The decision by the EU to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities is a landmark victory in the struggle of Europe's 65 million disabled people for equal rights, says Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat Euro MP Liz Lynne.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has warned Defra ministers that direct payments to farmers are essential if the government wishes to maintain a UK livestock and dairy sector.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today called on the government to introduce greater regulation of gas and oil prices for those people who are not linked to the mains supply.
Many thanks to the hundreds of residents who have already responded to the Metro Station Access and Bus Routes petitions that were printed in Walkergate Focus 78. Residents agree with the calls to improve the steps and ramps at the Metro Station which can be dangerous, particularly in bad weather. Local people also want the buses to return to their old routes - the No 1 & 2 services going along Appletree Gardens and Shields Road; the No 22 along Fossway.
Good News for Wagner Close. The Council has given planning permission for the creation of 15 additional car parking spaces....
With the early arrival of prolonged Arctic conditions, council staff and others worked around the clock to try to keep things moving and ensure essential services were delivered to local people. Across the city, over 450 people worked to keep main routes open and to keep the footpaths around schools, hospitals, shops and residential homes clear of snow and ice. Care workers trudged around the streets in order to ensure their clients were not neglected, particularly over the Christmas period. Teachers and school staff also ensured that many local schools remained open throughout most of the worst of the weather.