At tonight's West End Community Council meeting, there was a very interesting presentation from Alistair Macleod of Solar Cities Scotland about their Community Carbon Exchange (CCX) project that has already run successfully in the Coldside and Maryfield areas. It is hoped that, subject to funding, this project can be rolled out to the West End and Whitfield later this year. The CCX works with groups, businesses, universities and schools on simple, carbon-reducing actions. It develops a plan of achievable actions and helps local people and groups monitor and record their successes. The CCX project is all about working with people ...
As a Liberal Democrat, I was delighted to read this piece in Tuesday's Telegraph by Business Secretary Vince Cable: Great liberal sense, not widely discussed in the media because it is not a gaffe, not about personalities and not about perceived splits in the Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition. I became politically active because I wanted Lib Dems to enter national government and do the sort of things that Vince Cable talks about in this article. For me, that is primarily what politics is all about: the party governing the country so as to improve people's lives. It is possible, colleagues, ...
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That is, the 50 seat bonus which goes to the largest party after an election. "Enforced proportional representation" they call it. But it has left Greece in a crazy situation. OK, this is me talking from an armchair in Berkshire based on nil knowledge of Greece. Sorry. On Sunday, 49% of Greek voters voted for anti-austerity parties. Only 32% voted for pro-austerity parties. So it's insane that the two main pro-austerity parties were left two seats away from a parliamentary majority, due to the 50 seat bonus. Take away the 50 seat bonus and reduce the parliament to 250 seats ...
Tue 8th
21:50
Is this the day the Coalition admitted reality and buried its claim to be a radical government?
One of the iconic images of the early days of the Coalition — in the midst of the summer haze of the leggeron rose garden bromance — was The Economist's front cover depicting the Prime Minister as a punk, representing the Coalition's self-appointed claim to be one of the most radical governments in history. Economically (a cuts agenda intended to rebalance the economy between the private/public sectors), socially (from free schools to gay marriage) and politically (police commissioners to Lords reform) — this 'liberal conservative government' was supposed to be a potent admixture of far-reaching reform. The end of the ...
Tue 8th
21:23
If you like Space and time lapse videos of the wonders of space watch this - The Jupiter and Venus s...
I must say this is one of the most beautiful videos I have ever seen. I'll let Phil introduce and set up the video in his own words: In early 2012 I spent nine weeks based in Canada's Yukon Territory on the biggest astronomy and photography adventure I've ever tackled. The primary reason for going all the way up to the Yukon was of course to photograph the northern lights. But the conjunction between Venus and Jupiter in February/March provided a nice sideshow. So consider this a teaser video before I can produce something more from the three and half ...
It must be unprecedented for MPs and supporters of a party in government to produce their own version of the Queen's Speech in anticipation of the real thing, but that is exactly what Tim Montgomerie and Conservative Home have done - with the acknowledged help of David Davis and John Redwood. Some would see this as undermining David Cameron's Conservative-led government, but Tim has argued that it could strengthen Cameron's hand in coalition negotiations and prepare a programme for the next manifesto and subsequent majority government. In case, you are not familiar with Conservative Home, it claims to represent the ...
Senior backbencher Julian Brazier said: "We have caused disproportionate turbulence with a couple of policies like Lords reform and gay marriage that we are not committed to under the coalition agreement." A quote from the evening standard, which is also available else where, now originally I had intended to do an obscure Tory duffer type posting, prompted as I was by firstly seeing a rare if not unique appearance of Julian Brazier, on BBC news channel yesterday as well as a posting on promote Thanet blog. Further motivated having typed out a comment which either I managed not to submit ...
I took part in a 5-minute discussion on BBC Radio Scotland this morning with the Telegraph's deputy political editor James Kirkup on the current state of the Lib Dem / Conservative Coalition government. Here's what we had to say: [IMG: Listen to 2012-05-08 200306] (Available for next 7 days here on iPlayer from 2:09.) Posts Related to State of the Coalition: What I said on BBC Radio Scotland this morningWhat I told BBC Radio 5′s Nicky Campbell about Simon Hughes's call for Jeremy Hunt to face inquiryAs I blogged this morning Simon Hughes last night became the first senior Lib ...
The Wikio blog rankings are showing that the numbers of readers are growing (or something). Thank you, whoever you are! For some reason Wikio can't or won't list this as a political blog: a pity as it's been calculated I may be troubling the outer reaches of its top 100. I've emailed them but to no avail; any ideas are welcome! (Someone used to compile a ranking of Reading-based blogs: this seems to have stopped but it would be interesting to see one.) socialise this: [IMG: add 'Wikio: a tech question' a Del.icio.us] [IMG: add 'Wikio: a tech question' a ...
My recent explorations of Leicester's London Road have been guided by Helen Boynton and Derek Seaton's book From Tollgate to Tramshed The tollgate used to stand at the start of London Road, near Victoria Park. And this is the tramshed. It stands fractionally outside the city boundary by the roundabout near Leicester racecourse. Leicester's tram system closed in 1949. This tramshed has had various uses since: the most notable as a transport museum in the 1960s.
Shortly after the formation of the Coalition Government, PCS reps across the country worked with local Trade Councils and other unions to set up campaigning organisations such as Cambridgeshire Against The Cuts. The aim is to campaign against cuts in vital services both locally and nationally such as supporting the Judicial Review into the stopping of bus subsidies locally and the March for the Alternative. Supporting this, the PCS produced a booklet. There is an Alternative. As far as I can tell, the only cuts they are in favour of, is that of Trident, government consultants and withdrawal from Afghanistan. ...
I got an email today which helps put things in perspective When we are the party of government we inevitably experience difficulties at the local elections. After all we lost "The keys of the Town Hall " here in Southport in1907, just twenty two months after our greatest electoral triumph I would point out that back them what I -at the risk of sounding like a Serbian Nationalist -like to call Greater Birkdale* was not part of Southport. Nevertheless this does not alter the truth of the observation and is certainly as good a line as Ed Davy's assertion that ...
Tue 8th
19:25
On the election of President Hollande, I refer you to the answer I gave some months ago...
France's Fifth Republic has a new president, Francois Hollande. I shed few tears for the man he replaces, Nikolas Sarkozy — while his economic policies were preferable his grubbing for National Front votes (and not just in the last fortnight) saw him descend to the same sectarian level as George Galloway from the opposite political extreme. Combined, though, with the recent fall of the Netherlands government, and the Greek voters' rejection of any form of workable mainstream coalition (or so it seems) — and indeed the poor turnouts in the UK's and Italy's local elections last week — and it's ...
This morning, at the ripe old age of fifteen and a quarter, Maddie, my parents' Yorkshire Terrier, passed away. She came in to our lives, along with her sister Mitzi, at the age of 20 months in 1998. To be honest, Mitzi, who died a year, a month and a day ago, was a bit of a diva. The sort of diva who inspired passionate and loyal devotion in all who knew her, but she ruled the roost. Of that there was no doubt. Ever. Maddie was sweet natured, patient and loving. A real ray of sunshine. I have in ...
Tue 8th
18:55David Heath MP writes... Freedom of Information and the NHS risk register - we should publish as muc...
It was 12 years ago that I sat on my very first House of Commons bill committee, and a pretty important bill it was too. We were considering what was to become the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and I was helping Bob McLennan try to stiffen up what was in danger of becoming, in the hands of the last government, an increasingly flaccid piece of legislation. After decades of campaigning, the 2000 Act was certainly a longtime in coming for Liberal Democrats. It was Clement Freud who first introduced a Private Members Bill in 1978 that attracted considerable support, ...
Could the boundary changes (including Devonwall) be delayed until after the next election? That's one fascinating idea being mooted within the coalition according to Channel 4 News' Gary Gibbon. He suggests that the right wingers are causing such a fuss within the Conservative Party that the coalition's pledge to introduce Lords reform this term might have to be put on the back burner. But this would be a problem for the Lib Dems who would rightly point to the fact that Lords reform was in both party manifestos and in the coalition agreement. So the Lib Dems would need a ...
Nick Clegg and David Cameron's relaunch in a tractor factory clearly wasn't designed to get the hard left on board. Instead it looked like they had been learning their lines from Frank Bruno, or a particularly out of his depth football caretaker manager. "I know results have gone against us in the last few weeks, but the lads have promised to give it 110% til the end of the season." What with Nick Clegg's dodgy estuary English accent and the pledges to 'redouble our efforts' (despite a few weeks ago saying they were doing all they can already), it may ...
Finally an answer to my prayers: a printer that prints about the right size to slip notes and reminders into my paper diary/notebooks. Let's hope that it won't be too long before I can have one in reality. Filed under: Media, news, Technology
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One of the things about having a lot of local elections taking place at the same time is that it's possible for a lot of rare situations to arise, just by the pure chance of probabilities. And sometimes, if you're very lucky, two or more of them will crash into each other and create a very interesting situation. Which is what's happened in Gwynedd after the recent set of local elections. It all started with a political curiosity back in April, when it was announced that no candidate had stood for election in the Bryncrug ward. It was an odd ...
1. This week is the vote in Environment Committee on Chris's Opinion on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. With over 500 amendments tabled to his Opinion – which consisted of 105 itself! – there has been a lot ... Continue reading →
The Coalition, using the excuse that civil servants may feel disadvantaged in setting out possible scenarios for future proposals if the register was released. More a case here that the government don't wish us to know the truth. So the coalition takes the Jessep defence, "The Truth? You can't handle the truth" What are they afraid of? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17989929
[Originally posted on LSE British Politics and Policy, 08/05/12] Bristol is unique. Those of us who live here are, of course, already aware of this. But the city's less conventional approach to life attracted broader attention when it alone voted yes in last Thursday's Mayoral referendum. Stuart Wilks-Heeg provides an overview of the outcome of this process. In short, it represents a major blow to David Cameron's aspirations for a new era of dynamic city leadership. I want to reflect more specifically upon the Bristol result. Why did the city buck the trend? Clearly, what I have to say is ...
Dacorum Borough Council is giving away free compost for residents to use on their gardens. Dacorum residents can pick up high quality compost, made from the contents of the borough's green wheeled bins, by bringing their own bags (maximum of four bags per household) to: Cupid Green Depot, Redbourn Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BA, on Sunday 13 May, between 10.00am and 3pm. As the compost will be given away on a 'first come, first served' basis residents are advised to arrive early to avoid disappointment. Dacorum residents recycle around 15,000 tonnes of food waste, cardboard and garden waste in their ...
A couple of weeks ago I was delighted to join a group of Chorlton Children and Parents to proudly open their new school garden which they hope will be a fun place for pupils at St John's RC Primary School to learn all about growing plants and vegetables. St John's School offered the group a disused plot of land behind the school to begin their new Gardening Club Project. Thanks to a Council Cash Grant the Group were able to build a contemporary garden including raised planters with a built in bench and a shaded area with a pergola and ...
Below are recently submitted Planning Applications in the Chorlton area. You can find out more information about any of the proposals on the City Council's Planning Portal at http://tinyurl.com/yv6lex or by contacting the South Area Planning Group Manager - Roger Hall; Tel: (0161) 234 4536; email: r.hall@manchester.gov.uk . You can also make a Planning representation (in support or opposition) to Mr Hall or the designated planning officer for each application. Please feel free to contact me on (07947383740; cllr.v.chamberlain@manchester.gov.uk) if you wish to discuss any application and please also send me a copy of any representation you make. 099186/NMC/2012/S1 72 ...
When in May 2010, as an officer at Winchester Student Union I organised a debate for all of the candidates standing to be elected as MP for Winchester and Chandlers Ford, I was somewhat optimistic about the future. At the end of the debate, I spoke the conservative candidate, Steve Brine, and told him one of my biggest pressing concerns with The Conservative Party. I.e. there awful stance in gay rights. Made worse by 3 stories that cropped up during the general election. Steve took me to one side and quietly said " don't worry Andrew I'm a modern conservative, ...
The fallout from the local government elections continues in today's media, perhaps magnified by the fact that the government is made up of two parties not just the one. The Independent says that whilst Nick Clegg and David Cameron are seeking to relaunch the coalition (or not depending who you talk to), noises off in both parties continue to seek to attach blame. The paper says that Simon Hughes, the Liberal Democrats' deputy leader, yesterday accused Conservative MPs who oppose the Coalition of believing they were "born to rule". He was responding to those MPs who have demanded a traditional ...
As a result of last week local elections, there has been lots of talk within the party and outside the party as to the future of Nick Clegg as Leader of the Liberal Democrats. I'll outline the reasons to Stay and to Go then point out what Nick or any replacement would have to do ...
Over the Bank Holiday I was working on another draft of my forthcoming book on campaigning (written with Ed Maxfield). Looking for an apposite quote for one chapter I dug out Fighting for Liberalism from c.1960. The foreword by Frank Byers starts: The Liberal Party fights on – and fights harder. On this we are all agreed. We believe that our country needs Liberalism more than ever and we believe it is our duty to seize every opportunity to put forward the Liberal solutions to the difficult problems of the day. But we all realise that in taking up the ...
In a period of financial austerity, Labour-controlled Neath Port Talbot county gives a 25% discount on their council tax to second home owners in the county borough. Neighbouring authorities Carmarthenshire, Bridgend and Swansea charge the full rate. At the same time the council has imposed charges on its citizens' enjoyment. For instance, it now costs £1 per car to enter the Gnoll Country Park. On top of this, they are taxing Skewen's annual Family Funday from 2013 onwards by insisting on street trading or street collection licence payments for each of the stalls, which have been free before. The future ...
Action has now been taken by Peterborough City Council, following calls from local LIB DEM ward councillor, Darren Fower, who was one of the first on site and reported it to the officers at the Town Hall. Officers at the Town Hall told Cllr Fower, "..contractors were instructed to attend site........ They successfully found the blockage and removed it. The subway is now pumping down but will take a little while to clear due to the amount of water and rubbish that has collected." Commenting, Darren added: "I'm glad that action has been taken to ensure that this particular flooding ...
"Sir, A low turnout is the sign of a democracy in good health. The person who decides not to vote - for whatever reason - is acknowledging that he or she is not qualified to express an opinion, or is ambivalent. That is entirely responsible and is to be encouraged, not criticised. It leaves the election to be determined by those who are much more likely to have weighed the issues and reached a reasoned conclusion. Matthew McCloy, Swerford, Oxon." This letter, which might or might not have been intended (at least in part) ironically, says what a naughty part ...
For many months Londoners, who lets not forget are each paying £240 towards the Olympics being held in London, have been inundated with communications to minimise travel. That banned night time deliveries will potentially be allowed. That Zil lanes will be created to whisk non athletes Olympic hangers on with snouts in the 5* trough around London at break neck speeds. Olympic ticketing shambles where applicants appear to have feast or famine with tickets. Sponsorship from companies with no London or UK connection – just dull global brands. Twenty days ago at the 100days to go mark someone in the ...
Local military historian Bob Jackson will give an insightful talk into the history of the Cheadle soldiers who fought at the Somme at the Cheadle Civic Society's annual general meeting on Wednesday 9th of May. Bob was a founding member of the Lancashire and Cheshire branch of the Western Front Association and has been visiting and researching the battlegrounds of the Somme for more than 40 years. He has accumulated an extraordinary history of the tragic events from this depressing era and will also be displaying a selection of revealing photographs and other artefacts in what should be a very ...
Every year, Sainsbury's runs a Charity of the Year contest. I shall be giving my vote to the Cambridge City Foodbank - which collects donations from shoppers at Sainsbury's in Coldhams Lane, Cambridge. They also collect at Waitrose and Asda , but I believe Sainsbury's was the first Cambridge supermarket to welcome Foodbank into their foyer - at least, that's what they said when I did a session last year. Cambridge City Foodbank would really appreciate your visiting Sainsbury's and voting for them as Charity of the Year. This will strengthen their position and their chances of being able to ...
Here are the Liberal Democrat entries in the top 100 political blogs as ranked by EBuzzing (Wikio as was). 1 (8) Liberal Democrat Voice Up 2 2 (13) Mark Pack Up 6 3 (44) Caron's Musings Down 10 4 (48) Lynne Featherstone NEW 5 (57) Stephen Tall Up 16 6 (59) Liberal England Down 4 7 (64) Nick Thornsby Up 22 8 (67) Mark Thompson Down 13 9 (74) Jennie Rigg NEW 10 (75) George Potter Down 4 11 (77) Paul Walter Down 8 12 (80) Jack of Kent Down 17 13 (81) Liberal Vision Down 17 14 (95) Andrew ...
It seems that ordinary Cornwall Council members are being ignored once again as the leadership bunker avoids any attempt at consultation over a significant issue of concern to lots of residents. The issue this time is council housing and the Government's proposed new 'right to buy' legislation. There are some pretty strong views both for an against this proposal - as demonstrated by my debate with Sarah Newton MP on the local Daily Politics show a couple of weeks ago. But all these were ignored as the council chose to send in a technocratic response and merely copied it to ...
ConservativeHome is busy putting out its own version of the Queen's Speech. The point of the exercise is to map out what the Conservatives' legislative agenda might have looked like had they won a majority in 2010. The leading liberal think=tank CentreForum has done something similar. Last week, we came up with nine measures that we would like to see enacted by a big 'l' liberal government. I have listed them below, and placed in brackets the government department that each of them would fall under. With the exception of Lords reform, we don't expect to hear any of these ...
It is just a few days now until the Longford Park Centenary weekend commences and you can now see the full programme of events at http://lp100.org.uk/. The Longford Park Centenary Weekend will be a family friendly event that attempts to offer something to everyone in the community. As well as music, dance and theatre there will be lots of sports and recreational activities to enjoy for the whole family. It is also worth mentioning that an exhibition at the Longfords Suite will explore the rich history of Longford Park and that over 40 stall holders and 13 Caterers are ...
Launceston's new loyalty card launches on Friday and the list of opening offers from shops and businesses in town have been announced. You can find the whole list here, but it includes many money off options which will save you money if you do your shopping in the town. Many thanks to all the businesses who have signed up so far - there are more on the way. The offers themselves will change roughly every month - although some of the most popular ones will stay the same. Joining the scheme is totally free and couldn't be easier. Cards will ...
Clive and Ros Baker have emailed me to let me know that The Old Penny Arcade on Southport Pier will be featured at some length on a new BBC2 series, Antiques Uncovered, at 8pm tomorrow, Wednesday 9th May. This prime time nationwide publicity will continue to bring more happy visitors to Southport Pier and the classic resort of Southport. Along with the British Lawnmower Museum this is one of our more interesting tourist attraction.
Time to create your masterpiece... Calling all budding young painters, potters, sculptors, aerosol artists, photographers, illustrators and installation artists - Avon and Somerset Police are hosting the West Country's answer to The Turner Prize! Clean Slate is an Art Competition open to young people aged 13 - 19 who live, work or are educated in the Avon and Somerset force area. There are three categories - 2D, 3D and Digitally Generated Art, each split into two age brackets, 13 to 15 and 16 to 19. With exhibition opportunities and celebrity guests the competition is a must for any emerging talents. ...
I hate wasting time talking about lords reform, but sometimes someone writes something so wrong, so stupid, so inherently bad, that I feel I must respond. This time it's David Davis? A man I don't have a lot of quarrel with, he is a strong civil libertarian, and so generally we agree. However, in his latest telegraph article, slamming lords reform, he as used civil liberties as a way of scaring people into his point of view, something he has long complained about others doing, below I fisk the article There are parts of the British establishment that work ...
The frequent fliers who flew too much Lots of interesting lessons about economics here! (tags: economics ) BBC - Shakespeares Restless World How did I not know about this? (tags: shakespeare ) Georgian authorities pour cold water on opposition protest Amnesty brief report and statement on harassment of activists. (tags: georgia ) Dinosaur gases 'warmed the Earth' Farts and climate change. (tags: dinosaurs climatechange )
Welcome to the latest in our occasional series highlighting interesting findings from academic research. Today – how intention to move home influences turnout in Britain. The finding is from "Geographic Mobility, Social Connections and Voter Turnout" by Keith Dowding, Peter John and Daniel Rubenson (Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, Vol. 22 No.2, May 2012): We have shown that the intention to move [home] will reduce the probability that someone will vote, suggesting that people take into account the benefits consequent upon their vote when deciding whether to cast a ballot. Those intending to move are less likely to ...
I have received notification that an application has been received by the City Council for a New Premises Licence for premises at Rileys, 302B Barlow Moor Road, Manchester, M21 8AY. A summary of the application is as follows: The application is for a Bingo Premises Licence, to authorise the premises to be used for the provision of facilities for the playing of bingo. In accordance with regulations under the Gambling Act 2005. If you have any comments, you can make these directly to The Licensing Unit (e-mail: premises.licensing@manchester.gov.uk) or write to: The Licensing Unit, Regulatory & Enforcement Services, Premises Team, ...
In Victorian times Southport used to advertise trips to the town under the marketing slogan 'visit the Lancashire Riviera'! Later on we promoted the resort as somewhere to come in winter because of our micro climate which produced mild weather when all around were suffering a freeze. It is well known that it is not just meteorolgically that we have a micro climate. For generation Southport has demonstrated that it can buck the national trend in politics. Southport is one of those northern chapel towns where Liberalism refused to lie down and die in the post war years. The Jewish ...
A web of privilege supports this so-called meritocracy (tags: ) Worried about online porn? Don't regulate the net - regulate your kids | Charles Arthur | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk (tags: ) Interesting list of rules for future elections (tags: ) such_heightson sexism in reviews of the Avengers movie (tags: ) 52% of people support electoral reform of some kind This does not correlate with the number of people who will vote for AV, obvs. (tags: ) Write your own Terrance Dicks novelisation OMG this is hilarious (tags: ) Politics: A Dialogue (tags: ) Thinking in a Foreign Language ...
The rather tactless comments by newly elected Francois Hollande about the UK are not an auspicious beginning to the new relationship between London and Paris at a time when the pressure on the Euro is reaching another crisis. The likely inability of Greece to form a new government without a further election, and the substantial chance that even a new election will not result in a stable government anyway, probably puts paid to Greek membership of the single currency. Now the Euro faces the moment of truth. The German response to Hollande's political posturing: "No changes, no renegotiation" is going ...
Lord Bonkers, who was Liberal MP for Rutland South West 1906-10, writes exclusively for Liberal England: I have decided to show solidarity with the voters of Greece and France by rejecting austerity myself. Does any reader know of someone who will lend me money with no strings attached?
The Left had much to celebrate over the long weekend: not only was the Conservative Party routed in Britain's local elections, the triumph of Hollande over Sarkozy in France and the success of socialist and social democratic parties in Greece and Schleswig Holstein suggest that the political tide is turning red. Austerity has been discredited; ...
Thankfully the evacuation of Omagh Police Station last night was due to a hoax device. Sadly, even hoax devices can be used to create terror in the lives of our police and of our communities across Northern Ireland. I call on anyone with any information about those who plant hoax devices and real devices to ...
Thankfully the evacuation of Omagh Police Station last night was due to a hoax device. Sadly, even hoax devices can be used to create terror in the lives of our police and of our communities across Northern Ireland. I call on anyone with any information about those who plant hoax devices and real devices to ...
After the elections here in Colchester last week, the various political group leaders are busily discussing the future of the Council – who's going to lead it, who'll be in the Cabinet, who'll fill the various committee positions etc There aren't any final answers to those questions yet, but I can tell you one thing about next year's Council Cabinet: whatever the political make-up of it, I won't be on it. I'm writing this piece to explain why, rather than let the news dribble out and have people make up their own reasons. The simple reason is that while I've ...
Why? Because he is having a fag and showing this sort of stuff could be dangerous & insensitive....especially near a sports field! The French judge ( or whatever they are)threw it out but it's worth reading the article and the link in it ( both are short) to get an understanding of the madness. I love Cartier -Bresson for his street photography so if you wish to know more about him try here or see some of his work here.
It's been a while since I did a post of photos I had taken and it's about time that was rectified. Here, therefore, are some that I took on Saturday when I went out a walk which took me from home, to my new house and then back via Arnos Vale, Avon Meads and the Whitchurch Way cycle path. Andrew
François Hollande was elected President of France on Sunday 6th May but will not take office until Tuesday 15th. What a sensible way to go about things, and what a stark contrast to the ridiculous British convention by which, if there is to be a change of party, the new PM enters No10 by the front door and the old one leaves by the back, all on the morning after the election,and the new PM sets about forming a government in a state of dazed exhaustion. This silly situation is even worse when no party has a clear majority, as ...
I have today launched my May 2012 Update to West End Community Council. This covers : • Litter pick and graffiti clean up for the West End • Friends of Magdalen Green AGM • Junction of Elm Street and Blackness Road - white lines • Hyndford Place : Road Surface and you can download it at http://tinyurl.com/weccmay2012. The Community Council meets tonight at 7pm at Logie St John's (Cross) Church Hall in Shaftesbury Terrace and all local residents are very welcome.
... and according to the Beeb (and other news agencies) Dunfermline are relegated. But with the liquidation of Glasgow Rangers surely only days away - the Pars ought to stay in the SPL and Rangers (especially if they cheat on their liabilities and form a new company) should be removed from the premier league and be forced to apply for league membership in division 3. So it may not be over for Dunfermline - but given the stitch up going on between Rangers, Celtc and the SFA I wouldn't hold my breath.
With reports from Chris Lindsay, BBC journalist on NewsLine that Omagh Police station is being evacuated due to a suspicious package, Omagh PSNI station being evacuated due to discovery of suspicious package — Chris Lindsay (@chrislindsay_) May 7, 2012 I sincerely hope and pray that nothing untoward is found. My thoughts are with all serving ...
With reports from Chris Lindsay, BBC journalist on NewsLine that Omagh Police station is being evacuated due to a suspicious package, Omagh PSNI station being evacuated due to discovery of suspicious package — Chris Lindsay (@chrislindsay_) May 7, 2012 I sincerely hope and pray that nothing untoward is found. My thoughts are with all serving ...
