Willie Rennie and the Liberal Democrats have won a sensational victory in the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election. There was a massive swing of from the Labour Party to the Liberal Democrats, just nine months after the General Election. The Liberal Democrats turned a Labour majority of 11,562 into 1,800. This victory was the first ever Liberal Democrat gain from the Labour Party in a Scottish by-election.
Leading local Liberal Democrat Cllr Tom Smith-Hughes has reminded local people in north-west Chelmsford of Tory plans to build 1000 new houses in the area (not to mention a further 3,000 plus houses around Springfield).
The whole Bedford to Bletchley line will close to rail traffic for one week after the last train on Saturday 11 February. When it reopens on Monday 20 February the work carried out will allow the raising of line speeds from the current 40 mph throughout to 60 mph for most of the way from Bedford to Bletchley and for half the line in the opposite direction to Bedford. Speeds will be increased progressively in the weeks following the reopening of the line and once the re-laid track has settled.
Proposals put forward to improve services offered to borough residents were binned following a meeting of the Borough Council.
THE Broadway in Loughton could be transformed by the end of the year with a £2.87m face lift.
People in the Swainson Road area will be able to apply for grants and assistance to bring their homes up to up to the government's decent homes standard, following a decision by Leicester City Council.
