Local MP Tim Farron today attended a parliamentary ceremony to mark the passing into law of the Sustainable Communities Act. The Act, which was supported enthusiastically by the Tim Farron throughout its passage, was given Royal Assent recently.
Local MP Tim Farron has hit out at the Government today after it emerged that the details of almost 20,000 people in South Lakeland have been lost following the debacle of the CDs 'lost in the post'. Mr Farron has questioned the ability of the Government to successfully roll out an ID cards scheme, which would necessitate keeping the personal details of every person in Britain, if they cannot keep the details of child benefit recipients securely.
Businesses are being urged to calculate and reduce their carbon footprint under a scheme to help them cut their energy use and save money.
Recent bulletin from the (non-party-political) NE England Office in Brussels quotes Fiona Hall, our MEP:
Updates on various items in Eaglescliffe Ward
Liberal Democrats on Brentwood Borough Council are calling for the car parking charges for disabled users of the Country Parks to be scrapped. The charges have been in place since April 2007 and have been a source of great confusion and frustration to the parks many disabled users.