MID SUSSEX RIP-OFF RAIL FARES HIDDEN BY TICKET MACHINES
Endorsing the call by Passenger Focus for ticket machines to be simplified, Serena Tierney, Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman for Mid Sussex said:
21 Jul 2010
National News
All Set for a Meeting with the Secretary of State for Education
Tomorrow I will join other representatives from the Borough including the MP for Bedford & Kempston and the sponsor organisations of the Bedford Academy for a meeting with Secretary of state for education Michael Gove. The meeting is being held in the wake of the Government's cancellation of the Building Schools for the Future project. It provides an opportunity to make Mr Gove aware of the circumstances in Bedford Borough following the removal of all Borough Schools from the BSF programme bar the Bedford Academy, which is 'for discussion,' and comes as the Government embarks on a review of capital investment in schools.
21 Jul 2010
Bishop's Stortford's LibDems Bring Common Sense to a Common Problem
Cllr. Mike Wood, Town and District Councillor and leader of the Bishop's Stortford Liberal Democrats, has achieved a break-through by bringing some common sense to a local problem.
21 Jul 2010
Mayor Dave Hodgson set for Education Talks with Secretary of State
Mayor Dave Hodgson will be joined by other local representatives from Bedford Borough at a meeting tomorrow with Secretary of State Michael Gove in the wake of the Government's cancellation of the Building Schools for the Future project. The meeting provides an opportunity to make Mr Gove aware of the circumstances in Bedford Borough following the removal of all Borough Schools from the BSF programme bar the Bedford Academy, which is 'for discussion,' and comes as the Government embarks on a review of capital investment in schools.
21 Jul 2010
Yarl's Wood closure a sign of Lib Dem influence in Government
Commenting on Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg's statement that Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre, where children are detained awaiting deportation, will be closed, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake said:
21 Jul 2010
County and National Cuts put paid to Hook Road Arena BMX Track
The Hook Road Arena (HRA) track for BMX pushbikes, which was to be installed later this year, has no funding. The County Council first decided to withhold 25% of the Playbuilder Grant it had received from Government, then Government cut the Grant entirely.
21 Jul 2010