Farron steps up fight to protect BBC Radio Cumbria
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, is to meet with journalists for BBC Radio Cumbria on Wednesday 27th April in an attempt to protect BBC local radio from cuts to services.
26 Apr 2011
National News
Chernobyl 25 years on – farmers still paying the price
Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, farmers in the South Lakes are still paying the price after radiation rained down on their farms in the wake of the catastrophe.
26 Apr 2011
5 Videos for AV
The local elections and the referendum are nearly upon us - if you need help convincing friends and family that AV is the better, more modern voting system then these clips will help you. Here are my top 5 videos that explain the positives of AV, why the people want it and the negatives of the current system!
TC
25 Apr 2011
Alternative Vote: it's common sense.
http://youtu.be/TtW3QkX8Xa0?hd=1
CW
25 Apr 2011
Victory at last for No 3 bus campaign
The North Heaton Focus Team have campaigned for many months on behalf of Cochrane Park residents who were left stranded when Stagecoach cut back the number 3 service from Walker to Gosforth via Benfield Road, Cochrane Park, and High Heaton to peak times, then cancelled it completely last year.
25 Apr 2011
Time To Take Away Some Takeaways?
KAREN ROBINSON along with fellow North Heaton councillors Doreen and Greg want to tighten up local planning rules to restrict further
24 Apr 2011