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
Stockton Lib Dems AGM
At the AGM last night Stockton Liberal Democrats unanimously elected Jeremy Atkinson to serve as President, Mike Cherrett as Chairman, John Fletcher as vice-chairman, Colin Pollard as Treasurer and Alan Judge as Membership Secretary.
24 Nov 2006
Free travel plea by blind mother
A Cornwall MP is calling for a rethink of a council panel's decision to stop free transport for a pupil whose blind mother cannot drive her to school. Ann-Marie Storer said her daughter would have be home-schooled without free travel to her choice of school. The council said parents were responsible for all transport costs if they attend schools not designated for their home address.
24 Nov 2006
Herceptin costs 'threaten care'
Paying for the cancer drug Herceptin means treatment for other cancer patients will have to be dropped to "balance the books", doctors warn. The Norwich team says the body which recommends drugs for the NHS should change the way it works.
24 Nov 2006
Who Dumped the Blue Badges
Parking permits for disabled people, worth £50,000 on the black market, have been found dumped in Derby.
24 Nov 2006
Epilepsy case doctor loses appeal
A doctor accused of misdiagnosing hundreds of children with epilepsy has lost a legal challenge after his work was labelled "seriously deficient".
24 Nov 2006
Talking Politics by Councillor Rosemary Jones
The cynics tell us there are "lies, damn lies and statistics"! Personally, I've always been interested in the power of numbers; and this factor certainly plays a large part in determining the make-up of Rochdale Council. Then, we are told that there are 30 million cars on our roads. Some might think a fair proportion of them use the A58 through Littleborough every day!
24 Nov 2006