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Granville Parade, Sandgate: Pumping

Over the last few days, Granville Parade in Sandgate has had an endless procession of tankers arriving to "pump out" what I understand to be sewage tanks underneath the promenade.

25 Jun 2012
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From left to right, Ian Stephens (Cumbria Tourism, Chief Executive), Cllr Peter Thornton (Leader, SLDC), John Woodcock MP, Tim Farron MP, Cllr Liz Lewis (Mayor of Grange) & at the front Cllr Frank Cassidy (Barrow councillor)

MP's launch 'Better Connected Cumbria' campaign

South Lakes MP Tim Farron has joined with Barrow and Furness MP John Woodcock to launch 'Cumbria Better Connected', at Grange-over-Sands station last Friday. The campaign has been set up to protect the direct train from Furness and from the Lakes Line to Manchester.

25 Jun 2012
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Improved Economic Indicators for May – Inflation Falls and Retail Sales Rise

Two pieces of good economic news as the UK carries on making slow but steady economic progress. The formation of the Coalition to give our country a stable government has clearly been a significant factor in maintaining confidence in the UK in the international financial markets. It is essential that the interest rate the government has to pay on its continued borrowings are kept low. These figures will make that more likely.

23 Jun 2012
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Danny Alexander

Liberal Democrat Danny Alexander's Address to the GMB Union

Speaking in Brighton on 12th June, 2012, Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander addressed the GMB trade union conference. The speech, his first to a trade union conference, highlighted the historic relationship between Liberals and trade unions and emphasised the common ground between the Liberal Democrats and the union movement.

22 Jun 2012
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