Figures issued last week by union GMB show that Scarborough has the 3rd lowest rate of recycling in the region. We are currently and embarrassing 19th out of 21 authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber.
The Primary Care Trust responsible for hospitals ,GPs and Dentists in Scarborough and Whitby is in crisis. For some time now local people have powerlessly watched their health services decline.
Hundreds of residents in Chelmsford have been disappointed by Royal Mail failing to deliver a new Post Box. 150 residents of the Chignal Road area signed a petition to have an extra box placed on Chignal Road at the Kennet Way bus stop. But Royal Mail have said it would not be cost effective or viable to provide a box at this place.
Despite overwhelming public objection, Conservatives at Essex County Council have voted to reduce mobile library services across the county; a recent public consultation showed that 80% of respondents wanted the service to continue as it is. Now, mobile libraries will only call once a fortnight instead of the weekly service currently offered and any stops less than two miles from a static library are under serious threat.
Chelmsford's Lib Dem MEP Andrew Duff has been elected Leader of the British Liberal Democrat Members of the European Parliament. Andrew takes over from Diana Wallis who has been elected as a Vice-President of the European Parliament.
Dundee East Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesperson Dr Clive Sneddon today (Tuesday 23rd January) invited Dundonians to support the Liberal Democrat campaign "We can cut crime" by signing the on-line petition at www.wecancutcrime.com, or by letting him and Dundee Liberal Democrats know their ideas for cutting local crime at cut.crime@dundeelibdems.org.uk.