Local MP Tim Farron has called on South Lakeland District Council to look at bringing small plots of disused land back into use as community allotments all over the South Lakes.
South Lakes MP has joined Cumbria County Councillor and Chair of the South Lakes local Committee Geoff Cook to back the 'Go Easy' campaign.
A report published in the middle of August by the Waste Resource Action Programme (WRAP) claims that more than half of all bulky waste items taken to household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) could be re-used.
THE decision to leave Windsor fire station unmanned for four nights last week has been slammed for putting residents at risk - because firefighters were on Olympic Games duty.
It has been announced this afternoon (25th August) that Mouchel Group plc has gone into administration. The assets have been sold by the administrators, KPMG, to a new company, MRBL Ltd, now owned by the lender banks (80%) and management (20%). The banks have had to write off £83 million and the shareholders have lost everything, but at least the 8,000 employees keep their jobs for the moment.
While everyone has their own views and ideas on improvements which are desired or required for Bedford Town Centre, there is one opinion that seems to be shared almost universally. This is of course the view that Bedford bus station has for many years been in sore need of improvement. In fact, this has been recognised for decades, and as Mayor I have been absolutely determined that we make real progress on what has been an unacceptable situation for residents for too long. That's why, in one of my first acts as Mayor, I signed an agreement with Stagecoach which saw an immediate investment of £67,000 in improvements such as a new paint job and CCTV to increase security for bus users. As we all know, however, what we really need is a more fundamental overhaul of the site and the facilities there. That's why I'm delighted that thanks to a lot of hard work and sound financial management at the Council, we have been able to put together a fund of £6.25 million to deliver an improved bus station.