CHESTERFIELD MP PAUL HOLMES ADOPTS A HUMPBACK WHALE UNDER THREAT FROM JAPANESE HARPOONS
Chesterfield MP Paul Holmes has adopted a humpback whale to show his opposition to Japanese whaling.
4 Dec 2007
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LIB DEM SECURITY FEARS FOR NEW CHILDREN'S DATABASE
Liberal Democrats fear that confidential details of every child in Essex to be held on a council database, will not be secure enough in the light of the government's recent loss of 25m pieces of personal information. Councillors at Essex County Council today (4 December) have now agreed to undertake regular reviews of the system.
4 Dec 2007
MP challenges Council to free school from threat of closure
Local MP, Tim Farron has written to North Yorkshire County Council challenging them to take account of new guidelines which make their proposal to close Baliol School even more ridiculous. The school, which is for children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties provides a vital service for children and their families and is an important and integral part of the local community in Sedbergh. The school is owned by North Yorkshire County Council but also serves many children from across Cumbria.
3 Dec 2007
Council's Sustrans scheme gets parliamentary backing
Local MP Tim Farron has tabled a parliamentary motion promoting the Sustrans Connect2 scheme which will see the creation of 79 new cycle and foot paths up and down the county. The motion also congratulates Cumbria County Council for participating in the scheme. In Cumbria, areas such as Coniston are set to benefit hugely from the new links that the scheme will create for cyclists and the benefit this will bring in terms of tourism and the environment.
3 Dec 2007
Government must end crazy ID cards plan now, say Devizes Liberal Democrats
The Government's data disaster over child benefit records shows why plans for Identity Cards must be scrapped, say Devizes Liberal Democrats.
3 Dec 2007
Taxpayers cannot continue to dole out money to Northern Rock says Cable
Northern Rock may have borrowed as much as £29 billion from the Bank of England since its crisis began, after a jump in loans last week, according to Bank of England data. Northern Rock is likely to have borrowed 2.7 billion pounds last week, up from an estimated 1.1 billion pounds in the previous week, the latest Bank of England balance sheet data showed on Thursday. That would be the biggest weekly loan for five weeks.
4 Dec 2007