Rochdale Council is proud to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of one of its greatest citizens. 2011 marks 200 years since the birth of John Bright, one of Rochdale's most excellent politicians and a leading British Radical.
Dave Hodgson was elected Mayor of Bedford Borough in October last year, and took office 100 days ago this week. Despite this short timeframe and a toxic financial inheritance from the Conservative County Council, a review of the first months of Dave Hodgson's period in office shows that he is getting things done for local residents and is working with his Liberal Democrat colleagues to make Bedford Borough a great place to live, work and do business.
The recent cold snap has highlighted the issue of pensioners and others on low incomes who are wary to turn up the heating to keep warm because of costs and so are at risk of hypothermia.
Councillor Robin Lawrence, who is standing as the next MP for Wolverhampton South Wets for the Liberal Democrats, says pensioners are missing out on Cold Weather Payments due to a ridiculously complicated central government system for making claims.
"The Liberal Democrats have been arguing for some time that there should be five tests on when and how we start to cut. This must reflect the position of the economy rather than political expediency," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor.
Cheriton Councillor Peter Carroll is furious about new Kent plans for Royal Military Avenue, Cheriton. After years of pushing, Kent agreed to consult local residents on 2 schemes in the road, one with oblique "nose in" parking, and another with a chevron down the road to slow traffic.