Reading the article by Nick Bishop, who has cerebral palsy, on coping with getting around bars and restaurants, I found myself nodding in agreement (a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jan/10/disability.longtermcare">How am I supposed to get up there?, January 10).
Leading local Lib Dem, Serena Tierney has called for the MSDC Audit Committee to set up an urgent investigation into council finances after an audit report into last year's Big Culture Show revealed catastrophic failure of MSDC's financial management systems.
Chancellor Alistair Darling has outlined plans to convert Northern Rock's £25bn Bank of England loan into bonds before selling them to investors. The bonds would be guaranteed by the government to speed up a private sale of the troubled lender. However, if a sale to a private buyer cannot be agreed, the bank will come under temporary public ownership. This would mean the taxpayer would be exposed to Northern Rock for a much longer period than planned, for five years or longer, analysts said. Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable has also criticised the Conservatives for not making their position clear over the future of the bank.
FIGURES uncovered by the Liberal Democrats show that over the past decade, the number of vehicles on roads in North Yorkshire have increased by 19%. This is the second highest in England and only 1% below Northamptonshire.
Cllr. Hussein Suleman has issued a warning for Stoneygate residents on his website about bogus callers.
On the news of the death of Abdul Latif on January 20th, Council Leader John Shipley said:
