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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
Government planning proposals - a summary
The Government's recent Budget and Growth Review update contains a number of proposals intended to ensure the planning system supports economic growth and "sustainable" development to help re-build the economy.
WCTC
4 Apr 2012
Bath's lorries are coming our way
Despite strong representations from Wiltshire Council and an expression of concern from the Highways Agency it now seems likely that Bath & NE Somerset council will press ahead with their plans to put an experimental weight limit on Cleveland Bridge on the A36, forcing HGVs to find alternative routes. Despite previous understandings BaNES are also refusing to help with monitoring traffic flows in Wiltshire. However Wiltshire's transport supremo Dick Tonge has agreed to install traffic counters on routes which are vulnerable to increased freight traffic, including the B3105 through Staverton, at Wiltshire Council's expense.
4 Apr 2012
Written Ministerial Statement: The early years foundation stage- Teather
Sarah Teather MP (Minister of State for Children and Families): I am publishing the reformed Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) which will take effect from 1 September 2012.
4 Apr 2012
'Grayrigg sentence will hopefully end the final chapter of tragedy' says MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that the Network Rail have been fined £4 million for breaching the Health & Safety at Work Act over the Cumbrian rail crash at Grayrigg in which one passenger died.
4 Apr 2012
MP to press OFCOM over 4G universal broadband coverage
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, is due to meet with representatives of Ofcom to raise concerns over the upcoming 4G auction, which, under the current proposals for a new mobile broadband spectrum, could potentially leave at leave half a million people without coverage.
4 Apr 2012
Farron meets with Highways officials to discuss problems at Plumgarths
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, this morning met with Highways engineers and local business owners to discuss the impact on businesses of the ongoing road works at Plumgarths roundabout on the A591.
4 Apr 2012
