Plans for a new Local Sustainable Transport Fund have been announced by Lib Dem Local Transport minister Norman Baker. It will challenge local transport authorities outside London to develop packages of measures that support economic growth and reduce carbon in their communities as well as delivering cleaner environments, improved safety and increased levels of physical activity.
Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats have proved they are rising to the challenge of being a party of government, says local Euro MP Liz Lynne after the leader's keynote speech on Monday afternoon.
Councillors Brian Gurden, Kevin Harkess and John Barnes regularly check and take comments from residents in Brighton Grove.
I was greeted with excellent hospitality by Neil and Kate at the Homeground Café in the Old High Street. As we sat and chatted with the managers of the café we began to grasp a better understanding of the changing sense of belonging that the artists, apartment tenants and business owners are beginning to develop.
we were greeted at the Tower Theatre on North Road with a welcome drink which gave the opportunity to meet the other people attending this event. As always, the Nepalese women were dressed in the most beautiful saris. Welcome speeches were made, including one from me, and the background to the plan for a Gurkha Memorial on the Leas was described.
A large international study has revealed several genetic variants which are linked to people with asthma. In all, more than 500,000 tests were performed on the genes of 10,000 children and adults with the condition, and 16,000 non-asthmatics. The Imperial College-led research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, could point to new targets for drugs. Experts said gene testing could not predict who would get the condition.