Petition Gets Huge Support
Nearly three hundred people have signed Troy Laver's petition calling for self locking alley gates in the Clarendon Park and Grasmere Street area's.
28 Jun 2010
National News
Budget special Focus for park Ward
Park Ward Liberal Democrats have started to deliver a special post budget Focus with a major item on "Cleaning up Labour's Mess" by the Deputy Prime Minister.
28 Jun 2010
TV stars to launch new 'Blackburn' film
A grand showcase of the new film "Blackburn" is being launched with the help of some of TVs top entertainers.
28 Jun 2010
European same-sex marriage right 'only a matter of time'
The European Court of Human Rights last week ruled against a claim by an Austrian same-sex couple that the authorities' refusal to allow them to marry was a breach of their rights to marry, to a family life and to non-discrimination, all of which are protected by the European human rights convention. But it did so only narrowly, signalling a prospect of a more liberal interpretation in future.
28 Jun 2010
Review into search and rescue helicopters welcomed by MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed a review into search and rescue helicopter cover launched by the new coalition government. The government has suspended plans, announced in February, to privatise the service which would have reduced the amount of cover available in the Lake District at night.
28 Jun 2010
Folkestone Rotary Club Dinner
I was delighted to be asked to accompany Alan Risley-Settle to the meal where the handing over of the Presidency is announced. The speeches affirmed my opinion of the good work that the Rotary Club undertakes.
FMTMN
28 Jun 2010