Steve Williams made to raise awareness of the "stop homophobic bullying " campaign is the third most popular Lib Dem video on the internet.
25 Oct 2007
United Nations Environment Programme releases a gloomy GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK
"Planet's Tougher Problems Persist" - the UN's fourth Global Environment Outlook reports.
25 Oct 2007
Brighton newsletter
The special edition DELGA newsletter produced for Brighton Autumn Federal Conference is now available online as an Adobe pdf file.
25 Oct 2007