National News

Personal Loan Cold Call Scam

Kent Trading Standards want to warn Kent residents about a scam involving personal loans. A Kent consumer was recently cold called by someone claiming to represent a well known finance company offering a loan of several thousand pounds.

6 Aug 2010
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Campbell calls for Trident review

Following the announcement by George Osborne last week that the Ministry of Defence would shoulder the capital costs of replacing Trident, former Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Menzies Campbell called upon the Government to review the replacement as part of the Strategic Defence Review.

6 Aug 2010
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MEPs axe illegal timber trade

MEPs have taken an axe to the illegal logging trade by banning the sale of illegal timber in Europe and setting up strict penalties for those caught doing so. Illegal logging is estimated to represent 20-40% of global industrial wood production, and contributes heavily to carbon emissions and the destruction of biodiversity.

6 Aug 2010
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Cllr David Kendall

Tories "running scared of open debate"

Lib Dem Leader Cllr David Kendall has slammed the "open surgeries" being operated by Conservative controlled Brentwood Borough Council as a sham because they offer no voice to the opposition on the Council.

5 Aug 2010
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