(This is an article from THe Guardian 20 October 2011)The business secretary, Vince Cable, admitted on Wednesdaythe possibility of a double-dip recession as he accepted that the government had been surprised by the collapse in export markets and the sudden rise in energy prices.
Liberal Democrat councillors in Pilgrims Hatch were left shocked and dismayed when the vast majority of the Conservative group running Brentwood Borough Council and the sole Labour member voted against the introduction of a Dispersal Order covering the whole of Pilgrims Hatch at last night's Full Council meeting.
The County Council plans to permit a mineral/aggregates depot at Basingstoke railway sidings. There are concerns about its visibility from Brookvale plus the noise, dust and number of HGV vehicles.
Mark Buttress, who owns Jaybee's Mace shop at Kings Furlong Parade, has organised a petition to highlight that a Tesco store would threaten the survival of local shops.
"The traffic improvements proposed by Tesco for a new supermarket have hit trouble. In their present form, County engineers have made it clear that they cannot support Tesco's highway changes," writes councillor Brian Gurden.
A leading health charity has called for a "democratic revolution" in the way care homes in Britain are run. Sue Ryder, which specialises in looking after people at the end of their lives, says they should be governed for residents, by residents. The idea comes in a report for the charity by the research group Demos on the future of care in Britain. The Patients Association says the move would help give care home residents control over their lives.