August Focus for Park Ward
Park Ward Focus Team has started to deliver the August edition of Focus. A PDF version can be found in the Download area of this site - go to Download/Park/2007.
1 Aug 2007
News
Liberal Democrat News
Doorstep recycling to expand
Local Lib Dem councillor Ann Haigh has welcomed the council's introduction of an increased range of plastics for recycling.
2 Aug 2007
Buses: success at last
The new 541 bus service now travels along Ivy Chimneys and Centre Drive to St Margaret's Hospital. Residents need no longer change buses in the High Street or take a taxi. Also, the H1 bus now travels from Epping Station to St Margaret's Hospital and on to Princess Alexandra Hospital.
31 Jul 2007
Liberal Democrats reveals £9million extra cells bill
A parliamentary answer given to Liberal Democrat MP David Heath has revealed that the National Offender Management Service has set aside £9million for the use of police and court cells for prisoners in 2007-08, because of overcrowding in prisons. Today it was revealed that an acute shortage of judges is causing long delays in bringing criminal trials to court, putting even more pressure on overcrowded prisons and delaying justice for victims of crime.
2 Aug 2007
8 million Iraqis need urgent aid
According to a report by Oxfam and the NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq, one third of the Iraqi population needs emergency aid because of the humanitarian crisis caused by war and ongoing violence. The report disclosed that around 8 million Iraqis are in urgent need of water, sanitation, food and shelter. It also warned of a humanitarian crisis that had escalated since the 2003 invasion.
1 Aug 2007
Joint Committee on Human Rights opposes terror detention plans
The parliamentary joint committee on human rights has found that there is not enough evidence to support extending the 28-day limit on holding terrorism suspects before charge. Any extension should be based on clear evidence, not the idea that a need "may arise at some time in the future", said the committee of MPs and peers. It also recommended the production of an annual report on police use of the power to detain without charge beyond 14 days, and a parliamentary-approved upper limit on pre-charge detention.
31 Jul 2007