Farron takes radiotherapy petition to the streets!
Local MP Tim Farron has taken the next step in his radiotherapy campaign, by taking it to the bird cage in Kendal's town centre.
3 Nov 2011
National News
MP welcomes additional £500,000 for Cumbria's schools
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, has welcomed the Government's announcement morning that an additional £500million has been allocated to address the shortage in pupil places being experienced by some local authorities, and reduce the level of prescription in schools.
3 Nov 2011
"You Decide" Folkestone West 2011 - Event Cancelled, but Grants made!
Good news and bad news on the scheduled Folkestone West & Sandgate "You Decide" day at Pent Valley School this Saturday, which has unfortunately had to be cancelled.
3 Nov 2011
Isle of Grain Airport. Maybe not the best idea...
Information from Rodney Chambers, Leader of Medway Council on the BBC Kent website: The Isle of Grain is home to one of the world's largest liquefied natural gas terminals, a few miles a sunken American warship laden with high explosives, London Array wind farm being built nearby and the airport cuts through an area that is home to 100,000's of migrating birds.
2 Nov 2011
Improved Bus Service for Whitehall
Local Lib Dem Councillor David Foster has welcomed the improved bus service for Whitehall on Saturdays. Transdev have announced that they will be improving their service from Darwen Cemetery on Saturdays. The new service will be every 20 mins and starts from 12 November. Cllr Foster explained, we have had a number of complaints that there is no Number 1 service from Darwen cemetery to Blackburn on a Saturday, only the 225 service from Bolton to Blackburn which is every 30 minutes. I am pleased that Transdev have agreed to increase the frequency of the 225 service to every 20 minutes. This will be a big improvement for the people of Whitehall and give more frequent access to both Darwen & Blackburn Town centres.
2 Nov 2011
Civil Partnerships at religious premises
LGBT Equality Minister, Lib Dem MP Lynne Featherstone, today announced that in five weeks' time - on December 5th - the law will change to permit civil partnership ceremonies to be conducted at religious premises in England and Wales. The date is six years to the day since the first civil partnership ceremony held in the UK.
2 Nov 2011