The fifth of November is exactly six months before the referendum on Fairer Votes. The campaign "Yes to Fairer Votes" has launched their website at www.yestofairervotes.org asking people to sign up and support the campaign.
Why the media lets Labour get away with it I really don't understand, and the hypocrisy of the Labour Party supporting NUS leader is astounding. Who introduced tuition fees? Who commissioned Lord Browne and gave him his remit to look at the future funding of higher education? Which Party opposes the abolition of tuition fees and is split over a Graduate Tax? It's Labour, Labour, Labour.
Councillors from Springvale and Blakenhall ward have got together to try and keep part of the buildings on the Parkfield school site when its is vacated by the new Academy as they move to their new site in Bilston. Cllr Richard Whitehouse said, "There is a perfectly good swimming facility here which I am sure the local residents would like to be able to use and other buildings that would be good for community use." Cllr. Malcolm Gwinnett added, "There is also a fairly new Trade Craft building that could but utilised by local youngsters training for a building trade."
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The Springvale Focus Team is now delivering their 205th edition of Focus. The main stories are that the decision on a planning application for a huge banqueting suite on the land to the rear of Hilton Road, bordering Monmore Grange had been deferred. and councillors have started a campaign to keep some of the facilities of the former Parkfield School for community use.
Today I am announcing details of the Green Deal, a new and radical way of making energy efficiency improvements available to all, whether people own or rent their properties. Through the Green Deal everyone will have a chance to save energy, cut their bills and tackle climate change, just as we promised in our manifesto.