Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are calling on the government to make St George's Day a Bank Holiday in England. After a Liberal Democrat amendment was successful at a meeting of Bedford Borough Council last night, the Council will write to the government supporting the creation of the new bank holiday.
Gordon Brown is being urged to address a list of problems affecting Devizes by Liberal Democrats as he takes over as Prime Minister.
Cllr Robin Lawrence is delighted with the resurfacing of Newbridge Gardens. Last Summer he told the Council that there had been no maintenance for at least twenty years and urgent repairs were needed. The worst pot holes were then filled up but Robin called for a full resurfacing to be done. He continued to press the Transport Network Team to ensure that Newbridge Crescent was included in the resurfacing programme.
An old-fashioned breathing and relaxation technique could help those with asthma, research suggests. In a trial of 85 people with mild asthma, the symptoms of those using the Papworth method alongside drugs were significantly eased, Thorax reports.
Rochdale Liberal Democrat MP Paul Rowen has taken Labour Parliamentary Candidate Simon Danczuk to task following Mr Danczuk's attack on Mr Rowen's performance at Tony Blair's final Prime Minister's questions.
Scientists have discovered how mutations in two key proteins may lead to autism. They have shown one protein increases the excitability of nerve cells, while the other inhibits cell activity. The University of Texas team found that in normal circumstances the proteins balance each other out. But the study, published in Neuron, suggests that in people with autism the balance between the proteins is knocked out of kilter.
