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Fawdon eFocus w/e 25th September 2015

EVENTS THIS WEEK AT ST MARY'S, MAPLEDENE RD, FAWDON. Friday 25th Sept from 10am - 2pm - coffee morning in aid of Macmillan, part of the "World's Biggest Coffee Morning"! Tombola, Raffle and Lunches. Come and support this great charity. Before that - celebrating a year of the St Mary's free Silver Screen film club - 2pm on Tuesday 22nd Sept "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" with Judi Dench and Maggie Smith (and with tea and cake) - all welcome We also post these and other events and news on our Facebook site - please "like" it, and share the posts if you are on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fawdonward.libdems The joint Fawdon and Parklands Ward meeting last Thursday to discuss Red House Farm FC proposals for fences around pitches north of Kingston Park Road was a turbulent affair and didn't do anything much to further mutual understanding. Residents still have time to make their views known before the issue goes back to the Planning Committee for determination. Emailpaul.mckinnell@newcastle.gov.uk Th

SID - costs shunted onto local councils

SID stands for Speed Indicator Device. These are the little flashing signs which tell you if you're driving over the speed limit. In 2011 the council allocated one to each area board, with criteria for where they could be used based on crash rates and ambient road speeds.

I look forward to EU evolution

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I look forward to EU evolution

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Lib Dem Autumn Conference Rally

One Member, One Vote: what next?

In the dark about what will happen following the OMOV vote? Here are the details. Yesterday, Liberal Democrat conference voted to implement the rule changes to bring in one member one vote (OMOV). What does this mean?