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
Chippys back healthier salt shaker
The borough's chip shop owners are backing a council campaign to reduce our salt intake and improve our health by using a salt shaker with fewer holes.
21 Jan 2008
Money for Roding Centre
Liberal Democrat run Buckhurst Hill Parish Council has unveiled a massive cash boost to upgrade the Roding Centre.
21 Jan 2008
CHESTERFIELD COUNCIL TENANTS LOBBY PARLIAMENT TO END DISCRIMINATION AGAINST COUNCIL HOUSING
Chesterfield Council tenants are travelling to London tomorrow, Tuesday 22 January 2008, to join campaigners from throughout the UK in order to protest about the Government's continuing discrimination against council housing. Cllr Tony Rogers, Lead Member for Housing on CBC, will give evidence to the Defend Council Housing Evidence Session in the House of Commons. This coincides with the Committee Stage of the Housing Bill and is designed to help lobby the Government over its continued discrimination against those authorities who have retained the management of Council Housing as a result of tenant's wishes.
21 Jan 2008
Muscular dystrophy stem cell hope
A new way to manipulate human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) offers hope of a treatment for muscular dystrophies. The muscle-wasting conditions are caused by genetic mutations which block production of a key protein in cells.
21 Jan 2008
Gene advance on immune disorder
The genes involved in the devastating immune system disease Lupus, which affects 50,000 people in the UK, have been identified. A team led by London's Imperial College examined the genetic makeup of 3,000 women, publishing their findings in the journal Nature Genetics.
21 Jan 2008
Physiotherapists 'can't get work'
Half of all physiotherapists who graduated last year in England cannot find jobs, according to a survey released to the BBC. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy said the government should act urgently to sort out the problem, as NHS money has paid for their training.
21 Jan 2008