NEWCASTLE'S STREETS ARE BLOOMIN' MARVELLOUS, SAY JUDGES
Newcastle has won a regional award for its floral displays.
26 Oct 2009
Newcastle has won a regional award for its floral displays.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has met with a group of local firefighters from Cumbria to discuss the government's FireControl Project which plans to close down Cumbria 's fire emergency control room and relocate it to a single centre in Warrington . This would also lead to a reduction of two-thirds of the call centre staff. Tim met with the firefighters at the House of Commons.
More funding is needed to help solve Britain's affordable housing crisis according to Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesperson Tim Farron MP, who was commenting after a report from the Commission for Rural Communities revealed the lack of affordable housing in rural Britain.
Responding to a question from East Grinstead Councillor Jean Glynn, at the South East Liberal Democrat Regional Conference on Saturday, Norman Baker, MP for Lewes, restated Liberal Democrat opposition to any expansion of runway capacity at Gatwick Airport following the change of ownership of the airport.
Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesperson Chris Huhne MP has congratulated Hastings for rejecting the BNP, despite the town being targeted by the Far Right party in recent elections.
A conference in Brussels called by the Swedish EU Presidency to mark EU Anti Trafficking Day must be more than a talking shop, says Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat MEP Liz Lynne.