Heather Kidd and local Liberal Democrat councillor, Nigel Hartin, have welcomed the move by local Craven Arms company, M&J travel to run bus services for the 800 people who live in the village of Clun. M&J Travel will run alternate weekly services to Newtown and a service every Tuesday to Telford. Clun had been left with no bus service at all after Horrocks withdrew.
A Home Office Minister visited Newcastle today to see the good work the city council is doing to reduce retail crime.
At the District Council Planning Committee meeting, last Thursday, Thornfield's application to build a DIY store on the Triangle car park was REFUSED.
Bank of England figures released today showed that lending to 'non financial corporations' tumbled by a record £14.7bn between April and June, the biggest slump since it's data began in 1997. Heather Kidd said that this is crippling many small business in the Ludlow constituency and has called on banks to support local businesses more.
The Conservative group that runs Essex County Council has once again attempted to stop the Lib Dem opposition from doing its job, of holding the administration to account. They voted today to remove the Lib Dem group's only full-time support staff member. This is in stark contrast to support for the Conservative councillors, who will continue to have 13 full-time, taxpayer-funded staff to support their cabinet members.
In a blatant act of revenge, Lord Hanningfield and the Conservative administration group at Essex County Council have today (5 August) voted to cut off the only opposition group's one full time support staff in a bid to gag the opposition.