The offer of a council job to the runner up of the BBC's 'The Apprentice' has been attacked by the opposition Liberal Democrats as a gimmick and an insult. Tom Smith-Hughes, Leader of the Council's Lib Dem group, said: "This is another sad example of Lord Hanningfield's obsession with headline-grabbing gimmicks. Remember his daft suggestion that a bank holiday should be created around the Oscar win by Essex girl Helen Mirren?
GREG, KAREN, and DOREEN have been campaigning on behalf of residents to save the Post Office on Newton Road.
Commenting on Essex County Council leader, Lord Hanningfield's plans to offer a council job to whichever candidate is runner up of the BBC's 'The Apprentice', Tom Smith-Hughes, Leader of the council's Liberal Democrats' group, said:
Sue Doughty and the Guildford Liberal Democrats have given their backing to Carers' Week, which is all about showing support for the hundreds of local residents who care for dependent relatives and friends.
Local MP Tim Farron has today tabled a Parliamentary Question urging the Government to take action over sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP), by establishing a national monitoring and research centre. Epilepsy is the most common serious neurological disease, affecting around 1 in 130 people in England, which is a similar number to those suffering diabetes. Unfortunately, deaths as a direct result of epilepsy are rising, and even with optimal care 30% of people with epilepsy will continue to have seizures, and so will continue to be at risk from unexplainable death.
Local MP Tim Farron has tabled a Commons motion in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust's 'Shun Burn' campaign as the warmer weather arrives along with the tourist season in the Lake District. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the dangers of over-exposure to sunlight without skin-protection. The number of cases of skin cancer among young people has doubled in the past 20 years and there are 75,000 new cases every year, over 2,000 of which are fatal.
