Rural Poverty - Local solutions to local problems
What can St Edmundsbury do to address the problem of deprivation in the rural areas of St Edmundsbury that have been identified as being particularly acute?
What can St Edmundsbury do to address the problem of deprivation in the rural areas of St Edmundsbury that have been identified as being particularly acute?
The recent report of rural poverty makes grim reading and while some local conservatives have responded by trying to rubbish the messenger anyone who, like me, has knocked on doors in rural areas such as Ampton and Timworth and seen for themselves the problems such as housing conditions, lack of transport, and the isolation of communities will understand that the report underlines a problem that needs to be addressed rather than ignored.
Planned works to improve footpaths near Cheriton Primary School in Church Road Cheriton have been welcomed by Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater.
Shepway Council have announced the programme for free events from the Leas bandstand in Folkestone and Lower Leas Park Ampitheatre for August 2008.
Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater has written to the East Kent Public Rights of Way Office to request that they take action to clear an overgrown footpath. The path which runs from Valebrook Close in Cheriton, Folkestone is now entirely blocked due to being overgrown with plants and weeds.
Dundee LibDems today (Sunday 20th July) welcomed the launch of the party's new "Make it Happen" document, a bold statement of the party's vision and values.