Retired Gurkhas have been protesting outside parliament against the government's refusal to allow them the right to live in the UK. They have been joined by long term Gurkha campaigner Peter Carroll and actress Joanna Lumley, whose father served with the Gurkhas.
Newcastle Liberal Democrat leader John Shipley has criticised the Labour Government for failing the North East.
A man was arrested in Hawkinge, near Folkestone, by Kent Police under the Terrorism Act 2000, and is being held on suspicion of being engaged in the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism.
Rochdale Council's cabinet last night (15 September 2008) approved arrangements for a referendum on Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) proposals.
The importance of public transport systems has hit the headlines at a number of Fringe Events at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference in Bournemouth. The extension of Metrolink, better value for money from our buses, tram trains and the campaign to attract money into Greater Manchester as part of the Transport Innovation Fund Bid were all raised by delegates at meetings of the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority and the All-Party Group on Light Rail.
The big news this week both nationally and internationally has been the failure of another large American bank and the effect that has had on the financial markets. It affects all of us not just because of the job losses but the knock on in terms of getting mortgages and people's pension schemes. Many pension funds here and elsewhere invest in these banks. Vince Cable MP, our Treasury Spokesperson, has been warning for years that the credit bubble cannot last and will ultimately come to grief - how right he has been proved!
