Sack Northern
It looks like we start the new year with a massive campaign victory round the corner, thanks to our 'Sack Northern' campaign.
TFMP
2 Jan 2020
National News
MP hails massive step forwards in ‘Sack Northern’ campaign as minister suggests franchise is set to be stripped from rail company
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news this morning that Northern Rail is now likely to be stripped of its franchise as a massive step forward in the 'Sack Northern' campaign.
2 Jan 2020
From the Archives: Declaring Interests
Former Liberal and Lib Dem Councillor Terry Preston has been in touch with the minutes of the first ever motion to Shepway District Council on 4th July 1973.
2 Jan 2020
Rail Fare Increase, A Kick In The Teeth
Mayor Dave Hodgson has described today's rail fare rises as 'another kick in the teeth' for Bedford rail users. Rail fares have risen by a further 2.7% - a rise that Mayor Dave has called 'totally unjustifiable'.
2 Jan 2020
People living in Wiltshire, urged to help stop the spread of Norovirus
People living in Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset are being urged to help stop the spread of Norovirus this new year to help relieve pressure on the area's hospitals and health services.
JM
1 Jan 2020
New Year Message from Mike: is there an Opposition?
At 5.30 pm on Polling Day I knocked on a door. The young woman who answered told me she wasn't voting Liberal Democrat. I asked who she was voting for and she said, 'either Labour or Conservative - I haven't made my mind up.' It seems strange to dither between two parties with such opposing views without even considering an alternative - but for most of my life people have seen the choice as between the two main parties, and the media have consistently reinforced the two-party system. But how permanent is it?
MH
1 Jan 2020