Chelmsford became a Fairtrade Town in 2005, when then Lib Dem Group Leader Cllr Phil Harvey and Conservative Yvonne Spence proposed a motion at Chelmsford Council. The recent application by the Chelmsford Fairtrade Campaign has been renewed and Chelmsford is now, officially, a Fairtrade City.
The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) are being urged to come to Hinckley to meet with local people concerned about plans to close Hinckley ambulance station.
Steps to shore up the rights of homeowners on the Spanish coast have been backed by South East MEP Catherine Bearder.
Commenting on the European Central Bank announcements following the recent Governing Council meeting, Sharon Bowles, Chair of the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee welcomed the reconfirmation that the ECB would do 'whatever it takes' to preserve the Euro as a stable currency.
There will be a public meeting on Thursday 9th August at 7pm, Sandgate Library (James Morris Court, Sandgate High Street CT20 3RR).
During the summer Tim Farron MP will be taking his surgery tour around the South Lakes so that local residents can come and voice their concerns. Tim's summer tour aims to reach those villages and smaller communities where a surgery would usually not occur.