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.
Local news issued on 23rd March 2008
Residents and members of the Crawford Road Neighbourhood Watch asked the Liberal Democrats for help in improving pavements in the area. Claire Darke and Councillor Robin Lawrence immediately contacted the Council to insist that the problem pavements were attended to quickly. Both Claire and Robin are now delighted to report that Wolverhampton Council's Highway Works Division has agreed to a programme of pavement resurfacing in Crawford Road and Merridale Crescent to begin during April 2008.
A March against Post office closures from Carnon Downs Post office to Playing Place Post office which took place on Saturday 29 March was a great success. In July, Post Office Ltd will announce up to 40 Post office closures in Cornwall.
From today councils across England, including Shepway, have new parking powers including the right to use CCTV to detect offences and to send Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) by post if the offence was spotted on photos or CCTV, or even if the vehicle is driven away after an offence is identified but before a ticket can be issued.
A valued part of Chelmsford's suburban street scene is still threatened with demolition despite protests and positive action from local residents and by their two local Councillors, and an alternative planning permission being granted by the Borough Council.
The Government has admitted "substantive breaches" of the European Convention on Human Rights over the death and torture of Iraqi civilians in the custody of British soldiers. The admission, which may cost the Ministry of Defence millions of pounds in compensation, relates to the death of Baha Mousa, a Basra hotel receptionist, and the abuse of eight other Iraqis while held in a British detention centre in September 2003.