Now you can recycle your cartons too!
Rochdale Council has unveiled five new carton recycling banks this week - to help residents recycle food and drink cartons.
26 Feb 2008
National News
Anti-depressants 'of little use'
New generation anti-depressants have little clinical benefit for most patients, research suggests. A University of Hull team concluded the drugs actively help only a small group of the most severely depressed.
26 Feb 2008
Disabled helped to text 999 crews
Deaf and speech-impaired people are to be able to text the emergency services for help under a new initiative.
26 Feb 2008
UK must not deport homosexual asylum seeker to face execution in Iran
London's Liberal Democrat MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford has written to the Home Secretary to request her to urgently review the case of Medhi Kazemi, an gay Iranian citizen who faces possible execution by stoning if he returns to Iran.
25 Feb 2008
Environment watchdog closes as council "consults" on local pollution
Chelmsford Environment Partnership (CEP) is to close after 10 years but held its last public meeting about the Borough council's "action plan" to reduce pollution around the Army & Navy roundabout. Comments on the action plan have to be in by 29th February. See www.chelmsford.gov.uk/airquality
25 Feb 2008
Let's have a REAL vote on Europe
Chelmsford Lib Dem Stephen Robinson has called today for a full public debate about the European Union. He said, "Unlike the Conservatives, I have always wanted a proper debate. A generation ago we had a referendum on whether to stay in the EEC or leave; I (and my Liberal Democrat colleagues) say we should have another one now.
25 Feb 2008