Lib Dem's Calls for increased security in the Parks
Steel safety rails and monkey bars worth £20,000 were stolen from children's play equipment at Western Park - in the latest in a spate of metal thefts from play areas across the city.
19 Jun 2007
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Local MP elected Vice Chair of parliamentary group to help dementia sufferers
The estimated 1355 people with dementia and the thousands who care for them in Westmorland and Lonsdale have won the support of Tim Farron, the MP for the area and Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia campaigning to make their condition a national priority.
19 Jun 2007
One Cornwall The right choice - MP's
Cornwall's five Liberal Democrat MPs this evening (Tuesday) backed Cornwall County Council's vote to continue with Cornwall's bid to replace both the County and District Councils with a single elected body as "the right choice for Cornwall".
19 Jun 2007
MILE HOUSE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT DIVERSIONS
MILE HOUSE JUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS
18 Jun 2007
New plans to build a million new affordable homes by 2020
Proposals to build one million new socially rented, affordable and low cost homes by 2020 have been unveiled. Lib Dem Leader Menzies Campbell called for a revolution for housing in Britain.
18 Jun 2007
A quarter of NHS Trusts failing to meet hygiene standards
NHS trusts in England are struggling to meet key hygiene standards, according to data submitted to the NHS watchdog. A quarter of the trusts report they are not complying with one of the three core standards relating to the hygiene code. 14% of trusts said they had failed to meet targets on reducing infection, up from 7% last year. In total there are 24 core NHS standards, covering everything from clinical effectiveness to governance. The Healthcare Commission said 40% of trusts were meeting all of these core standards.
18 Jun 2007