Good news for the residents of Bull Hill, Darwen. They have had to put up with their road being in darkness for a long time now. At last there is some "light at the end of the tunnel". Following up complaints from local residents Cllrs David & Karimeh Foster have been urging the Council to act. The Council has said that work will start at the end of next week. The problem appears to be deterioration of some of the old lighting cables.
The Mayors of both Blackburn with Darwen and Darwen Town Council officially opened the recently refurbished Darwen Tower. The tower was opened in 1898 but in 2010 the dome blew off in galeforce winds. Thanks to local company WEC Engineering the dome was rebuilt by their apprentices and was winched into place by helicopter last month.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will be launching a campaign on Monday to boost tourism by using twitter to tell the world about the hidden gems in Cumbria.
The Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint by Co-founder of the Campaign for Body Confidence, Jo Swinson MP, about a misleading L'Oréal advertisement featuring Rachel Weisz.
The Green Liberal Democrats are saddened to hear of the resigination today of Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP from the role of Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.
Mayor Dave Hodgson ...