South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the announcement that the 44 bus route through Hallgarth is no longer under threat of closure. Tim thanked the local campaigners, Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches and Councillor John McCreesh for their work in saving the route.
India's Supreme Court today ruled to re-criminalise same-sex intercourse. This major human rights setback means citizens in the 1.2 billion-strong nation can again be arrested and prosecuted on the basis of consensual same-sex activity.
As British households prepare to face a cold winter, new research has revealed that 2,000 households in Westmorland and Lonsdale are eligible for assistance from their energy supplier with heating their homes. The findings from Home Heat Helpline show that a total of 3.6 million households across Great Britain qualify for help.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron won further reassurance from electricity bosses about street lighting. This is the latest step in Tim's campaign to save street lighting in the South Lakes.
A Bedford man has been ordered to pay more than £300 after he was seen repeatedly breaching a Dog Control Order in Bedford Town Centre.
At the end of last month Liberal Democrat County Councillors forced the Conservative administration of Hertfordshire County Council to accept that after one full year of operation "the new and revised highways term contracts as well as the Call Centre are not fully functioning and are not working to best effect for the residents of Hertfordshire and there are still a number of important issues that require resolving".