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The Lib Dems have drawn up a report on Ruth Kelly, measuring her against her own objectives, and say she has fallen "woefully short" of what was required. The "bungled" home information packs and lack of affordable homes and council tax reform are highlighted. The Lib Dems say they have measured Ms Kelly against her own pledges for the department, made in a letter to Tony Blair in July 2006. These included greater home ownership, an increase in housing supply, tackling climate change and a sustainable local government finance system.
A Devon MP has apologised for parking illegally in a disabled bay at Newton Abbot railway station. Anthony Steen, the Conservative MP for Totnes, said he was "rushing" to Westminster and parked in the disabled bay because the car park was full.
A new Park Ward Focus is now being delivered. There is a PDF version in the Park 2007 section of the Download area of this site. The Main stories are:
Lib Dem County Councillor Susan Gaszczak was astounded when she read that five middle schools need just under £4m spent on them. The five schools are undergoing a review of surplus places. As part of the review the Tory run County Council looked at the condition of the school buildings. The reports going to Children and Young Peoples Select Committee on the 5th June state that the following schools need money spent on them.
In a 'Chelmsford Weekly News' letter, Lib Dem Stephen Robinson has said that the need for new houses in Essex is not because of immigration. He was responding to an earlier letter suggesting it was.
