Parents in South Lakeland should be allowed to educate their children at home without unnecessary interference from the Government according to local MP Tim Farron, who has criticised the recent Badman review into home education which recommended that all parents should be forced to register children with local councils.
In a shocking move, even as they plan the part closure of Windsor's Fire Station, Conservative members of Berkshire Fire Authority have voted themselves a 337% rise in allowances.
Officials who want to save money by shutting Windsor's fire station at night have voted themselves a massive 400 per cent increase in allowances.
On Armed Forces Day, Chelmsford Lib Dem campaigner Stephen Robinson has paid tribute to our armed personnel but said they need action not just warm words. He said, "Our Army, RAF and Naval personnel deserve our respect but they also deserve the best possible support, service conditions and equipment. This applies in service and after they leave. [more...]
LD Lines ferry service between Dover and Dieppe, introduced in February, is to end. The company said that it had not attracted sufficient traffic to make it commercially viable, and the service will end on Monday.
Incidents of self-harm in women's prisons have nearly doubled since 2003, according to research by the Liberal Democrats.