A new Grounds Maintenance Contract has been agreed by Spelthorne Council which will save the Council money, but this means that 27 open spaces will not be maintained to the same standard as previously. LibDem Councillors have been deliberately prevented from having any input at every stage of the process and are very concerned about the impact of the change on public open spaces.
Henry Vann has slammed the government for talking out a vital Fuel Poverty Bill proposed by the Liberal Democrats which had support from a number of Conservative and Labour back-benchers as well.
Allnuts Post Office in Epping closed last year despite a big campaign to save it. Many people have missed the local services it has provided.
Liz Lynne, the West Midlands Euro MP and anti- trafficking campaigner, has strongly welcomed news that the European Commission is to draft Europe- wide legislation aimed at tackling the traffic of human beings.
A LONG-AWAITED project aiming to create a community hub in Dedworth has received a major blow.
David Wedgwood in his letter (BFP 20th March) in referring to the EU finding for rural business and start ups in the villages around Bury St Edmunds stated 'why on earth we have to crawl to the EU to get some of our money back.' Emotive words indeed. They are also the language of failure when rational argument has failed.