Longstanding Liberal Democrat Councillor Inga Lockington wins her UK citizenship fight with the Home Office. Denied citizenship by the Home Office despite having, lived in the UK since 1979, been granted indefinite leave to remain and been a serving Councillor for 19 years, Inga Lockington's story received the widespread attention of the British and overseas media.
Part of the justification for Wiltshire Council was the provision of new leisure and health campuses in each community area, paid for through the assets of the old local District Councils. Due to mismanagement the scheme is grinding to a halt without much to show. However the areas where work started first have been able to deliver - the latest one is Pewsey: release from your WC below.
Did you know that it's National Volunteers Week 1st - 7th June? Volunteers are the unsung heroes of our society. The voluntary sector has always been really important - they help maintain the country's historic buildings, coach amateur sport, teach people new skills, run school fairs, staff charity shops plus everything in between and so much more! With funding cuts affecting every corner of society volunteers in 2018 are even more important and in many areas we are now reliant on volunteers to run services that just a few years ago we took for granted. This is deeply concerning on many levels, but I'll save that for another blog. Today I want to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers across Guildford and Cranleigh, and beyond. It's people like you who make our area such a wonderful place to live and work so I'm really happy to take this week to say thank you properly. If you've never volunteered before then there's never been a better week to start. When it comes to volunteering t
Walk into summer with Heart and Sole on Thursday 21 June. Meet at Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, from 6.15pm in the Lord Ashcroft building, from which the walk will leave promptly at 7pm.
Sign the Petition: - To close the loophole that allows second home owners to avoid council tax and rates - As reported in the EADT in April 11th, East Suffolk Liberal Democrats are campaigning against a loophole that allows second home owners to avoid paying council tax by registering as a business.
Almost one in four Tory members want May to resign now. And over two-thirds want her gone before the next election. The Tory Party asked its members if Teresa May should resign.