Rochdale's MP Paul Rowen has welcomed the decision that has given the final go-ahead to the brand new Rochdale Sixth Form College. Paul has campaigned for this for many years and the decision will mean a huge £100 million investment in state of the art facilities for the young people of Rochdale. The submission has now been approved by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
Recent welcome changes in the waste sent to land fill by North Hertfordshire District Council means that the common household battery will make up a larger proportion of what is sent to land fill. The average household uses 21 batteries a year. The UK generates 20,000 - 30,000 tonnes of waste general purpose batteries every year, but less than 1,000 tonnes are recycled.
People in Bedford are happy with their personalised, local GP healthcare according to a new Healthcare Commission report.
Knife crime is worse in Bedfordshire than the national average according to figures unearthed by the Bedford and Kempston Liberal Democrats.
Today's (Tuesday 5th August) shocking news that 5 more Chesterfield Post Offices are slated for closure has been condemned by local MP Paul Homes.
It is now 100 years since the introduction of the State Pension, but today Catherine was helping pensioners in Oxford collect signatures for their petition to bring the State pension back to the level it was 100 years ago.