National News

GETTING TOUGH - TELECOMS MASTS HAVE TO GO

Everyone is getting sick and tired of the games being played by the telecoms companies over the mobile phone masts in our area. When Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) approached your local Fawden councillors about the future of Fawdon Park House, we asked for it to be demolished rather than refurbished because local people have long regarded it as an eyesore. YHN agreed, moved out the tenants and then started talking to the phone companies about relocating their masts. This has been a long drawn-out process.

2 Aug 2011
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Put up the Money

Richard Dunn has asked the new leader of Spelthorne to overturn their previous decison to refuse to help residents fighting the incinerator scheme.

1 Aug 2011
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Fire Double Whammy

The cuts being forced on councils all over the country as the government tries to deal with Labour's bankrupting the country have...

1 Aug 2011
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LABOUR’S BIG POWER GRAB

New Labour council adopts Tony Blair-style "sofa government" Scrutiny, transparency and accountability fall victim to new regime Your local neighbourhood priorities torn up as power is centralised again When the Lib Dems ran the council between 2004-2011, we made a huge effort to open up the governance of the city and push decision making down to the local level.

1 Aug 2011
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Eileen + bus

Eileen Birch demands that all buses stop at the new bus station

Many Graiseley residents have contacted Eileen Birch and the Liberal Democrat FOCUS Team regarding the bus reorganisation. The big concern is that most buses the Graiseley area do not call at the new bus station and Lichfield Street seems to have turned into a mini-bus station.

1 Aug 2011
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