Get Along to the Bedford Italian Festival Today!
Today Bedford town centre plays host to the second Bedford Italian Festival. The event follows a tremendously sucessful...
12 Jun 2011
National News
Labour Watch – Westerhope local budget under threat
The new Labour Leader of the Council has warned that he intends to "change the way the Council allocates resources .... this means more will be targeted to where it's needed not simply to areas on the basis of the number of people living there."
11 Jun 2011
Lib Dems close gap in Central Chelmsford by-election
In the Central Chelmsford by-election of 9th June, the Liberal Democrats improved their share of the vote compared to 5th May 2011 but this was a fall compared to 2009. Consequently, the Lib Dems lost the seat won by Margaret Hutchon in 2009.
11 Jun 2011
Councillor's surgery
Cllr Richard Whitehouse Will hold his next surgery on Wednesday 15th June from 6pm to 7pm at Springvale School Hateley Drive,...
10 Jun 2011
MP calls on regulator to stop ‘obscene’ energy price rises
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today written to energy regulator OFGEM asking them to step in and stop other companies following the lead of Scottish Power who yesterday said bill would rise by a colossal 19%
10 Jun 2011
Liberal Democrat councillors support joint use of Sawyers site
Brentwood Lib Dem County Cllrs David Kendall and Barry Aspinell believe the best solution for the Sawyers Hall College site would see it being shared between a new University Technical College and the Becket Keys Church School because there is a definite need and demand for both in Brentwood. Cllrs Kendall and Aspinell formed this view after recently attending a meeting at Larchwood Primary School organised by parents to discuss the various options for the Sawyers Hall College site.
10 Jun 2011