Restoration of Peaceful Berkhamsted Cemetery gets Underway
While up at Pheasant Close a couple of weeks ago I noticed two gazebos and a small crowd gathered in the cemetery that lies between Rectory Lane and Three Close Lane.
30 Aug 2018
National News
Will young people accessing online gaming cause issues with gambling in adulthood?
In a 2017 study, the gambling commission found that 12% of 11-16 year olds gambled in the past week. This represented a drop of 25% on 2016 when the same survey found 16% had gambled. Of those young people, 24% first gambled using fruit machines, 21% using National Lottery scratchcards and 11% placed private bets with friends. The main source of gambling activity in young people is therefore unlikely to be online gaming, and gambling activity seems to be dropping overall.
GF
30 Aug 2018
Urgent or Important?
In response to Councillor Beall's letter, regarding the recent cancellation of a meeting of Stockton Borough Council, there is a distinction to be made between what is urgent and what is important. While it could be argued that there were no urgent matters to discuss, there were other issues which could have been discussed, such as Councillor Cherrett's question on single use plastics, an important environmental matter which is of great interest to many residents.
NW
30 Aug 2018
Over-population and climate change
Dear Sir,
DPH
30 Aug 2018
Over-population and climate change
Dear Sir,
DPH
30 Aug 2018
18th Century Stringer should go!
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Manchester Blackley, Iain Donaldson, has called on the Labour Party to stop vilifying veteran Labour MP Graham Stringer for his views on climate change and Britain's place in Europe, stating "That's my job!" Mr Stringer, contrary to what his views suggest, is Labour MP for Blackley and Broughton Constituency, which straddles the cities of Manchester and Salford. In September, 2017 Mr Stringer was one of seven Labour MPs to vote with Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Government in favour of the EU Withdrawal Bill which removes powers from Parliament and vests them with Ministers, and in the same month he was appointed to the Commons Science and Technology Committee, meant to ensure government decisions are based on sound scientific evidence, just two years after joining Tory climate science denier Nigel Lawson's organisation the Global Warming Policy Foundation, Britain's leading climate sceptic group which lobbies to prevent pro-climate legislation.
30 Aug 2018