Adult fined £1 for knife possession
By Jack Doyle, Press Association
CW
10 Sep 2009
News
Figures Reveal One in Six Looked After Children in Bedford Borough Move at Least Three Times a Year
Latest figures from Bedford Borough Council have revealed that one in six looked after children move three or more times a year. The figures show that the number of children moving repeatedly within one year is almost five per cent above the national average, and four per cent over the Council's own target. Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are calling for the issue to be addressed as a matter of urgency and have requested a full report to the next Children's Services Committee meeting.
10 Sep 2009
Inquiry needed into Labour involvement in Gaddafi's big tent - Liberal Democrats
Commenting on the news that Jack Straw will be questioned by the Justice Committee over the release of Abdelbaset Ali Al Megrahi, Edward Davey, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary said: "We will need a far wider-ranging inquiry to really get to the bottom of this".
10 Sep 2009
CLEGG URGES SCRAPPING VAT CUT TO PAY FOR INTERNSHIPS
The VAT cut should be scrapped immediately to pay for measures to prevent young people being condemned to long-term unemployment, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said today.
10 Sep 2009
Clegg launches "Lost Generation" Youth Unemployment Initiative
Young people looking for a job would not go more than three months without a right of access to a place in work, training, or education, under plans unveiled by Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
10 Sep 2009
Shepway's Tories - frightened of democracy?
What is becoming increasingly clear with Shepway's Tories is their intention to keep democracy in the dark. Because of an inability to defend their actions through honest debate they have now stooped to the level of silencing criticism of any sort by whatever possible means.
NMPCFH
10 Sep 2009