Blackburn with Darwen 3rd year's low Council Tax increase
Blackburn with Darwen have announced that their Council Tax increase for next year will be at 1.9%. This means for the 3rd year running it will be a below inflation increase.
12 Mar 2010
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12 Mar 2010
Conservatives Sabotage investigation into Ashcroft Peerage
The Conservatives have sabotaged attempts to get to the bottom of process that lead to Lord Ashcroft, their multi-millionaire donor, being awarded a peerage. In an unprecedented move, Conservative MPs have withdrawn from the public administration select committee, allegedly under pressure from Conservative Party Whips.
12 Mar 2010
Lib Dems make gains from Labour in Hemel by-election
Liberal Democrats in Hemel are tonight celebrating a big gain in votes in Adeyfield West. Their candidate Steve Wilson saw the Lib Dem vote gain on a 10.95% swing from Labour. The result was a disaster for Labour whose vote has traditionally been strong in the area. While the Lib Dems went up 8.1% from 2007, Labour fell by 13.3%, and the Conservatives fell by 8.6%.
12 Mar 2010
Lib Dems make gains from Labour in Hemel by-election
Liberal Democrats in Hemel are tonight celebrating a big gain in votes in Adeyfield West. Their candidate Steve Wilson saw the Lib Dem vote gain on a 10.95% swing from Labour. The result was a disaster for Labour whose vote has traditionally been strong in the area. While the Lib Dems went up 8.1% from 2007, Labour fell by 13.3%, and the Conservatives fell by 8.6%.
12 Mar 2010
Chris Bramall signs up to 10:10 campaign
Chris Bramall , prospective Liberal Democrat candidate for the Stourbridge constituency (Stourbridge, Quarry Bank, Cradley and Dudley Wood) has signed up to the 10:10 campaign. This is a promise to reduce personal carbon emissions by 10% in 2010 in order that thousands of individuals and organisations, working together, can achieve a 10% reduction of the UK's carbon emissions in 2010.
12 Mar 2010