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23 Dec 2006
News
Lib Dems oppose housing office closure plans
Springvale Councillors were joined by the areas three Tenants and Residents Associations and the local Labour Party to opposes the closure or Woodcross Housing Office. A vote of no confidence in Wolverhampton Homes has already been passed at the South East Housing Consultation Committee and Cllr Whitehouse is moving a similar motion at the Full Council Meeting on February 7th. Cllr Mike Heap said, "This plan must be resisted at all costs because many people only trust paying their council rent and/or council tax across a counter to receive a receipt. To make residents, especially the elderly and infirm, to travel either into Wolverhampton or Bilston to do so, is simply unfair." Cllr Richard Whitehouse added, "Wolverhampton Homes intend to open a new office, at great expense using funds saved from closing branch offices. They should be forced to remain in the Civic Centre and keep the branch offices open."
22 Dec 2006
Robinson chosen again to stand for MP
Local Liberal Democrats have this week chosen Stephen Robinson again as their Parliamentary Candidate, for the new Chelmsford constituency. In a packed meeting, members overwhelmingly backed Mr Robinson, from a field of five strong candidates.
22 Dec 2006
Stack Relief: Kent Police back Lib Dem proposal to reduce Operation Stack delays
Local campaigner Peter Carroll has got real action to reduce Operation Stack misery. Kent Police have taken up a suggestion from Peter on traffic light phasing on the M20, agreeing to a suggestion to get traffic moving quicker coastbound while Stack is running.
22 Dec 2006
Carer incited patients to fight
The manager of a care home has been told she will face a jail term for an "abhorrent" reign of terror over patients in a home. Diane Butler's "despicable" staff - ill-treated mentally and physically patients in their care. One carer tried to stage a fight between a Down's Syndrome patient and another resident with autism. Butler, 47, of St Loys Road, Haringey, north London, was found guilty of one count of wilful neglect.
22 Dec 2006
HRT 'could prevent heart disease'
Hormone therapy might be an effective heart disease treatment, despite a major US study which suggested it caused harm, scientists say. The Women's Health Initiative study was stopped in 2002 amid concerns over raised heart disease and cancer risk. But now other US experts say the WHI may have covered the wrong age group and used the wrong dose of HRT.
22 Dec 2006