Air Ambulance Hopes For Extended Cover
Local MPs Julia Goldsworthy and Andrew George have met with representatives of Cornwall Air Ambulance to discuss the possibility of extending the service cover beyond the current ten hour shift.
20 Feb 2007
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Pilot Street Lighting Scheme Flawed
Maldon plunges into darkness this week, despite being an untypical district as a pilot for a major county-wide scheme. Conservatives at Essex County Council are behind the pilot, which Liberal Democrats say has been chosen deliberately to produce the least amount of resistance from residents and so give sanction to roll out across the county.
20 Feb 2007
Talking Politics by Councillor Wera Hobhouse
Recycling has got two dimensions: one is environmental, one is financial. Waste that goes to landfill produces a powerful greenhouse gas, methane, which is many times more powerful than CO2. In order to combat global warming we need to dramatically reduce landfill waste and recycle more. The second reason is financial. Central Government is really tightening the screws on council's that don't recycle, over the next few years financial penalties will run into tens of millions of pounds if we don't recycle to reach our government set targets. For many years this Council ran a half hearted and under funded scheme that resulted in RMBC always failing to reach targets.
19 Feb 2007
Laws for animals but not humans!
Lib Dem Transport Spokesperson - Paul Rowen MP joined forces with Rochdale Lib Dem Representative on the GMPTA - Councillor Peter Davison to highlight the congestion on our early morning trains. The pair caught the early morning commuter train from Rochdale to Manchester and were both shocked at the conditions.
19 Feb 2007
High Flying Councillor a step closer to full license!
Kingsway Councillor Mark Birkett is closer to achieving his personal ambition of a full Commercial Pilot's License after completing a 'Night Flying Course" Mark, who spends most of his time on his crusade to clean up Buersil, Newbold and Kingsway has been keeping his high flying ambitions to himself but is aiming to achieve his full commercial pilot's license later this year. The rating he received has moved this ambition on even further and he is delighted with the outcome now being able to fly a single-engine aircraft at night.
19 Feb 2007
WAR - What is it good for?
A version of the classic anti-war song 'WAR - What is it good for?' is to be released by Tony Blair's "re-formed" university band Ugly Rumours. The producers of the record say: "We need your help to embarrass Tony Blair. If Blair is in the charts, the media will have to report the success of "his" anti-war hit. To have a top 20 hit in the UK you need only approximately 5000 sales. The track costs £1.50 and we will donate all profits to Stop the War Coalition."
19 Feb 2007