Minister challenged on water poverty
Cornwall's MPs have met with DWP Minister, Jim Murphy to raise the impact that that the region's high water bills are having on poverty in the county.
15 Jun 2007
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Forward Diary - 18 to 24 June 2007
Starting his week in Westminster on Monday Tim will be attending the inaugural meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia where he will have the opportunity to meet with people from the constituency who have an interest in this area.
15 Jun 2007
"Local people should feel encouraged, but should continue in the fight to save heart and stroke units" - Farron
Westmorland & Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has said that local people should feel encouraged to continue in the fight to save the heart and stroke units at the Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal after their success in winning concessions from the trust boards as part of their Acute Services Review.
15 Jun 2007
Key to Town Centre regeneration is redevelopment of bus station area
Commenting on the issue of the redevelopment of Bedford Town Centre, Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Group Leader Cllr Michael Headley said:
15 Jun 2007
Bedford's Labour MP slammed after Iraq inquiry vote
Liberal Democrats in Bedford & Kempston have slammed Labour MP, Patrick Hall, for voting against a call in Parliament for an independent inquiry into the Iraq war and occupation.
15 Jun 2007
Plastics - Yet Another Year To Wait
Earlier this year Park Ward Liberal Democrats launched a petition calling on Wolverhampton City Council to initiate kerb side collection of plastics for recycling. Councillor Robin Lawrence has now learned that that it will be at least one more year before any sort of regular city wide collection of plastics for recycling is introduced. A spokesman for "Enterprise", the privatised waste-collection service used by the council, told Councillor Lawrence that there could be a small-scale trial of plastics collection taking place by April 2008 but he could not confirm where such a trial might be taking place.
15 Jun 2007