Folkestone Deputy Mayor Emily Sanger was elected Chair of the key Community Services Committee of Folkestone Town Council on Tuesday night, with new councillor Dhan Gurung being elected as Vice-Chair. The Committee is focused on developing and supporting services for Folkestone, and the positions are for the 2007-08 year.
A provocative new documentary, Taking Liberties, is released in UK cinemas this Friday (8 June). The film makers are encouraging people to see the film, saying:
The pay gap between Cornwall and the rest of the country is getting worse, according to research commissioned for the Liberal Democrats. Whereas in 1979 weekly wages in Cornwall were 80% of the national average, data for 2006 shows that Cornish gross weekly wages amounted to just three-quarters of the national figure.
Following yesterday's meeting between the group of South West Liberal Democrat MPs and South West Water's Chief Executive, Chris Louglin, fears are growing that the Government's plans to transfer ownership of private sewers to water companies will place a further financial burden on the people of the South West.
Local MPs have lashed out at Housing Ministers after confirmation that the national housing crisis predicted in twenty years is already happening in Cornwall. According to new research from the Government's National Housing and Planning Advice Unit, by 2026 housing prices across the country are expected to have risen to ten times average annual earnings. House prices in Cornwall, however, frequently exceed that, as they have risen at an exceptionally fast rate over recent years while incomes have remained well below national averages.
After new figures reveal that Devon and Cornwall Constabulary has been bringing a declining number of crimes to justice, Cornwall's MPs have accused Labour of failing to tackle crime. The figures, released today, show that only 15.3% of offences resulted in a conviction.
