September Focus for Springvale Ward.
The September 2005 Focus for Springvale ward can be found in the Download Area of this site.
1 Sep 2005
News
Liberal Democrat News
Heseltine writes off Tory chances at next election
Conservative dreams of winning the next election are doomed, according to party grandee Michael Heseltine. In an article headed "Heseltine: Tories are set to fail at next election", the London Evening Standard have reported comments by the former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister on Radio 4's Today programme, saying: "Michael Heseltine today wrote off Tory chances of winning the next election. In a devastating intervention, he warned candidates for the party leadership that they were unlikely to become prime minister."
23 Aug 2005
Campaign to oppose Green Corns homes in Springvale
Residents of Woodcross are campaigning hard to stop a Green Corns house opening in their area. Mass meetings have been held and the fledgling Tenants and Residents Association has collected well over a 1000 names on a petition.
23 Aug 2005
GP Appointments should suit patients not targets
The Liberal Democrats said today that GPs should be able to arrange appointments to suit the needs of patients, not government targets. A YouGov poll revealed only 44 per cent of people asked were able to book an appointment with their GP within the 48 hour target.
22 Aug 2005
Smoking Survey Shows Shepway as Kent's Fourth Heaviest Smokers
A new report showing the true extent to which smoking affects the lives of people in the South East has been launched by the South East Public Health Observatory (SEPHO). The report shows the proportion of people that smoke in each Local Authority in the South East and has new figures showing the cost of smoking to business and to the NHS in the region.
22 Aug 2005
New street lights in Springvale
As promised by Cllr Mike Heap earlier this year, new street lights for Pritchett Avenue, Crawford Avenue and Hill Avenue will be installed this October. Cllr Malcolm Gwinnett said, "These lights have been achieved by Mike Heap's persistence with the Highways Department following complaints regarding the poor quality lighting from local residents led by former Tenants and Residents chair, Ray Stanton, after two awful rapes in the vicinity."
22 Aug 2005