Norfolk: Nuclear planning decisions to be taken out of local control
Powers to decide where new nuclear power stations should be built are set to be taken out of the hands of local communities if new government proposals are accepted.
27 Oct 2006
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Bedford Shoppers Flock To Sign Hospital Petition
Christine McHugh was joined by Bedford's Lib Dem MEP, Andrew Duff in Silver Street on Saturday, asking shoppers to sign the petition to "Save Bedford Hospital" from the well publicised cuts.
27 Oct 2006
Campbell sets out agenda for family-friendly policies
In a speech to the National Family and Parenting Institute today, Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Menzies Campbell said policies can only be family friendly when they put support, care and value for individuals at their heart, describing this as the Ethic of Care. He outlined Liberal Democrat policies that put ethic of care into practice by: helping to strengthen family relationships; coping with family breakdown; and raising the standard of childcare.
27 Oct 2006
County Council's £4.2m Road Investment Targeted Away from Bedford
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Councillors are demanding to know why the County Council's much-vaunted extra investment in road improvements is not being used on Bedford's roads.
27 Oct 2006
Lib Dems welcome "stunning" Tory U-turn on roads
Surrey Lib Dems welcomed a stunning U turn by Tory Surrey County Council. Just weeks after making a third of all highways staff redundant the council has admitted, after Lib Dem pressure, that it has to recruit new staff to cope with a horrendous backlog.
27 Oct 2006
WOKING COUNCIL LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREEN FUTURE
Leader of the Executive Cllr Sue Smith, Planning Portfolio Holder Cllr Philip Goldenberg and Environment Portfolio Holder Cllr Ken Howard were joined by Deputy Chief Executive, Douglas Spinks, to send the document on its way for approval by the Government Office Councillors and senior officers from Woking Borough Council gathered in the Chamber last night (26 October 2006) to sign the final draft of Woking's Core Strategy - a key document which sets out plans for the future development of the Borough.
27 Oct 2006