Councillors launch petition to keep bus service
Hinckley and Bosworth Liberal Democrat councillors have launched a petition to keep a threatened bus service.
2 Jul 2012
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More Graffiti Gone in Sandgate
I spent more time obliterating graffiti in Folkestone West last week: removing a "tag" from a postbox by the junction of Wilberforce Road and Sandgate High Street.
2 Jul 2012
Trowbridge parking restrictions - result of consultation
Wiltshire Council wants to put more yellow lines in a number of roads around the town. Most will go ahead as advertised, but there are a number of minor amendments and the proposals for Gloucester Road and Timbrell Street have been revised and will be re-advertised.
2 Jul 2012
MP urges people to back B4RN broadband scheme for Storth
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today called on local residents in Storth to look at a proposal by Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) to move out from their base in Lancashire and bring superfast broadband to the Cumbrian village of Storth.
2 Jul 2012
Trowbridge Driving Test Centre setting a trend
Waiting time for test appointments is up to 16 weeks at Trowbridge and 10 weeks at Westbury. The Driving Standards Agency - the national quango with a monopoly on test provision - has a target waiting time of 9 weeks maximum.
2 Jul 2012
Hertfordshire residents “to be denied a say” on Highway issues
The Lib Dem Opposition Group on Herts County Council has slammed the Conservative-controlled Council's plans to abolish the regular Highway panel meetings as "an erosion of local people's say on a key issue - the way their roads are maintained".
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2 Jul 2012