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2,500 Post Offices face closure

The Government have announced the closure of an additional 2,500 Post Offices. Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat DTI Spokesperson said "This is the death knell for thousands of local shops and rural businesses that depend on their local post office. If tough decisions on Royal Mail had been taken, the freedoms and funds for saving post offices could have been found. Our postal services have a proud 300 year history which this Government has decimated in less than a decade."

15 Dec 2006
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Civil Partnerships a welcome feature of British life

Responding to the statistics released today by the ONS about civil partnerships, Liberal Democrat Equalities Spokesperson, Lorely Burt MP said: "When the Archers feature a gay wedding we know that civil partnerships have become a permanent feature of British Life."

15 Dec 2006
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More good news for children in our Borough - a delighted Portfolio Holder - Councillor Irene Davidson.

Multi Million Boost for Rochdale Schools!

Schools in the Rochdale Borough will benefit from an investment estimated at around £150,000,000 after it was announced that the Building Schools for the Future Bid was successful. The bid which is set to transform schools in the Borough has now got the green light and now the Council must now move onto the next stage. The money is set to revolutionise schools in the Borough, but comes with some tough decisions and now it expected that talks will be escalated in the possible merger of Balderstone Technology College and Springhill High School.

15 Dec 2006
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GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT GET A 'BLANK CHEQUE' FOR SWITCHOVER

Commenting ahead of the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill to be debated on Monday 18th December. Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Arts and Culture, Paul Holmes MP, said: "These measures should have been in place much earlier. Now there is a very real danger that the help scheme won't be ready in time for the 2007 switchover in Whitehaven. "I will be seeking assurances that this help will reach all the elderly, disabled or people on low incomes who need it, when they need it."

15 Dec 2006
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