Local MP warns ‘OFWAT must go’ after Yorkshire Water dumps 430,263 hours of sewage
Newly released data has revealed that Yorkshire Water pumped 430,263 hours’ worth of sewage into our waterways last year – including into the River Nidd.
1 Apr 2025
Zöe Franklin
Analysis by Guildford MP Zöe Franklin Reveals Latest Figures Showing Thames Water Sewage Dumping More Than Tripled
The latest figures, covering 2024, show Thames Water dumped sewage in our local waterways 94 separate times, for a total of more than 944 hours, the equivalent of 39 continuous days and three times more than 2023 figures.
1 Apr 2025
Oldham
Dunwood Park tennis courts in Shaw set to reopen more than eight months after the Oldham Council claimed the work was finished
Shaw councillor and Oldham Liberal Democrat Leader councillor Howard Sykes MBE has welcomed the news that work on Dunwood Park tennis courts is “finally” nearing completion eight months after Oldham Council claimed the courts were finished.
1 Apr 2025
Adam Dance MP welcomes £165 million Merlin helicopter contract boost for Yeovil
Adam Dance, Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil, has welcomed news of a £165 million Ministry of Defence contract extension that will secure over 200 skilled jobs at Leonardo in Yeovil and support hundreds more in the wider supply chain.
1 Apr 2025
Lib Dems secure £50m funding for vulnerable children’s support after months of Govt “dither and delay”
The Liberal Democrats have secured £50 million in renewed funding for therapeutic support for adopted children or those looked after by guardians, dragging Ministers “kicking and screaming” to renew the fund – with Starmer U-turning on last week’s PMQs...
1 Apr 2025
Adam Dance MP: Somerset teachers deserve targeted action, not just promises
Adam Dance, Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil, has called for more targeted support for teachers in Somerset following a parliamentary response from the Minister of State for Education, Catherine McKinnell MP.
1 Apr 2025