Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
A council has been criticised after it cancelled a travel scheme enabling elderly and disabled people access to cheap or free public transport. Eastleigh council said it believed an alternative scheme would offer a wider choice of travel options.
The social care budget needs protecting just as NHS spending has been, campaigners say. Age UK has warned that if the expected cuts to councils are made, just half the 1m people needing help at home in England will be getting it by 2012. The charity said social care should be put on the same footing as health, which will not see a funding drop.
Troy Lavers the Lib Dem candidate for Castle Ward, has backed residents calls to stop the City Council giving any more licences for Queens Road.
A hundred or so residents turned out for the protest against the closure of the public toilets at Stoneleigh Railway Station.
Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat MEP Liz Lynne and Euro MPs from all main parties voted overwhelmingly today for Israel to lift the blockade on the Gaza strip after the recent Israeli commando attack on an aid convoy.
Not even the changeable weather, with its showers and drizzle, could dampen the excitement of the hundreds of Brownies and Guides who went to the Folkestone Racecourse at Westenhanger for a Fun Weekend.