MAYOR LAUNCHES PAY-BY-PHONE PARKING SERVICE
An innovative new service to allow motorists to pay for their parking has been officially launched by the Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson on Tuesday 26th October 2010.
27 Oct 2010
National News
More co-ordination is vital to cancer battle says Euro MP Liz Lynne
The battle to beat cancer could be helped by a bigger effort to co-ordinate the many research teams working in different European countries, says Wolverhampton's Euro MP Liz Lynne.
27 Oct 2010
Family Housing Policy Update
The Lib Dem council administration has formally announced it will seek to introduce a new planning policy making it tougher to convert to family homes into "houses of multiple occupation" for the private rental market.
27 Oct 2010
South East MEP calls on UK Government to opt-in to EU's anti-trafficking directive
To mark the UK's first Anti-Slavery Day on Monday, Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, who represents South East England at the European Parliament, called on the UK Government to opt-in to the EU's anti-trafficking directive.
27 Oct 2010
South East MEP calls on UK Government to opt-in to EU's anti-trafficking directive
To mark the UK's first Anti-Slavery Day on Monday, Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, who represents South East England at the European Parliament, called on the UK Government to opt-in to the EU's anti-trafficking directive.
27 Oct 2010
Farron welcomes new guidance on Alzheimer's treatment
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the draft decision by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to improve the treatment available to Alzheimer's patients in all stages of the disease. The latest draft guidelines issued by NICE recommend that people with Alzheimer's should have unrestricted access to four available drug treatments on the NHS.
27 Oct 2010
