ALTER's plans for Autumn Party Conference
ALTER's Executive Committee has agreed the wording for a Motion to be submitted for debate at the Party's main Conference this autumn in Birmingham. Entitled...
1 Jun 2011
National News
Melksham overwhelmingly votes against the Conservative plans to scrap the town centre Library and Youth Centre
The people of Melksham have voted overwhelmingly against the Conservative plans to scrap the town centre Library and Youth Centre.
1 Jun 2011
Don't Pay for Your European Health Insurance Card
Kent Trading Standards has received reports of businesses advertising the European Health Insurance Card or EHIC (formally known as the E111) for a fee of £9.99 to £19.99. These businesses are not affiliated with the NHS or any other government body.
1 Jun 2011
Labour slips in polls as Milliband fails to impress
Labour has lost its lead over the Tories for the first time in seven months as Ed Miliband struggles to make an impact with the public, according to ComRes's poll for The Independent. It shows the parties running neck and neck following a turbulent political month in which Labour was trounced in elections to the Scottish Parliament and recorded a mixed performance in contests for English councils.
1 Jun 2011
The government - what do you think? - poll results.
An opinion poll asking if readers thought the coalition was a good idea or not and if it would survive was open on this site during May.
1 Jun 2011
Excellent Progress On Ambulance Response Times
Today, Friday , a follow up meeting took place to try to improve ambulance response times across rural south West Shropshire and much of Montgomeryshire. The reconfiguration of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal has brought the often poor response times of ambulances into sharp focus. Today Shropshire campaigners expressed delight at the progress made since their March meeting. Those attending included the West Midlands Ambulance service, Shropshire PCT, the Hospital Trust and GP representative, Cllr Heather Kidd, Cllr Nigel Hartin and new Regional Welsh Assembly Member, William Powell.
31 May 2011