Paul Holmes MP warns of deadly carbon monoxide risk
Paul Holmes MP has urged Chesterfield residents to protect themselves against the deadly threat of Carbon Monoxide poisoning.
22 Jan 2010
National News
Tories' Taxi Licensing decision called in for scrutiny
At the request of Cllr Karen Chilvers, a decision on Taxi Licensing has been called in to the Overview & Scrutiny Panel on the grounds of inadequate and insufficient information and because due processes were not observed.
22 Jan 2010
Rossendale & Darwen PPC resigns
Dale Mulgrew the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for Rossendale & Darwen has unfortunately had to resign.
22 Jan 2010
Straw desperate to distance himself from Blair's beliefs says Davey
"Given his central role and all we know about Blair's support for Bush's regime change plans, Straw's claim seems implausible," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary.
22 Jan 2010
Graiseley Ward gets first Focus for 2010
Eileen Birch, Graiseley Ward's candidate for the May City Council elections, and the Graiseley Focus Team have started to deliver their first Focus leaflet of the year. Eileen joined Parliamentary candidate Robin Lawrence in welcoming the Liberal Democrats' "Fairer Tax" proposals.
22 Jan 2010
LIB DEM DISGUST AT £15 MILLION IN 'ASH PAYMENTS' RECEIVED BY DOCTORS
Doctors working in hospitals earned almost £15m last year in so called 'ash cash' payments made by grieving families, figures released this week by the Liberal Democrats have revealed. The payment is made to doctors to sign a form releasing a body for cremation and our own NHS Trust, the Scarborough and North East Yorks Health Care Trust has been revealed to have earned £69,438 during 2008 and 2009 from this practice.
22 Jan 2010