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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
Green Lane resurfacing work put back to late September!
Following pressure from a local resident and David Brown, Gloucestershire Highways (GH) scheduled the Green Lane resurfacing work to be completed by the end of June.
23 May 2018
Local Lib Dem councillor calls for Northern to be urgently removed from Lakes Line after 22 cancellations in just one day
A district councillor in Kendal is set to propose a motion to South Lakeland Council calling on the Government to strip the rail company Northern of the Lakes Line. Councillor Matt Severn has asked for the motion to be tabled at the next full council meeting after 22 out of the 36 scheduled trains on the line yesterday were cancelled. Commuters who use the Lakes Line have been subjected to mass cancellations over recent months which has been especially problematic for students taking their GCSEs who use the train to get to school. Matt said: "The situation on the Lakes Line has been nothing short of shambolic for the past few months, but yesterday was the final straw. "People are being forced to miss hospital appointments, days at work and the situation has been even more unbearable for students who are taking their all-important GCSE exams at the moment. "How long does this horrendous ordeal have to go on for until the Government finally wake up and act?"
23 May 2018
MP elected chair of new parliamentary radiotherapy group
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has been elected the chair of the new All Party Parliamentary Group on radiotherapy. The new cross-party group held its first meeting today and agreed on its plan for radiotherapy. This will include pushing the Government to increase the funding for the treatment which currently stands at just 5% of the overall NHS cancer budget. It will also look at improving access, by lobbying the Government to make sure that no one has to travel more than 45 minutes to travel to their nearest radiotherapy unit. Currently 60% of people with cancer in the UK will need radiotherapy treatment. Tim said: "I'm delighted to be elected chair of the new all-party group on radiotherapy. "Cancer affects us all and radiotherapy is absolutely vital in helping us to combat it. "I will work hard to make sure that everyone has access to this life-saving treatment."
23 May 2018
Alan Rankin's speech to Wiltshire Council
Potterne resident and local campaigner Alan Rankin spoke out in support of the campaign to save Oxenwood and Braeside at the full Council meeting of Wiltshire Council on 22 May 2018. To view Alan's speech visit this link, or a transcript is avaliable below.
23 May 2018
Braeside and Oxenwood petition considered by Wiltshire Council ...
... at its meeting on Tuesday May 22nd. A grand total of 15,823 people had signed the petition which said:
23 May 2018
Lib Dems team up with expert to call for urgent new fracking regulations
On 22 May 2018, Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change spokesperson, Lynne Featherstone hosted a talk with former President of the Geological Society Professor Peter Styles on the increased risk of earthquakes due to fracking.
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23 May 2018