Labour Dodges Public Referendum
Labour Councillors voted against the chance to give the people of Leicester a say on having an Elected Mayor at yesterday evenings Council meeting.
20 Nov 2010
National News
Leading Regional campaigner appointed to the Lords
Watford Liberal Democrat Sal Brinton will be appointed to the House of Lords after being nominated for a peerage today. The former parliamentary candidate for Watford was included in the list of 50 new working peers the Queen will confer later this year.
19 Nov 2010
Luton Liberal Democrats welcome peerage for Qurban Hussain
Local Liberal Democrats have expressed their delight at the announcement that Councillor Qurban Hussain is to be given a seat on the Liberal Democrat benches in the House of Lords.
19 Nov 2010
Bob supports Warm Homes Campaign 2010
Bob Russell MP is backing National Energy Action's Warm Homes Campaign 2010 and is stressing that a national energy efficiency drive is vital in combating rising levels of fuel poverty.
19 Nov 2010
SUNDAY BUS SERVICES TO BE EXTENDED
In a major boost for local public transport, Mayor Dave Hodgson has announced a radical extension to Sunday bus services in Bedford. The new programme of services will replace the current, extremely limited Sunday service with regular buses serving the same routes which operate across the whole Bedford town network over the rest of the week.
19 Nov 2010
Cllr Tim Hill says- THERE'S A RAY OF LIGHT FOR COVANTA CAMPAIGNERS
Local Campaigners against the giant Covanta Incinerator received a boost for their campaign this week when the Planning Inspector refused to accept that an Incinerator in Derbyshire was needed. This was despite an appeal from the Company wanting to build the Incinerator. The Planning Inspector said that one of the main reasons for turning the application down was, "…emissions from the plant and local residents' concerns about the impact on their health..."
19 Nov 2010