Time to Sign Up for Nursery!
It's time for parents with children born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013 to apply for a nursery place.
9 Feb 2016
National News
Time to Sign Up for Nursery!
It's time for parents with children born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013 to apply for a nursery place.
9 Feb 2016
Baroness Sal Brinton writes…Electing diverse MPs
One of the most shocking events of the 2015 General Election night was the loss of our top held and target seats with women and BAME candidates, which resulted in an entirely pale and male parliamentary party. Members were rightly upset by this, and there has been much discussion about what steps the party needs to take to ensure that in 2020 and beyond our party looks like the countries and communities we represent. Top seats are already beginning the process of selecting Westminster candidates for 2020. We can't afford to delay any arrangement, hence the motion coming to York Conference. Under our current constitution, these arrangements are the responsibility of the three state parties. We hope members will let their state party officers know their views as well as responding to the Federal consultation and debate in York.
BSB
9 Feb 2016
Farron Welcomes Kendal Bridge Reopening
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that Victoria Bridge in Kendal has now reopened, and has called for other bridges to be reopened as soon as possible.
9 Feb 2016
LIB DEM MEMBERS PART OF SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN TO REOPEN DEEPINGS’ LIBRARY
Deepings residents have been fighting for three years to ensure that the Library reopens in its original building, and were rewarded with success on 30 January. Lincolnshire County Council closed the Library, with the approval of Market Deeping County Councillor, Peter Robinson (Conservative), despite the fact that it served a growing community and was busier than some Libraries the County Council planned to keep open.
SD
9 Feb 2016
Gut bacteria could lead to new treatment for inflammatory arthritis
Studying the trillions of bacteria and other microbes that share our body space could lead to a preventative treatment for immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. It's long been suggested that the bacteria which live in our gut, mouth and elsewhere on our bodies may affect our immune system and lead to the development of certain diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis. But exactly how changes to these bacteria, collectively called the "microbiome", cause disease remains to be discovered. The research, which we awarded £2 million to, aims to unlock the link between gut bacteria and the development of immune diseases. This programme award brings together an international team of researchers, led by the University of Oxford, with partners from Birmingham and University College London, as well as collaborators in the US at Harvard University, New York University and Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. It should shed light on the role of the gut microbiome in early arthritis, established rheumatoid arthritis, a
8 Feb 2016