Only one council by-election this week, for a Plaid-held seat on Rhondda Cynon Taf council. Ynyshir, Rhondda Cynon Taf No Liberal Democrat candidate, as has been the case all the way back to the ward's creation in the mid-1990s. The result? A win for Labour: Labour GAIN Ynyshir (Rhonnda Cynon Taf) from Plaid Cymru with 55% (+18) of votes. Plaid Cymru were 2nd on 45% (-18) of votes. pic.twitter.com/9JI5LexCGa — Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) December 5, 2019
[IMG: I watch the Queen's Speech every year and so blinking what?] There was a Christmas day tradition in our family which involved precision of timing and a lot of stress that only dissipated at 3pm. Everything, till then, revolved around the broadcast of the Queen's Speech.... The post I watch the Queen's Speech every year and so blinking what? appeared first on @ambitiousmamas.
Archbishop Henry Chichele's school stands next to St Mary's Higham Ferrers and dates from the early 15th century. It was used as a grammar school between 1542 and 1906, before being consecrated as a chantry chapel in 1942. Today it is noted for its intrusive skip.
Second paragraph of third chapter:And he came down the steps towards the tail of the cart as if to lay hands on the smaller crate.Back when I reread The Time Machine a few months ago, I spotted a complete set of Wells' novels on Kindle for some ridiculously cheap price,and nabbed it, with the result that I now have a lot of Wells novels on my (virtual) unread shelf. I was surprised to realise that I had not previously read this one. It's the classic treatment of invisibility - see also Tolkien, a spinoff film, the Double Deckers and the ...
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Hugh Grant on the frustrating lack of progress in combatting press abuses since the Leveson Inquiry
When I interviewed Hugh Grant on Monday, I started by asking him a couple of questions about his work with the pressure group Hacked Off on press abuse. Firstly, I asked how he thinks the campaign to curb press abuse issue is looking at the moment. Here's his reply: Well, it's extremely frustrating that we got as far as we did. Hacked Off campaigned for a judicial enquiry. We got it. Leveson's recommendations at the end of that were very mild really, on the spectrum of what he could have recommended. It was then a struggle to get them into ...
A week to go until the 2019 general election is over. Many postal votes have already been cast but tens of millions of voters are still up for grabs. What difference can your own personal campaigning make between now and the close of polls? Quite a lot. But all the more so if it's smart. Which means remembering that in first past the post, winning or losing by 10 votes is massive while 10 votes here or there on a distant third place is nice but minor by comparison. The difference you can make in a marginal seat with a ...
Responding to Sajid Javid's claim on Radio 4 that he is "confident" of securing a trade deal with the EU by December 2020, Chuka Umunna, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary said:"Who does Sajid Javid think he's kidding?"He's either incompetent or dishonest to pretend that the Tories could achieve a Canadian style EU trade deal by December 2020. That deal took seven years to negotiate; only a fantasist would think it's possible to do it in less than a year."This is just another leave lie from a government that has already wasted three years failing to secure support in Parliament for ...
[IMG: Rubbish bags / bin bags] Folkestone and Hythe District Council will prosecute those they find flytipping in the area. Flytipping includes those that leave household waste in bags or even street litter bins near their household. A resident who repeatedly dumped household waste less than 100 metres from her Folkestone home has received a hefty fine. Samantha Beazley discarded black sacks and other rubbish in two locations near her Darby Road property last February, September and December. Folkestone & Hythe District Council (F&HDC) investigated each incident after concerns were raised by two members of the public. The accused failed ...
Those of us who are left of centre in rural areas are often completely missed from political discourse, despite our long history of distinctive political belief. Rural people are, obviously, spread out both geographically and economically. We live in smaller communities and have much smaller workplaces. The result of this is a more individualistic yet supportive community where people rely on themselves first and their neighbours second. Liberal philosophy is ideally placed to appeal to these rural values, giving a hand up when needed while getting out the way when not. How can our liberal message best appeal to the ...
Last month was the regular meeting of Bury Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Councillor Michael Powell reports back: Performance in schools Headteachers from a high-performing college, secondary school, nursery school and primary school academy trust gave presentations on how they've managed to establish and maintain high levels of attainment and process amongst their pupils. Amongst the points discussed were the importance of sharing 'best practice' between staff members, departments and also other schools, well as maintaining strong links with 'feeder schools' to ensure progress is maintained when children move up to Secondary school. Some of the headteachers also discussed the ...
Wed, 12:56: RT @ottocrat: Here's a thread on the #NHS and why we should aspire to more than a simplistic binary choice between what we have now and an... Wed, 16:05: India's rape crisis won't be solved by hangman's noose https://t.co/XMu8NiPvAH Interesting piece by @praveenswami,... https://t.co/uQDm8ipCzL Wed, 17:11: The UK election from hell https://t.co/PZ0MAVNRRm @paulayataylor is in despair. Wed, 18:45: Two Brothers, by Ben Elton; My Century, by G�nter Grass https://t.co/OeTn2U9HvH Wed, 20:48: Trump Is Waging War on America's Diplomats https://t.co/xr7ZhcdRji Jaw-dropping story. 52% of US ambassadors are no... https://t.co/py3Zm9EdDL Thu, 09:15: RT @jonathancoe: I remember having a prolonged argument ...
New polling for the ERS on #DemocracyDay today (Thursday 5th) shows that 80% of people feel they have little or no influence on how decisions are made, and 85% think our political institutions need significant improvement. We now know that around a huge proportion of Labour supporters are likely to vote tactically (almost all for Liberal Democrat candidates) and a similar number of Liberal Democrats will do likewise (most for Labour candidates). These well-informed citizens are determined not to be cheated again by the absurdly anachronistic and unfair electoral system. They wouldn't have to vote tactically if a proportional system ...
Those who still believe the lie being spouted by the Prime Minister amongst others that the Tories intend to get 'get Brexit done' by the end of January may well be shocked by this report in the Independent. They say that EU leaders will spell out their plans for potentially years more Brexit talks on the day after the general election. No, this is not a hoax, nor is it yet another trick by the EU to keep us in the club. In fact, these talks are an intrinsic part of the process of leaving the EU and have always ...
Bury Venues and Village Greens Prestwich look forward to welcoming you to the Prestwich Artisan Winter Market which is this Sunday, 8 December 2019. Doors open 10am – 4pm. Stalls will be located in the Longfield Suite and around the Prestwich Fountain. Come and experience the finest makers, producers, and artisans in crafts, arts, food and drink from Bury, Manchester and the North West. Entry is FREE and family friendly!
Applications are open for the 2019/20 Parklife Community Fund. Parklife provides a Community Fund which is in cooperation with Manchester, Bury and Rochdale councils, which is now open to applicants. This fund is designed for the benefit of local community groups and priority is given to groups and projects that utilise parks and open spaces, although all are encouraged to apply with any ideas or requests to help improve the area they share. This year, the fund has made more than £58,000 available for the benefit of community groups. The deadline for all applications to be received is 27 January ...
The Mayor of Bury is urging local people to raise money for Bury Hospice by backing its Strictly Best Foot Forward dance-off. Councillor Trevor Holt and his wife Evelyn are taking part in the grand final, which takes place on Saturday 7 December at the Longfield Suite in Prestwich. This is the third year of the hospice's Strictly contests, launched by the council's deputy registrar Deborah Lisle. Participants are given 12 weeks of dance lessons at A Touch of Class dance studio in Little Lever in return for raising at least £500 for Bury Hospice, and get to perform their ...
Seven planning applications in the last month – all of them home extensions. Please just let us know if you have any queries. Two storey rear extension; Render to external elevations and alterations to windows/door to side ... 2 Willingdon Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1PARef. No: 64933 | Received: Mon 25 Nov 2019 | Validated: Thu 28 Nov 2019 | Status: RegisteredTwo/single storey extension at side 40 Brooklawn Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GSRef. No: 64915 | Received: Wed 20 Nov 2019 | Validated: Wed 20 Nov 2019 | Status: RegisteredTwo storey extension at side, single storey extension at rear, porch ...
Liberal Democrat Shadow Business Secretary Sam Gyimah will today give a major speech to business leaders in London to launch the party's plan for businesses.
Responding to leaked internal EU documents signalling more years of Brexit talks from the day after the general election, Liberal Democrat Brexit Spokesperson Tom Brake, said:"This document confirms that even if the Conservatives win a majority, Brexit would continue to drag on for years to come. Yet again, Boris Johnson is misleading voters with his pledge to 'get Brexit done.'"There would also be a new no-deal 'cliff edge' date at the end of next year, and yesterday Dominic Raab confirmed that a Conservative Government would be prepared to step off of it. This would be disastrous for our businesses and ...
Yesterday (4th December), the Liberal Democrats pledged their commitment to transform mental health services in the UK by creating a binding Student Mental Health Charter. This will require all universities to guarantee access to high quality mental health services for their students. This is part of the Liberal Democrats' plan to prioritise everyone's mental health, including the commitment to invest £11 billion in transforming mental health services, more than either Labour or the Tories. A recent freedom of information revealed that many universities do not record fundamental data, such as their budgets or waiting times. The Mental Health Charter would ...
New figures from the Nuffield Trust show that people born outside the UK account for almost a quarter of all staff working in hospitals and a fifth of all health and social care staff in the UK. The report criticises both the Conservative and Labour Party's plans to end the free movement of people from the EU, warning this will worsen current staffing shortages in the NHS and social care.Commenting on these figures, Liberal Democrat spokesperson, Dr Sarah Wollaston said: "Half of the health and social care workforce who have joined in the last 10 years were born outside the ...
From the Friends of the University of Dundee Botanic Garden : Talk by Kate White, Head Gardener, Cowden Castle Japanese GardenSunday 8th December at 2pm - Education Centre, Botanic Garden Created in the early 20th century, the garden was vandalised in the 1960s, but an ongoing restoration project began in 2014, overseen by a team of experts including the renowned Japanese architect and garden designer Professor Masao Fukuhara. See more about the Japanese Garden here. We hope you can come along and hear Kate talking about this beautiful garden - have a walk round our own Botanic Garden and a ...
Jo Swinson was 3 when Jeremy Corbyn became an MP in 1983. That longer experience did not help him when he faced Andrew Neil last week. He was tin-eared, evasive and failed to connect with the audience. Boris Johnson can't even be bothered to show up. In contrast, Jo was amazing tonight. Neil didn't hold back, asking her some very tough questions. She answered every single one with clarity, competence and candour. She was very clear that she hadn't got it right on everything in the coalition and said the word that politicians so rarely use – sorry. At the ...
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Severn Trent closure of A4117 will halt buses and cut off communities for the next three days from t...
This is a live story that will be updated as information comes in. R&B travel have just confirmed that the 292 service will be running from Ludlow to Kidderminster. It will be diverted via Knowbury and Caynham. Rocks Green will not be served. The 292 service will call at Henley Road on the way out of Ludlow and can call there by request on the way in. There might be delays but the drivers will do their best to keep to timetable. There was major pipe burst by the Rocks Green roundabout earlier this week. This is not the first. ...
