Digital radio switchover - Farron presses for fair deal for rural areas
Local MP Tim Farron has pressed the government to make sure that rural areas like South Lakeland do not suffer when the radio analogue signal is turned off in 2015.
28 Sep 2009
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Paul Rowen's Letter from Parliament
We are in the middle of the party conference season. Last week I was at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Bournemouth, this week Labour is in Brighton and next week the Conservatives are in Manchester. For the national media and those in the Westminster "Village" these events are the meat and drink of political reporting. Every slight slip of the tongue becomes an attempted coup and every frown a snub.
28 Sep 2009
Pressure pays off as Government to end 'rain tax storm'
The Government has announced that it will now intervene after local community groups, churches and Rochdale MP Paul Rowen had campaigned against the so-called 'rain tax' which saw water bills rise as much as 1400%.
28 Sep 2009
GRANGE SCHOOL WINS GREEN AWARD
Local MP Tim Farron presented Grange Primary School with a prestigious award last week. Grange Primary School has successfully won 'Green Flag' status as part of the national schools 'eco awards'.
28 Sep 2009
£50,000 Council bill for pavement trip compensation
Latest figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats show that Bedford Borough Council paid out nearly £50,000 in three years in compensation to people who tripped on pavements. The large figure represents only a fraction of the overall compensation bill for local taxpayers, as it does not include payments made by the former County Council. The County Council was responsible for maintaining most heavily-used pavements, and the Borough Council's bill could rocket after it took on responsibility for these in April this year. County councils and unitary authorities have paid out an average of nearly £1m each in compensation for pavement trips in the last five years.
27 Sep 2009
Eastleigh backs the Rose Bowl
Ambitious plans at the Rose Bowl have won the backing of Eastleigh Borough Council. The plans for a hotel, golf course and bigger stands will create 200 jobs, pump £20,000,000 into the local economy every year and bring Test Cricket to our Borough.
27 Sep 2009