Town "is being ruined"
TWO new flat developments are set to spring up in Buckhurst Hill despite opposition from residents and councillors who say developers are ruining the town.
TMD
14 Jun 2006
National News
MP supports moves for new bridge for Grange
Local MP Tim Farron is supporting moves to get a new bridge built to replace the unsafe bridges over the railway line in Grange.
14 Jun 2006
City Centre News : Fraser's June 2006 City Centre & Harbour Community Council Update
Cllr Fraser Macpherson, Liberal Democrat councillor for Tay Bridges Ward, has today (Wednesday 14th June) issued his June 2006 update to the City Centre & Harbour Community Council.
14 Jun 2006
Amnesty confirms that UK colluded in CIA terror flights
Britain is a "partner in crime" with the United States in organising secret flights to move terror suspects around the world and UK ministers have adopted a "see no evil, hear no evil" approach to CIA flights." says Amnesty International . It has called on Britain and all other EU states to stop their airports from being used for the practice. Amnesty has called for a public inquiry into the flights - known as "extraordinary renditions" - because it says domestic and international laws have been broken. Last week at prime minister's questions Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell asked Tony Blair to confirm that the UK had neither given logistical support to the CIA on the flights nor given information to be used in torture. The prime minister said the government had said all it had to say on the issue and repeated the government's insistence that since 1998 it had agreed to two US requests for prisoner flights through the UK, and refused two others.
14 Jun 2006
Liberal Democrats Force Tories to Admit Road Repair Failures
Surrey's Conservative-led County Council were today forced to admit that road repairs in the county were at an unacceptable level.
14 Jun 2006
Lib Dems launch 4Rs commission on primary education
The Liberal Democrats have announced the launch of a '4Rs commission' to encourage innovative thinking on primary education policies. The commission, which will be independent of the parliamentary party will be chaired by Dr Bethan Marshall, senior lecturer in education at King's College London and includes former children's TV presenter Floella Benjamin. The neglect of the '4th R' - articulation, will be among the commission's priority topics. Commenting, Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary, Sarah Teather MP said: "Mountains of tests and targets for reading, writing and arithmetic have led to neglect of vital speaking and listening skills among our youngest children. Language skills are essential if we want pupils to express themselves with confidence and improve their learning and behaviour. But children's speaking and listening skills seem to be deteriorating year on year.
14 Jun 2006