The public, sections of the media and politicians have welcomed the return of 1 hour free parking in Wiltshire for the Christmas period, but have expressed disappointment that the Conservative administration will not extend this period past the Christmas holidays.
WC has been formally issued with an "Improvement Notice" by the government. This instructs the council to put right the many failings in the safeguarding children and young people and adoption services, with the threat of direct intervention should they be unable to do so. The Department for Education sets out a programme of activity to get the council back on course. Officials from the DfE will sit in on meetings. The DfE also requires a package of support which "must include peer mentoring and support for the Lead Member for Children's Services (and) the Portfolio Holder for Children's Services..." The cabinet member for Children's Services is Conservative councillor Lionel Grundy OBE and the portfolio holder for Children's Services is Conservative Laura Mayes.
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has welcomed today's news that unemployment has dropped in 6 out of the last 7 months across the South Lakes.
The amount of traffic in Weybridge is often included in burghers' list of problems for Weybridge. This partly caused by...
Tim Farron MP yesterday visited local shop Williams' Wools in Kendal to help launch British Wool Week.
A free web-based application for commercial vehicles is available to boost business while lowering the impact of HGVs on local roads.