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Heather Kidd Leads The Way With Affordable Housing Initiative

Liberal Democrats Launch Manifesto Housing Pledge

The Liberal Democrats today set out plans to bring a quarter of a million empty homes back into use, making homes available for people who need them and creating 65,000 jobs. There are over 760,000 empty properties across England which are no longer used as homes but can be brought back into use with some investment. People who own these homes will get a grant or a cheap loan to renovate them so they can be used: grants if the home is for social housing, loans for private use.

15 Jan 2010
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Sedbergh residents welcome tougher action on Horse Fair

MP Tim Farron this morning chaired a meeting of police, council officials and local residents in Sedbergh to develop plans to prevent a repeat of last year's anti-social behaviour by a minority of travellers in the weeks preceding Appleby Horse Fair. The Horse Fair begins in the first week of June, but the anti-social behaviour plagued residents from 9 May onwards last year.

15 Jan 2010
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"All the Virtues of Man without his Vices"

Yesterday Jake my beloved companion for the past twelve and half years died. It all happened so quickly. He collapsed at home. When we got him to the vet it was obvious little could be done, so we mercifully put him to sleep. He had a happy life and only that morning he had enjoyed his walk to Swan Lane Open Space. Jake was a rescue dog twice over. His previous owner a young girl died of anorexia.

CJC
14 Jan 2010
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