Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
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Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
London demo about Iraqi LGBT executions
A protest has been organised in London by the Gay Activists Alliance (GAAI), Iraqi LGBT and Queer Youth UK over the reported planned execution of Iraqi LGBT citizens. The protest will take place outside the Home Office Direct Communications Unit, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF, from 12 noon this Thursday, 16 April.
14 Apr 2009
Tim Prater questions Highways Agency on M20 Operation Stack Moveable Barrier
Shepway Councillor Tim Prater has written to the Highways Agency this afternoon to ask why the new "moveable barrier" between junctions 11 and 12 of the M20 has not been deployed, despite Phase 2 of Operation Stack being implemented.
14 Apr 2009
Shepway consult on Controlled Parking Zone near Folkestone West: £25 resident parking permits proposed
Shepway District Council is consulting local businesses and local residents on the proposed introduction of a Controlled Parking Zone in Folkestone West. The proposals would introduce paid parking permits costing £25 per car for households in affected areas near Folkestone West train station.
14 Apr 2009
MP joins national charity in fight against ovarian cancer
Local MP Tim Farron has written to nearly 20,000 women across the South Lakes, off the back of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, to raise awareness about the symptoms of the disease.
14 Apr 2009
Chancellor must step in to protect affordable local housing - Farron
Local MP Tim Farron is calling on Chancellor of the Exchequer Alastair Darling to take action to protect the provision of affordable housing for local residents in the South Lakes. The current financial crisis is leading to banks restricting mortgage lending for properties with local occupancy agreements.
14 Apr 2009
Lisbon Ratification top priority for UEF
Andrew Duff, as president of the Union of European Federalists is highlighting the necessity of ratifying the Lisbon Treaty to make Europe "more powerful, open and democratic". At a breakfast with the press, on 1 April in Brussels, he explained that ratification of Lisbon is the UEF's top priority. The two other fundamental points of the federalists' manifesto are the response to the economic crisis and the challenges of climate change.
14 Apr 2009