Westerhope Round-up
Dog Dirt
3 Feb 2011
National News
Experts find more genetic clues to Parkinson's disease.
Genes play a bigger role in Parkinson's disease than previously thought, according to the largest genetic study yet. Five new common risk genes have been discovered, bringing the tally of genetic susceptibility genes to 11. The study, published in the Lancet, may bring us closer to a treatment or cure, said a medical charity.
HB
2 Feb 2011
Early help 'key to tackling mental health problems'
More focus will be placed on dealing with mental health problems at an early stage under government plans. The new mental health strategy for England promises an extra £400m for therapies, such as counselling, to increase access to them by 60% by 2015.
2 Feb 2011
MP holds major conference to tackle need for affordable rural housing
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron, along with South Lakeland District Council, will be hosting a conference to tackle the need for affordable housing across South Lakeland.
2 Feb 2011
MP urges GPs to bring back acute local services
Local MP Tim Farron is calling on constituents to contact their local GP and urge them to bring back acute local services, under the NHS reforms currently going through Parliament.
2 Feb 2011
COUNTY BUDGET: Liberal Democrats call to protect essential services
The Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have called on the Conservative administration at County Hall to borrow from growing reserves to tackle the short term funding shortfall for essential services and to freeze Council Tax in 2011/12.
2 Feb 2011