A free new resource to encourage the tourism industry to 'go greener' is now available with the publication of the first ever 'Guide to Sustainable Tourism for Dummies'®, part of the Dummies'® series of easy-to-use guidance books from publishers Wiley.
Lib Dem councillors have called for the discretionary grant to Kelvedon Hatch Parish Council to be withheld until after various auditor investigations on the parish council's financial affairs are completed.
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP and Lib Dem Countryside spokesman Tim Farron has spoken of the need for a standardised labelling system for British poultry and other meat so that increasingly discerning consumers can be sure of the origin of the meat that they are purchasing.
Tim Farron is to meet with Transport Minister Rosie Winterton to discuss the use of North West concessionary (NoW) cards in the Lake District. This meeting was requested by the MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale when it came to light that this scheme cost more for the South Lakeland District Council because of the high tourist rate of the Lake District.
Local MP Tim Farron is calling on Network Rail to carefully examine the cause of the freight train derailments last weekend. The incident, which happened at Shap and caused part of the West Coast Mainline to be closed for the entire day, looks to have been caused by high winds, but Mr Farron remains concerned.
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that British Waterways will be footing the bill for the repairs to Crooklands Bridge, but is urging the County Council's highways department to take steps to ensure that further damage is not done. The Bridge is part of a well used route between the A65 and the Kent Estuary and as the tourist season approaches is likely to see an increased volume of traffic.