Leader of Rochdale Council Alan Taylor is backing calls for an end to 'giveaway alcohol' promotions in the Borough. Councillor Taylor was speaking out after a series of recent incidents across the country blamed on easy access to alcohol. Councillor Taylor is supportive of moves in Parliament to give Council's powers to end cheap promotions on alcohol.
Stockton Liberal Democrats have expressed concern at the change of telephone number for University Hospital North Tees and Hartlepool.
A Liberal Democrat Councillor has contacted both the police and Leicestershire County Council urging action to tackle speeding on Hinckley's Southfield Road.
US President Bush gave warning last night that Iran's pursuit of the atomic bomb could lead to a nuclear holocaust in the Middle East, and promised to confront Tehran "before it is too late". Mr Bush's remarks, the starkest warning that he has made about Iran's nuclear ambitions, came hours after President Ahmadinejad of Iran said that a power vacuum was imminent in Iraq and that Tehran was ready to fill it. Although Mr Ahmadinejad revels in making provocative statements, his latest remarks will increase the fears in Washington and among its moderate Sunni allies in the region that an Iranian-dominated Iraq would trigger a regional war between Sunnis and Shias.
John Hemming MP, Shadow Minister for the West Midlands, has written to challenge Liam Byrne to act to save historic buildings in the West Midlands before they are lost forever. An analysis performed by the Liberal Democrats based upon English Heritage's Register of Buildings at Risk has found 179 buildings with a Conservation Deficit of £65 Million Pounds in the West Midlands.
Kent County Council have advertised a 30mph speed restriction which will be put in force for around 8 weeks from 3rd September on Cheriton Interchange near junction 12 of the M20.
