GOVERNMENT MINISTER AND MP VISIT PIONEERING LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOL
Invited by local MP Vikki Slade, the Governments’ Schools Minister travelled to Dorset on Friday 3rd July to experience Rushcombe’s innovative approach to education.
6 Jul 2026
National News
Liberal Democrats Warn Government Planning Reforms Will Silence Local Communities
Councillor Mike Sole, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Canterbury City Council, has criticised the Labour Government’s planning reforms due to come into force on 31 October, describing them as “an unprecedented attack on local democracy.”
6 Jul 2026
Scottish Lib Dems write to Swinney over 5-year delay to domestic abuse protections
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton and party justice spokesperson Yi-pei Chou Turvey have written to First Minister John Swinney to ask when the Scottish Government will finally implement domestic abuse protections.
6 Jul 2026
David Green
Clarity sought on Caithness health infrastructure amid NHS capital review
Far North MSP David Green has called for healthcare infrastructure plans for Caithness - including the refurbishment of Caithness General Hospital and the development of health hubs - be prioritised within Scotland’s NHS capital programme.
6 Jul 2026
Local News
Update on Water Levels at Carshalton Upper Pond
There appears to be a leak in the upper pond (by Honeywood). We believe it is under the railings along Pound Street, opposite The Greyhound.
AJ
6 Jul 2026
Residents and local Councillors Demand Answers after Wychavon Planning Process Ignores Local Voices
The meeting, conducted during an Red Warning heatwave, left many feeling that due process had not been followed and that local voices were sidelined at every stage.
CAC
6 Jul 2026