British Telecom (BT) proposes to remove 28 public phone boxes across Rugby Borough. According to BT, this is on the basis of low usage, the extent of mobile network coverage for normal and emergency use and that the majority of people do not view payphones as essential for most customers in most circumstances.
There are even many Labour MPs who secretly fancy the idea - if only to put them out of their misery From the day that she stepped into Number 10, it has been a no-brainer to some of her colleagues that Theresa May ought to call an early general election. As it has also been to many MPs on the other side of the Commons. Her majority in parliament is slender and just became slimmer with the resignation of the Tory MP Stephen Phillips, a disillusioned Outer. The Conservatives are favourites to retake his seat, but they won't be so fortunate with other byelections. John Major started with a larger majority in the parliament that began in 1992 and had lost it by the time he was done. Another reason for her to go to the country early is that the Tory majority doesn't really belong to Mrs May. It was won by Whatshisname, that bloke who used to live at Number 10. She lacks the personal mandate that flows to a prime minister who has won an election in her own right.
Here's what a week is like for Lib Dem peer and President Sal Brinton, courtesy of The House magazine:
Milnrow and Newhey Councillors have held an emergency meeting with Council Officers to finally make progress on the CCTV at Milnrow Memorial Park. They criticised the council earlier this week after the park suffered enormous damage after vandals poured a tin of gloss paint in the play area. They have praised the Council however for acting swiftly to his call for a clean up.
- RATP Dev 'not preferred bidder' for Metrolink.
The Nuclear Muddle impeding progress on the