In response to last week's verdict in the Inquest into the Grayrigg tragedy of February 2007, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has used Transport Questions to call on the government to set up a nationwide enquiry into points related failures across the network to ensure a tragedy like Grayrigg is not repeated.
Please sign the petition opposing plans to put three phone masts in residential areas of Burbage http://campaigns.libdems.org.uk/burbagemasts
A petition has been launched opposing plans for three controversial phone masts.
Wiltshire Council is being asked to take an interest in the future of the county's rail services as the current franchise comes up for re-allocation. By getting involved with the process, rather than just leaving it to the government to sort out with the franchise bidders, there is scope for real improvements in the county including the re-opening of Corsham station. Here's a motion which will be considered at the WC meeting on November 7th in Salisbury. It's been submitted by Cllrs Jon Hubbard (Melksham South) and Howard Marshall (Calne Central)
On Monday 7th November the County Council published the final draft of its Mineral and Waste Plan. This plan proposes to set up a minerals and waste processing depot at Basingstoke's railway sidings, just north of Churchill Way West. Road access is likely to be via north east of the site through the industrial estate railway, possibly onto Kingsclere Road.
Last Saturday, 5th November the Liberal Democrats' Regional Conference passed Windsor Lib Dems' "Homes for Heroes" policy, which calls on the Government adopt the social housing, "Decent Homes Standard" as a minimum guarantee for the quality of armed forces married quarters.