Police numbers fall
The number of police officers in England and Wales has fallen for the first time since March 2000, the Home Office revealed. The total dropped by 173 from the end of March last year to 141,873 at the end of September.
30 Jan 2007
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Cut in numbers of police officers sign of things to come - Clegg
Commenting on the news that the number of police officers in England and Wales has fallen for the first time since March 2000, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Nick Clegg MP said:
30 Jan 2007
Health Review a Step Forward Say Cornish MPs
Cornwall's Liberal Democrat MPs have welcomed the publication of the Strategic Review of Health Provision for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly as a "step forward" for the NHS in the county. The report, which recognises many of the concerns raised by MPs and the Cornish public over recent months, commits the Primary Care Trust to tackling health inequalities in the County and also proposes to put a new focus on providing healthcare closer to home.
30 Jan 2007
Winter Fuel Payment Motion
Spinney Hill Lib Dem Councillor, Mussa Saleh, placed a motion forward at the last full council meeting to ask the authority is to write to Tony Blair asking for the benefit of winter fuel payments to be increased.
30 Jan 2007
Holocaust Memorial Day Also Commemorated At Chesterfield Museum
Also locally our Borough Council marked the UK's seventh annual Holocaust Memorial Day on Saturday, January 27 when the Mayor of Chesterfield signed a Book of Commitment.
30 Jan 2007
Digital Switchover Help Scheme Extended By Local Mp
During the Third Reading Debate of the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill yesterday in the House of Commons, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield argued for the addition of local authority information in the identification of people who should benefit from the Digital Switchover Help Scheme. Paul Holmes said:
30 Jan 2007