Greening farm payments could be counter-productive - Farron
Plans to make the Common Agricultural Policy more green could backfire spectacularly, says South Lakes MP Tim Farron.
9 Nov 2011
National News
Road safety call in north Chelmsford
Parents at Tanglewood Nursery School, in Melbourne Avenue north Chelmsford, have collected a petition to improve road safety. They are calling for an urgent highways review in the area to provide for a safer crossing, in particular for those approaching from the Anderson Avenue side of Melbourne Avenue, and would like a 20 mph restriction to be imposed.
9 Nov 2011
Olympic Flame is coming to Bedford
On 27 July, 2012, the eyes of the world will be on London for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games as the Olympic Flame arrives at the Olympic Stadium for the lighting of the cauldron to signify the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
9 Nov 2011
NEW CROSSING FOR BEDFORD ACADEMY STUDENTS
Work to create a new signalled crossing for students at the Bedford Academy is now complete.
9 Nov 2011
MP praises local businesses as apprenticeships almost double across the South Lakes
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP, Tim Farron, is today praising local businesses across South Lakeland as the number of apprenticeships created in the constituency has increased by 96% over the past year.
8 Nov 2011
Round Table Discussions at London Chinese Community Centre (CCC)
At Mayoral Candidate Brian Paddick's last visit to CCC at 28-29 Gerrard Street, he had walked into a room of spritely elders playing cards and drinking tea. Last Saturday (5 Nov) he was greeted instead by a cacophony of Chinese musical instruments, as he squeezed past a group of adult students finishing a calligraphy and brush painting class. CCC was as usual bustling with activities under the stewardship of their Chair, Christine Yau, who had kindly facilitated the visit.
8 Nov 2011
