Council's plan 'too optimistic'
A TOP trader has warned that the borough council is being 'over-optimistic' by believing that encouraging businesses to share their car parks with the public will ease the town's parking problems.
A TOP trader has warned that the borough council is being 'over-optimistic' by believing that encouraging businesses to share their car parks with the public will ease the town's parking problems.
STRESSED children in the Royal Borough are still turning to drink and drugs to deal with their personal problems, according to stark statistics from Ofsted.
MOTORISTS have handed the Royal Borough an estimated £1million in fines since council parking enforcement teams hit the streets a year ago. Wednesday marked the first anniversary of the decriminalisation of on-street parking, with 36,221 tickets issued during the past 12 months.
The Labour Party's plan to put a speed camera on every street corner in Newcastle would cost £1.3 billion, according to figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats.
Essex FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) has welcomed our survey, led by Cllr David Kendall, which aims to find out how local businesses are being affected by the credit crunch.
The Department of Health is holding a public consultation on whether it should prohibit the use of 084 numbers to access services provided by the NHS.