MP holds productive meeting with minister over closure of second homes tax loophole
Local MP Tim Farron has hailed a productive meeting with the housing minister Kit Malthouse as part of his campaign to limit...
18 Feb 2019
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Highways England Announces Preferred Options for Black Cat Roundabout and new Dual Carriageway
Highways England has today announced the preferred route of the new dual carriageway between the Black Cat Roundabout and Caxton Gibbet and the preferred new configuration of the Black Cat roundabout, and Mayor Dave Hodgson has responded by calling on the agency and on the Government to ensure there are no further delays for this crucial project. Today's announcement comes two years after the public consultation on the options for the remodelled junction and new section of road, while the 2021/22 start date for the project has already been subject to what Mayor Dave has described as an 'appalling' two-year delay.
18 Feb 2019
Fuel Poverty Concerns Raised by National Charity
A fuel poverty charity has raised concerns about the number of people dying due to not being able to afford heating. National Energy Action has estimated that there were 60 "excess" deaths in the Totnes constituency last winter that could be attributed to the weather and that 30% of these deaths were directly due to people not being able to afford adequate heating at home.
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18 Feb 2019
Lib Dems Stop Labour Library Cuts
Despite promising to keep libraries open at last year’s local election, Southwark Labour moved to shut libraries for part of the week in their first budget of the new term.
18 Feb 2019
Introducing the Bedford Festival of Motoring and Kite Festival dates
Bedford's beautiful Embankment is this year hosting the first ever Bedford Festival of Motoring, which will take place alongside the regular Bedford International Kite Festival in Russell Park on the first weekend of June on Saturday 1st and Sudnay 2nd June.
18 Feb 2019
MP – Tories shamefully making money off the back of grieving families
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has taken a swipe at the Conservative Government following the introduction of a "Tory death tax".
18 Feb 2019