Judges order election re-run in former Labour minister's seat
Two High Court judges have ordered a re-run of this year's General Election campaign in the Greater Manchester constituency of ex-immigration minster Phil Woolas.
5 Nov 2010
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Cable intervenes in proposed BSkyB acquisition
Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable today issued an intervention notice on News Corp's proposal to acquire the BSkyB shares that it does not already own.
6 Nov 2010
Councillors demand more information on Allotment Sites
Lib Dem councillors have asked for more information on new allotment sites to be brought forward for discussion. A meeting of the council's Leisure Committee debated a new agreement for self-managed allotment sites and prompted a discussion on the potential for new sites around the borough.
5 Nov 2010
Cafe for Western Park?
Peter Coley and Stuart Emmerson are seeking Western Park residents views on bringing back a Cafe for Western Park.
5 Nov 2010
Suffolk Outsourcing
I read with interest Richard Driscoll's concerns. (BFP 5/11/10), but he is fundamentally mistaken in his belief that the actions of Suffolk County Council in proposing to outsource services have any support from Liberal Democrats who, with the exception of one Councillor, voted against this proposal. Nor is this outsourcing anything to do with the Coalition Government which has clearly set out to protect vulnerable services. Indeed the Spending Review committed a extra £1 billion towards the local authority budget for Social Care, as well as £1 billion towards the care of the elderly being looked after by the NHS, so there is no need for any changes to Care Homes in Suffolk.
DC
5 Nov 2010
A visit to the fantastic new classrooms at Cauldwell Lower School
This morning I visited Cauldwell Lower School to look round the major extension to the school which opened in September. Head Judith Apps showed me round, and I was very impressed by the extremely high standard of the facilities. The development was part of our major ongoing investment in schools, and it's fantastic to see children in the classrooms at Cauldwell Lower benefiting from the new facilities.
4 Nov 2010