Cash boost for local schools welcome
The money given to schools to help children from poorer backgrounds is set to rise again in Hinckley and Bosworth, local Councillor Michael Mullaney said today.
27 Feb 2014
National News
Mayor Slams Magistrates' Court Downgrade
Mayor Dave Hodgson has slammed the recent decision by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service to take away all criminal cases from Bedford Magistrates' Court, with only family court cases and potentially limited localy authority-related work remaining.
27 Feb 2014
MP congratulates newly elected BID board
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has this afternoon congratulated the newly elected board members of Kendal's Business Improvement District.
27 Feb 2014
MP comments on report into Morecambe Bay Hospital Trust
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has this afternoon commented on a report from Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report into the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust.
27 Feb 2014
27 Feb 2014
Farron: Proposed 3% increase in Minimum Wage is welcome - But we must do more
Yesterday Vince Cable announced to MP's that the Low Pay Commission has recommended a 3% increase in the minimum wage to £6.50 an hour for adults from October. This news has been welcomed by South Lakes MP Tim Farron who has been campaigning for an increase in recent months.
27 Feb 2014