Gavin James new Lib Dem Group Leader
Councillor Gavin James has been elected the new Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Basingstoke and Deane Council.
25 May 2010
National News
Stones Road Footbridge Replacement
An fresh official notice is due to be published on 31st May 2010, similar to the one published on 7th January 2009, stating that the footpaths connecting Stones Road with Blenheim Road and Miles Road via the footbridge across the railway are to be closed temporarily sometime within the next 6 months.
25 May 2010
Agency Staff Savings
The Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have for many years regularly suggested that the County Council could make significant savings by reducing its reliance on costly agency staff by reducing the number of agency staff and using its own directly-employed staff instead. At last someone has listened.
25 May 2010
Farron takes 'Gift of Life' campaign to Parliament
The Westmorland Gazette's 'Gift of Life' campaign aimed at tackling the huge shortage of organ donors in Cumbria has been given the Parliamentary seal of approval, after South Lakeland MP Tim Farron tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling on newspapers across the country to follow the Gazette's example
25 May 2010
Farron calls for Uplands to be made a priority after hill farm support scheme fails to attract farmers
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the new coalition Government to make the uplands a priority after the Tenant Farmers Association revealed that 90% of hill farmers who previously received Hill Farm Allowance (HFA) payments have not signed up to its successor scheme.
25 May 2010
Rowen calls for coalition to reconsider proposals to shut Women's and Children's Services at the Rochdale Infirmary
Rochdale's former MP Paul Rowen has called on the new Coalition Government to reconsider proposals to transfer Women's and Children's Services from Rochdale to Oldham.
25 May 2010