A Woodside town councillor has launched a petition today calling for the bulky waste collection charge, set by Telford & Wrekin Council, to be scrapped for residents to help address a fly-tipping "epidemic".
Prioritising reform
The following is a speech by Acting Liberal Democrat Leader, Ed Davey. For the last four years, the Liberal Democrats fought to stop Brexit.
Bedford Visitor Information Centre (VIC) will be moving to a new home in Bedford Central Library from March this year.
News that Northern Rail is to follow the East Coast Main Line in being "renationalised" is not unexpected or unwelcome, but there are underlying issues that will need to be addressed before the region sees a rail renaissance, and rail users should not expect a quick fix, says Liberal Democrats' Greg Stone. Recent experience on the Metro network suggests ditching a struggling private sector provider does not automatically lead to better performance under a public sector operator if underlying problems aren't addressed. Northern's issues stem from long-term underinvestment in the rail network on the North's local lines. Newer units are being introduced, and the outmoded and unpopular Pacers have been withdrawn in the region, but local services in the North East will still be operated by class 150 Sprinter units which are equally elderly though slightly more comfortable. It's unlikely that there will be a great change to service levels on routes like the Tyne Valley line, but I hope that better quality class 15
Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey has today delivered a keynote speech to party members and activists in Manchester ahead of the UK's exit from the EU.