Green light for the extension of Heywood Cemetery
The Council Cabinet decided last night (Monday 28 February) to recommend the extension of Heywood Cemetery to Council as part of the budget proposals 2008/09.
29 Jan 2008
National News
Rowen encourages Women's Land Army veterans
Paul Rowen MP is encouraging all female war veterans to apply for a special badge that recognises their hard work.
29 Jan 2008
MP calls for complete ban on third party lobbying
An incident involving a Rochdale planning application was held up as the worst type of 'spinning' by an influential Common's Committee. The committee in the House of Commons has heard evidence about the behaviour of Countryside Properties over the Spodden Valley planning application. The influential Public Administration Select Committee has just started a new investigation into the role of lobbyists in the UK's politics and public life.
29 Jan 2008
Syke Base gets breathing space
Rochdale Council Cabinet has given Syke Community Base £20,000 to enable it to remain open until September - the money will be allocated from the budget pressures fund.
29 Jan 2008
Imagine: Remember, Reflect, React. Folkestone Marks Holocaust Memorial Day
Pupils from Folkestone School for Girls, The Folkestone Academy, Pent Valley Technology College and the Harvey Grammar School came together with representatives of groups from across Folkestone in a Holocaust Memorial Service at Pent Valley School this evening.
28 Jan 2008
Emphasis On Development Quality
Cllr. Hussein Suleman, the Lib Dem vice-chairman of the city council's planning committee, has agreed with the chief executive of the Leicester Regeneration Company, when he called for an end to lacklustre building projects and for an emphasis on quality.
28 Jan 2008