Sharon Bowles, Lib Dem MEP for South East England is launching a campaign to gain equal recognition of UK civil partnerships in other EU Member States that also have same-sex partnership legislation.
Over the next week or so you should be receiving a copy of the borough council's Vision magazine. Take a look inside and you will see a consultation document on the cabinet system the Conservatives want to introduce to run Brentwood Borough Council.
CONSTITUENTS have just three weeks to decide how they want their council to be run in future.
Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, has accused energy companies of "blackmailing" the government because they are apparently reluctant to fund energy-saving measures for poorer customers. Mr Clegg told BBC Radio 4's Today programme "Without help, this winter could turn out to be a disastrous one for customers unable to pay their bills."
Pupils and teachers at Walbottle Campus are celebrating after recording excellent A-level and GCSE results.
The axe today fell on nine of Newcastle's Post Offices despite hard-fought campaigns by local residents to keep them open.