Labour hypocrisy on bankers’ bonuses – Burt
Commenting on yesterday's opposition debate, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Committee on Business,...
8 Feb 2012
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MP welcomes news that Hawkshead Post Office is to open its doors tomorrow
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has said he is 'over the moon' at news that Hawkshead Post Office will re-open its doors tomorrow.
8 Feb 2012
'Private Eye' names names in pay-off scandal
In a continuation of its campaign against corruption at Kennet District Council the magazine's 'Rotten Boroughs' column has exposed what it calls "ham-fisted attempts to protect the names of senior officers who pocketed thousands in a secret pay deal." Wiltshire Council has tried desperately to keep a cloak of secrecy over the dodgy deals, however the Eye has used the Freedom of Information act to get at the truth. "Although public money was involved", it says, "Tory Wiltshire Council ... refused to name names following a FoI request, citing the data protection act."
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8 Feb 2012
Free insulation for homes in Blackburn with Darwen
Free insulation for homes in Blackburn with Darwen
7 Feb 2012
Council fail to spend £0.5 million on road repairs
Labour run Blackburn with Darwen Council have been condemned for failing to spend £500,000 on much needed road repairs. Lib Dem Leader Cllr. David Foster said, "The Labour Leader announced in a blaze of publicity last July that they were going to spend an extra £1 million on repaiting potholes. Now we find that they have not been able to spend all of this money. In fact they have only spent half of it. There are roads in every part of our borough that are in desparate need of repair but this council has not been able to do them. They complain of budget cuts but when they have the money they are not competent enough to spend it."
7 Feb 2012
Farron raises concerns over drop in number of people signing up to the organ donor register
Figures obtained by South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, have shown that the number of people signing up to the organ donor register in Cumbria has dropped by more than 10% in 2011.
7 Feb 2012
