Parking Chaos in Springfield Road as Conservatives fail to Stop Mega-Office
Failure by Conservatives in the Royal Borough to properly defend Windsor from an unwanted office development off Alma Road will...
25 Jan 2011
National News
Real Action on the Environment - Pursuing Zero Carbon Growth for Bedford Borough
On Sunday a Council consultation on a climate change planning policy came to a close. It was significant, in that the options...
25 Jan 2011
Wiltshire Council is wasting money admits Chief Executive.
In a message to staff outlining the cuts they can expect as the cash-strapped council faces up to the difficulties caused by government cut-backs and the costs of going to a single mega-council, boss Andrew Kerr has conceded that the council is going to have to cut bureaucracy and waste. "We are looking at finding significant savings through improving how we purchase goods and services … and how we can transform our services to cut out bureaucracy and waste and focus on what our customers need - systems thinking," he said.
25 Jan 2011
Uplands payments “too hard to claim” - Farron
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, has warned that the new Uplands Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) is too hard for farmers to claim.
25 Jan 2011
Farron uses Health Questions to gain ‘new hope’ for local heart unit
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP, Tim Farron, has used Parliamentary Health Question time to call on the government to allow for the return of a cardiac unit to Westmorland General Hospital as part of the Health Bill currently before Parliament.
25 Jan 2011
Local Lib Dem calls for action on fuel prices
A local Liberal Democrat has called on the government to take action to tackle the problem of rising fuel prices. Michael Mullaney, Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesman for Hinckley and Bosworth, is urging the government to act as prices at the pump go ever higher. Michael Mullaney said "It is costing some people here in Hinckley and Bosworth £60 or £70 pounds to fill their car with petrol. This is a big slice of the average person's income. Many people are struggling to find the money to fill up their cars. "I have written to the Chancellor George Osbourne urging him to bring in a fuel duty stabiliser to keep fuel prices in check. "I am glad that other Liberal Democrats in Parliament have been pressing for the introduction of a fuel price stabiliser. Bringing in the fuel price stabiliser will ensure an automatic freeze on fuel duty increases. "I've also asked Mr Osborne if he will bring in a reduction in duty to match any increases in VAT revenues from higher pump prices."
25 Jan 2011