Thousands of Post Offices Set To Close
Cornwall's 5 Liberal Democrat MPs have condemned today's Government announcement that 2500 Post Offices are set to close.
15 Dec 2006
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Conservative majority slashed to just 23 votes
Liberal Democrats in Epping Forest are celebrating after slashing the Conservative majority in Grange Hill Ward to just 23 votes.
15 Dec 2006
Multi Million Boost for Rochdale Schools!
Schools in the Rochdale Borough will benefit from an investment estimated at around £150,000,000 after it was announced that the Building Schools for the Future Bid was successful. The bid which is set to transform schools in the Borough has now got the green light and now the Council must now move onto the next stage. The money is set to revolutionise schools in the Borough, but comes with some tough decisions and now it expected that talks will be escalated in the possible merger of Balderstone Technology College and Springhill High School.
15 Dec 2006
GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT GET A 'BLANK CHEQUE' FOR SWITCHOVER
Commenting ahead of the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill to be debated on Monday 18th December. Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Arts and Culture, Paul Holmes MP, said: "These measures should have been in place much earlier. Now there is a very real danger that the help scheme won't be ready in time for the 2007 switchover in Whitehaven. "I will be seeking assurances that this help will reach all the elderly, disabled or people on low incomes who need it, when they need it."
15 Dec 2006
BBC CHAIR MUSTN'T BE ANOTHER LABOUR CRONY
Speaking in DCMS Oral Questions today in the House of Commons, Paul Holmes, MP for Chesterfield, said:
15 Dec 2006
Brain model helps fight disorders
Scientists at Sheffield University have developed a computer model of the human brain to help doctors learn more about disorders such as Parkinson's disease.
14 Dec 2006