In a shocking move, even as they plan the part closure of Windsor's Fire Station, Conservative members of Berkshire Fire Authority have voted themselves a 337% rise in allowances.
Officials who want to save money by shutting Windsor's fire station at night have voted themselves a massive 400 per cent increase in allowances.
On Armed Forces Day, Chelmsford Lib Dem campaigner Stephen Robinson has paid tribute to our armed personnel but said they need action not just warm words. He said, "Our Army, RAF and Naval personnel deserve our respect but they also deserve the best possible support, service conditions and equipment. This applies in service and after they leave. [more...]
LD Lines ferry service between Dover and Dieppe, introduced in February, is to end. The company said that it had not attracted sufficient traffic to make it commercially viable, and the service will end on Monday.
Incidents of self-harm in women's prisons have nearly doubled since 2003, according to research by the Liberal Democrats.
Moulsham Lodge residents are urged to write to the Government's planning inspector by 10 July - to urge him NOT to allow their community centre to be sold off. Chelmsford Liberal Democrat campaigner Stephen Robinson and the Moulsham Lodge Centre Action Group have written a letter with a leaflet to local residents across the area, urging them to respond by the deadline.
