Rossendale and Darwen's Parliamentary candidate Dale Mulgrew has given his backing to the campaign to get Christie Hospital in Manchester its £6.500,000 back. The petition which now has over 6000 signatures and calls for the Financial Services Compensation (FSCS) to reverse its decision to refuse to refund Christie the money lost when Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander (KSF) bank collapsed in Iceland .
As of a week today, the Cabinet at Shepway District Council have made the decision to terminate the lease of the Leas Lift from the Radnor Estate, effectively closing the Lift.
A demonstration against the decision by Conservative Shepway District Council to end the lease on Folkestone's Leas Cliff lift has been called by local campaigners. The demonstration will take place on Friday 27th March at 4pm at the Upper Station of the lift on the Folkestone Leas.
Government and NHS funded free swimming for anyone aged 60 and over or 16 and under starts on 1 April. Shepway Free Splash will offer free swims for both age groups at Hythe Pool or for specially-tailored sessions at Folkestone Sports Centre.
Shepway Council have officially announced that the Conservative run cabinet have decided to terminate their lease on Folkestone's famous Leas Lift.
A senior Liberal Democrat has denounced as "disgraceful" the failure of the Government to support a Lib Dem-proposed Bill to end fuel poverty.
