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Gideon sounds the alarm over "deeply concerning" new SEND rules
25 Feb 2026
National News
New Thames Water illegal spills data: "We are seeing an environmental disaster on an industrial scale"
Responding to new research which finds Thames Water made at least 8,499 illegal sewage discharges between 2021 and 2025, Liberal Democrat MP for Witney, Charlie Maynard, said:
25 Feb 2026
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire Reform mayor courted US oil and gas executive about fracking in UK
Lincolnshire’s Reform party mayor, Dame Andrea Jenkyns, has courted the head of an American oil and gas dynasty in the hope of bringing fracking to the county, the Guardian can reveal.
25 Feb 2026
Adam Harley
Bearsden Families Forced to Travel for Mental Health Care as Adam Harley Demands Action
Adam Harley, has written to the Scottish Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing calling for local mental health services to be expanded after being contacted by a local parent struggling to secure mental health and addiction support for their son.
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25 Feb 2026
Lib Dems Slam Labour Planning Changes as Committee Meetings Collapse
Liberal Democrat councillors have criticised Labour’s changes to planning rules at City of York Council after a dramatic drop in the number of applications being heard in public by the Planning Committee.
25 Feb 2026
Investing in children and frontline services in April's budget
The main issue debated at Full Council meeting this week was the budget we will deliver from April. The Government has announced...
25 Feb 2026