Campaigning in the election for Mayor of Bedford is hotting up with polling day just 2 weeks away. If you would like to follow Dave Hodgson's campaign for Mayor you can sign up for regular newsletters over the next two weeks at www.DaveForMayor.org.uk, or follow him on twitter @daveformayor or on facebook: Dave for Mayor.
A major event for young people due to begin on 12th October has been abandoned by the Borough Council with just two weeks to go.
NHS hospitals in Chelmsford collected £1 million in car park charges last year (across Essex £3.5 million and £110m across the country), research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. Local Lib Dem campaigner Stephen Robinson and other residents raised the subject at last night's Hospital Trust AGM.
From Chris Bramall, 14 Duncombe Street, Wollaston, Stourbridge, DY8 3QU
In his conference speech Gordon Brown announced a package of constitutional reforms. In particular he announced plans to hold a referendum on whether to replace the first past the post voting system with the Alternative Vote (AV) early in the next Parliament - assuming Labour wins the next election. This is almost the very definition of too little, too late. While AV would give the voter somewhat more choice, it is not proportional. Promising a referendum after the general election is meaningless: remember when Labour promised this in 1997?
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen is urging local residents to go along and get their eyes tested after it was recently revealed that many serious conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy are not being detected early enough.
