The Coalition Government has fulfilled the Lib Dem election promise to provide a 'pupil premium' of £500 for each pupil on free school meals. Schools in Ouseburn Ward will gain about £90,000 this year, a very welcome boost to their finances.
We are continually told that everyone has to suffer because there is no money. Therefore you may have been surprised to discover that the government has found an extra £41million pounds to spend.
Labour Council proposes thousands of homes onNewcastle's Green Belt Renowned Gosforth & Prestwick Carr Nature Reserves under threat Lib Dems force open consultation process to local residents Residents acrossNewcastleare outraged at the Labour-run Council's proposals to build thousands of houses on the city's Green Belt. Of particular concern are proposals to build right next to Gosforth and Prestwick Carr Nature Reserves. The Gosforth Nature Reserve is of key interest to Ouseburn residents as it forms the entrance to the Ouseburn valley wildlife corridor which runs through Jesmond Dene and down into the Ouseburn Ward area.
Commenting on the announcement by Liberal Democrat Transport Minister, Norman Baker, that bus services in England are set to...
The gathering Eurozone crisis - particularly the dramatic summit on Friday when David Cameron dug his heels in - has generated a variety of comments from Lib Dem spokespeople.
Action is being taken to support businesses in Chelmford's West End. The businesses between the station and the County Hotel have been badly affected by the changes in traffic flow through this side of Chelmsford. There is now just one route in and another one out.