MP welcomes Kendal cycling 'revolution'
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that Kendal's Business Improvement District (BID) is working with North Country Leisure on plans for a cycling revolution for the town.
29 Jul 2015
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Bid to create GCSE in British Sign Language wins funding boost
SUPPORT: (Left to right) : Gillian Marshall-Dyson, funding and projects co-ordinator at Signature, Lindsay Foster, chief operating officer of Signature and Norman Eric Heaviside, Provincial Grand Master for the Province of Durham
28 Jul 2015
Families of people with learning disabilities say care is a 'national scandal'
The author of a review into the care of people with learning disabilities in England has reported an "absence of any tangible progress" since he issued it. What do those affected think about this news?
28 Jul 2015
Ludlow Hospital Ward to Close
There seems to be only one topic in Ludlow at the moment. Last Friday, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust announced that the...
28 Jul 2015
Forresters Hall planning application
There has been a furious response from the Medway Labour Group to Tony Jeacock's letter in the Medway Messenger (24/07/15) regarding the Planning Committee's stance on the redevelopment of the Forrester's Hall site in Gillingham South. They feel it is an unjust personal attack on Labour (although the Conservative-run council was also criticised in the piece), and that events did not play out in the way they are described.
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28 Jul 2015
Kent's our Oyster: Smart Ticketing to be Introduced on Southeastern
Rail passengers in Kent will soon see a £5.5 million roll out of smart cards across Southeastern's network.
28 Jul 2015