South Lakes MP Tim Farron is calling on the government to save Cumbria's schools from severe cuts by using up-to-date figures to calculate special needs funding budgets for the county.
Peter York, President of Plymouth Liberal Democrats, has won the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Annual Party Conference in Brighton. Peter, who lives in St. Judes, is the first member from the area to be recognised by the awards panel.
On 22 September 2016 a meeting of Warwickshire County Council heard a statement from the Conservative Leader outlining plans to cut a further £67 million from the Council's expenditure over the next three years, threatening up to another 317 jobs. The statement will be followed by consultation with unions, staff and the public, and comes ahead of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement in Westminster on 23 November. Next February the County Council must set its budget for the next three years.
Warwickshire Liberal Democrats voted on 22 September 2016 in support of a county council motion expressing concern that the Government's intention to introduce more Grammar Schools could undermine the quality of the existing schools network and reduce social mobility. Together with Labour and Green members, they defeated the Conservatives by 28 to 25 on a recorded vote.
Richard has lived in Old Basing since moving to Basingstoke in 2010. He is a dentist based at Gwynne Dental in the town...
An application has been submitted by Network Rail to rebuild and extend both platforms. The impetus for this is the introduction of replacement train units on the route. According to NR: