Covid-19 Parliamentary Select Committee should be set up
Representatives from five of the nine parties represented in the House of Commons have joined the Liberal Democrats in calling for steps be taken to g...
RH
28 Apr 2020
National News
Donate to Rugby Foodbank at the Retreat building
Rugby Foodbank still need continued donations of goods. They can accept them at the Retreat building behind Rugby Town Hall and next to the Benn Hall in Rugby.
RLD
28 Apr 2020
Lack of access to the internet is hurting poor families.
Living in Poverty in Britain in 21st century Access to the internet is neither universally available nor free. Covid-19 has highlighted the essential need to have access to the internet for home schooling support, access to benefits and credit and avoiding financial exclusion, not least for vulnerable low income groups. The following extracts are from the second of a series of blogs by the APLE Collective
28 Apr 2020
South Lakes MP asks Government to clarify whether people are allowed to go recycling centres during the lockdown
Local MP Tim Farron has written to the Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick, asking him whether members of the public will be allowed go to Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) during the lockdown.
28 Apr 2020
South Lakes MP welcomes testing becoming available for key workers at Westmorland General Hospital
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed today's news that key workers will now be able to be tested for COVID-19 at Kendal's Westmorland General Hospital, thanks to the Morecambe Bay hospitals trust.
28 Apr 2020
Bulky Waste Collections Restarted
As from Monday 27 April Milton Keynes Council restarted their bulky waste collection service. This chargeable service is for...
DMC
28 Apr 2020