At the Annual Meeting of Mole Valley District Council, the votes of the Ashtead Independent group were decisive in electing Conservative James Friend as Council Leader - even though his party is not the largest on the Council. James Friend then announced a coalition between the 2 groups to form a joint administration.
When the statue donated to Bedford by the town's Italian community was unveiled at the time of Bedford's first Italian Festival in 2009, the response was overwhelmingly positive. It is remarkable for any new piece of public art, usually the cause of much debate , discussion and often controversy, to be met with so much praise and so few complaints! What a terrible shame it was, then, when the statue had to be moved from its original location near the Town Bridge, due to repeated acts of vandalism. The statue was the work of artist Professore Giuseppe Martignetti, who produced it for the town which he said had given so much to his family, and it was appalling that mindless acts of violence caused it to have to be put into storage. I am therefore delighted that it is now going back on display once again, after we worked with the Italian Festival Committee to identify a suitable, safe location where it can be enjoyed by residents and visitors to Bedford. It will sit on Greyfriars roundabout, near the bus station
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron is stepping up the campaign to protect the future of BBC Radio Cumbria, following a letter from BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, indicating that no firm decisions have been made about BBC local radio services and that it is all still to play for.
Local MP Tim Farron has called on the administrators of FOCUS DIY to look at selling the Kendal site to a competitor to safeguard jobs in our area.
This is not a story about a go-slow in the RAF but about a road safety initiative in Wiltshire - a county where those three words have never before appeared in the same sentence.
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron has welcomed the publication of the draft bill that will lead to a supermarket ombudsman.