Parents whose children fail to attend school without good reason can be subjected to a fixed penalty notice of £50 each. This applies to any absence that is not specifically authorised by the head teacher and there is no right of appeal.
Local residents are celebrating after the green at the junction of Chestnut Road and Hornbean Road was designated a Village Green. Your Liberal Democrat parish councillors along with local residents made representations to Essex County Council.
Yet another Shropshire Bus route has been saved after behind the scenes work by local Liberal Democrat Councillors and officers. Clun Cllr Nigel Hartin and Chair of the Local Joint committee said 'I am very pleased that Minsterley Motors has come forward to take on the axed 745 route which since its removal had effectively cut off Clun from any scheduled public transport' The 745 service will run from Pontesbury via Bishops Castle and Clun to Craven Arms and onto Ludlow.
Reports in the Independent and Daily Mirror reveal that in a survey two-thirds of Conservative back bench MPs do not support David Cameron's commitment to protect NHS funding. Meanwhile more than half of Conservative MPs covered by the survey did support tax-breaks for private health care.
As Ramadan comes round once more, I'd like to wish all Muslims observing the month my very best wishes.
At 3pm on Tuesday 25th August, families are welcomed to a FREE showing of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" by Quantum Theatre at the Amphitheatre, Leas Coastal Park, Folkestone.
