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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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"Rural housing and poverty a real concern" - Farron

Liberal Democrat Countryside spokesman Tim Farron has expressed his concern at the report issued today by the Commission for Rural Communities, which states that almost a million homes in rural areas are officially living in poverty, that is they are surviving on a household income of less than £16,492. Mr Farron is meeting with the Chief Executive of the Commission for Rural Communities to discuss the issues tomorrow afternoon.

4 Mar 2008
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Farron presents post office petitions to Number 10

Local MP Tim Farron has presented over 6,000 signatures to Gordon Brown today in the hope that the Prime Minister will put a stop to the planned assault on our post office network - leading to over 2,500 branch closures. The signatures have been gathered over the past few months and are a vivid representation of the strength of public feeling against the closures.

4 Mar 2008
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Vigil over Remploy closure plans

Workers fighting the closure of a factory in North Yorkshire which employs disabled people are holding 24-hour vigil outside York Minster. The Remploy plant is due to shut on Thursday. Twenty-eight sites across the UK, including five others in Yorkshire, are also being closed. Remploy wants to place more disabled people into mainstream employment rather than in sheltered workshops.

4 Mar 2008
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