Householders could end up paying an extra £70 into Whitehall coffers over the next three years unless the government fulfils its promise to give money raised through landfill tax back to councils, local government leaders have warned.
Park Ward Liberal Democrat candidate Claire Darke has slammed Labour's latest housing suggestions. Labour Housing Minister, Caroline Flint has suggested tenants who become unemployed while living in council housing could find themselves chucked out onto the streets if they fail to meet certain strict conditions.
Colin Ross, Chair of Wolverhampton South West Liberal Democrats and European Parliamentary Candidate is calling on local Labour and Conservatives to back the campaign for an "in or out" Euro referendum ahead of this week's vote in Parliament on the new European Treaty.
A disabled man suffered a cut to his face when he was attacked in an unprovoked street assault.
A solicitor who conned more than £1m from a disabled client has been found guilty of fraud. Thomas McGoldrick, 59, of Faulkners Lane, Mobberley, Cheshire, had denied the charges at Manchester Crown Court.
A GP has developed a way to find up to 500,000 people with potential diabetes who risk being overlooked by their doctors. Simple software can highlight those whose abnormal blood sugar tests have not yet been followed up.
