Last minute papers tabled at the Cabinet meeting of the Conservative administration running Surrey County Council has revealed an underspend of £22.5m on the capital budget, plus a further underspend of £38.2m on its revenue budget for 2010/11, in the year ending 31 March 2011.
Former SNP councillor for Pitkerro and leading child protection campaigner Allan Petrie was today formally adopted as the Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Dundee City East.
Despite strong representations from Wiltshire Council and an expression of concern from the Highways Agency it now seems likely that Bath & NE Somerset council will press ahead with their plans to put an experimental weight limit on Cleveland Bridge on the A36, forcing HGVs to find alternative routes. Despite previous understandings BaNES are also refusing to help with monitoring traffic flows in Wiltshire. However Wiltshire's transport supremo Dick Tonge has agreed to install traffic counters on routes which are vulnerable to increased freight traffic, including the B3105 through Staverton, at Wiltshire Council's expense.
Bedford Borough Council has announced it will step in to continue two rural bus services.
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has welcomed yesterday's government announcement on the replacement Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) policy, which was shaped by South Lakeland students at Tim's recent Youth Forum.
Following the announcement of an additional £6.2million from the Government to fix the potholes in Cumbria's roads Liberal Democrat MP, Tim Farron, has pledged to get involved and physically help the highways authorities to make the repairs, but only if the Conservative Cumbria County Council ensure that the South Lakes gets its fair share of the investment.