This afternoon the Department of Work and Pensions announces a significant change on the new Personal Independent Payments following significant Lib Dem pressure. Celia Thomas, the Lib Dem peer who has campaigned tirelessly on the issue, explains why it's a major win.
Over £½ million will help Year 7 pupils who didn't reach the expected level in literacy and maths when they finished primary school in Surrey catch up with their classmates who did.
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the news that a new, independent public body will hold the nation's publicly-owned forests in trust for future generations. Tim was one of the leaders of the campaign to stop the privatisation of the forests. Tim has hailed today announcements as a "package of measures to keep the forests in public hands".
This morning Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has welcomed £243,000 to help Year 7 pupils who didn't reach the expected level in literacy and maths when they finished primary school in Cumbria to catch up with their classmates who did.
Brentwood Council's Managing Director has launched an investigation into last night's Environment Panel which saw the Conservative Chair and councillors storming out of the meeting whilst it was in session.
" I wish all of the UK's Chinese communities, and Chinese communities around the world, a very Happy New Year in 2013. Chinese...