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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
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"Animal disease levy must be scrapped" - Farron

Local MP Tim Farron has today expressed his dismay at the news that the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is considering imposing a levy on farmers to meet more of the costs incurred by major disease outbreaks. The amount that each farm pays will be based on the size of each farm and its operation. The news comes as DEFRA announced it was to make £300m of emergency cuts from its annual budget.

19 Nov 2007
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MP FOR SCARBOROUGH DENIES PEOPLE A VOTE ON EUROPE

Liberal Democrats in Scarborough and Whitby are calling on CONSERVATIVE MP Robert Goodwill to explain to local residents why he failed to support a vote to give the people of Scarborough and Whitby their say on Europe.

19 Nov 2007
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Councillor Surgery moves Closer to Home

Court Ward's new Lib Dem councillors are bringing their advice surgeries to the Longmead Centre in Sefton Road. The first surgery will be held on Saturday 8th December between 10.00 am and midday. The surgery is free and no appointment is necessary. The December surgery provides an opportunity for local residents to talk about the Hollymoor Lane redevelopment for which the borough council has now received a formal planning application.

19 Nov 2007
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View from the Commons -Is That It!

A few weeks ago, in the face of plummeting opinion polls, Gordon Brown bottled out of calling an election. He argued that he wanted time to show the country his vision as Prime Minister. Well now we have had his first Queen's Speech to start the new session of Parliament and what an anticlimax. In fact it was very similar to the last ten Queen's speeches from the Blair/Brown era.

18 Nov 2007
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