A Sandgate Councillor has slammed news that the first full year of parking charges at Sandgate's Castle Road Car Park saw pay and display income of just £16,590. The income is massively under the prediction of £25,000 a year by Conservative Shepway Council when they changed the car park from being free to pay and display last year.
CONTROVERSIAL plans for dozens of new flats have been refused by planning chiefs.
Steve Gilbert, Lib Dem MP for St Austell and Newquay, has written on equal marriage for Pink News. The piece comes ahead of the Liberal Democrat party conference where Delga's Marriage Without Borders policy motion will be debated by Lib Dem party members. The motion is likely to pass and become Liberal Democrat national policy, making the Lib Dems the first of the big three parties to adopt it. Equal marriage is already policy of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
East of England Liberal Democrat MEP Andrew DUFF welcomed the outcome of a key European Parliament vote today (Wednesday) on the use of animals in scientific research.
Common sense prevailed last night as the application for a seven storey, 71 dwelling apartment block in St James Road near Brentwood station was refused permission on the grounds of unacceptable living conditions, unacceptable effect on the street scene and loss of an employment site.
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Business Secretary Vince Cable says the appointment of investment banker Bob Diamond to head Barclays illustrates the dangers facing traditional High Street banks in having investment arms. During the general election the Liberal Democrats with Mr Cable as Treasury spokesman campaigned for big banks to be broken up. "We are worried about this combination of the casinos and the traditional banking," said Mr Cable.
