Lancers welcomed home
The Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr. Roger Blackmore joined others to welcome home 160 soldiers of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers regiment today.
16 Mar 2009
National News
Rochdale Raises the Flag for St Patrick's Day
Rochdale has marked St. Patrick's Day with the raising of the tricolour flag outside Rochdale Town Hall. The Borough's Mayor, Robin Parker, had the honour of raising the flag alongside event organiser Paddy Maguire as many local residents and Councillors turned out for the celebrations.
16 Mar 2009
More support for local businesses called for
Cllr David Kendall has called on Brentwood Borough Council to give more support to local businesses and to designate an existing council officer specific responsibility for co-ordinating the Council's Economic action plan to help local residents and the business community during the current economic crisis.
16 Mar 2009
Tories Take a Step Further to Isolationism
Reacting to the formal decision taken on Wednesday of the Tory MEPs to leave the centre right European People\'s Party (EPP-ED) after the European elections in June, Andrew Duff MEP, Leader of the Liberal Democrat European Parliamentary Party, said:
16 Mar 2009
Thank you - from Chris Hall
Chris Hall and Maryfield Liberal Democrats would like to thank everyone who supported Chris at Thursday's by-election.
15 Mar 2009
Credit Crunch exposes years of financial mismanagement
Spelthorne's budget for 2009/10 is under great pressure largely due to falling interest rates, but this is only part of the story. Many years of financial incompetence by the ruling Tory administration has led to a reliance on asset sales and high interest rate income - both of which have been hit by the economic recession.
15 Mar 2009