Kent Highway Services have identified dangerous road depressions on Sandgate Road, Folkestone and have given agreement for Southern Water to put in place an emergency road closure to carry out investigation and remedial works to the sewer and carriageway. Works will commence on Tuesday 23 February 2010 and are estimated to be take 2 weeks to complete, depending on investigation finding.
Following further representations to Network Rail about the footbridge at Dawlish Station, their Chief Executive, Iain Coucher has contacted Teign MP Richard Younger-Ross to confirm that remedial work including painting is currently planned for the next financial year, 2010/2011. This follows agreement with the local planners.
The Liberal Democrat Shadow Schools Secretary, David Laws, has said that state-funded schools should not be free to put their own spin on sex and relationship education.
At tomorrow's County Council meeting Hinckley and Burbage Liberal Democrat County Councillors will lead the fight to stop the Conservative Administration at County Hall from cutting the funding of local community centres which could see the popular Westfield Community Centre close.
Responding to recent press reports that Notts police rated its own performance as "poor" , Julia Bateman, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Gedling said:
The Tories have published a list of 'Ten reasons to vote Conservative' which did not include any reference to the environment or climate change.