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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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Farron welcomes restriction removal

Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Committee on Hill Farming has today welcomed the announcement from DEFRA the intention that the foot and mouth protection zone be lifted in Surrey, but also issued a word of caution.

12 Oct 2007
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Flats decision deferred

JUDGEMENT on a planning application for a block of eight flats in Buckhurst Hill has been deferred after councillors spoke of their concern about potential traffic problems.

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12 Oct 2007
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Tell your MP you want to end Child Poverty!

At 9.30am on Friday the 19th October the Derbyshire Unemployed Worker's Centre are hosting an event to help end child poverty. Local Chesterfield MP Paul Holmes will be speaking at the event along with Katy Farr, a Community Worker from Boythorpe. 3.8million children in the UK today live in poverty and the problem affects children from every region.

12 Oct 2007
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THE un-HAPPY PLANET INDEX

In case you did not see it earlier, the New Economics Foundation came up last year with an intriguing un Happy Planet Index, which among other things incorporates the ecological footprint and the carbon footprint. It will ask you about where you live, your health, lifestyle, and how you feel about life. The answers you give are used to calculate your own personal score on the Happy Planet Index. How happy are you... and at what price to the environment?!

11 Oct 2007
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Tree Care in Bedford Borough in Need of Surgery say Lib Dems

Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have called on the council to address public concern over unsightly, overgrown bushes and trees across the borough. Lib Dems on the council are receiving more complaints from residents on this subject than ever, with many people concerned not only about the effect of unattractive, unkempt trees and bushes in local neighbourhoods but also the safety issues involved with trees overhanging roads and footpaths.

11 Oct 2007
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Chancellor accused of 'cynical and offensive' pension cut

Alistair Darling stands accused of seizing up to £2bn from pensioners in the small print of his proverbial 'magpie Budget'. In the latest blow to the Chancellor's plans, it emerged that some £400m a year over five years will be clawed from the pensions system to fund higher spending and tax cuts. Mr Darling's move, buried in the detail of his autumn statement, will hurry forward by up to five years a planned cap on the value of the new state second pension, which limits the value of pay-outs to pensioners.

11 Oct 2007
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