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Chelmsford Council's Community Day of Action on Friday, in Melbourne

Chelmsford City Council has organised a second Community Day of Action, this time in the Melbourne neighbourhood, for Friday 11 September. Community Days of Action are high impact, high visibility, multi agency events which include an extensive clean-up campaign, enforcement operations to target dog fouling and initiatives to improve the quality of the environment by encouraging the local community to be proud of where they live.

7 Sep 2015
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Tring Market Move Success 1

Lib Dems Tring Market Move Proves to be a Success

After careful consideration and at least two surveys Tring Town Council had during last year discussed on many occasions the move of the Friday Market and the Farmers Market from the Tring Market Place onto land owned by Tring Town Council at Church Square and Manision Vista on either side of the High Street.

6 Sep 2015
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Tring Market Move Success 1

Lib Dems Tring Market Move Proves to be a Success

After careful consideration and at least two surveys Tring Town Council had during last year discussed on many occasions the move of the Friday Market and the Farmers Market from the Tring Market Place onto land owned by Tring Town Council at Church Square and Manision Vista on either side of the High Street.

6 Sep 2015
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Cuts to Medway public health budget totalling over £1 million nation announced

The Government announced cuts to the public health budget totalling £200 million nationally For Medway this could mean a cut to its public health budget of around £1,042,000. Having a keen interest in health issues, with a 21 year career in pharmacy and being a volunteer medic, and a Governor for the South East Coast Ambulance Service, Paul Chaplin was concerned when he heard about these cuts Question to Council At the last full council meeting on 12th August 2015, Paul asked a public question to the portfolio holder for Adult Services, Cllr David Brake. The question was as follows: ''The Government announced cuts of £200 million to the public health budget for local authorities. How much has Medway's budget been cut, and what services will be stopped or reduced to meet this deficit?'' Paul has received a response from Cllr Brake as follows: On the 4th of June the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a year in cut to the public health grant given to local authorities totalling £200m nationally. On 31st Jul

6 Sep 2015
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