Last night I was in Cotton End for the latest 'Pints in the Parishes' event at The Bell. I want to thank Landlady Lorraine and everyone at the pub last night for a warm welcome and a very good discussion about a range of issues faced by the local residents in the village and in neighbouring Shortstown.
Experienced former Cornish Firefighter, Malcolm Dyer, a firefighter of 29 years' experience, claims he was turned down from joining the Ascot Fire Crew because the journey from his present home in Sunninghill Road to Ascot Fire station in Station Hill is 20 seconds too far.
Norwich South MP Simon Wright met young people at Connexions on Bank Plain. "It is clear local young people really value this service," said Simon.
Kent Highways have scheduled footpath resurfacing work in Bouverie Road West for mid-September. They are planning to take up the existing concrete slabs and resurface the footway along Bouverie Road West to creating a smooth even surface.
The A20 is to be resurfaced at various locations around Dover to help improve the safety of the road surface and to help to keep the road in good condition for the future.
Liberal Democrat Health Minister Paul Burstow says the new NHS 111 service will benefit patients. The Coalition Government announced the intention to establish NHS 111 in the Health White Paper in July. The new service is being piloted in four areas before being rolled out in 2013.
