St Peter's Ward Focus Team is delivering a December Focus to all home in the Ward. A PDF version can be found in the St Peter's 2007 section of the Download area of this site. The main stories are: Zahid Shah's Crime survey report, Zahid Shah deals with abandoned cars, car park Security, West Midlands needs Euro star link, Zahid Shah meets Shadow Home Secretary
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has slammed news revealed on Rochdale Online yesterday that fire crews will no longer answer automatic alarms linking businesses to their station straight away. From this week local fire bosses, suffering from a budget shortfall will ask that staff double check if there is a fire. If they don't, fire bosses will not send any fire engines. They claim that this will save over £2 Million a year in 'false call outs'.
The government is to launch its 10-year stroke strategy for England by promising to save thousands of lives.
Children with dyslexia are to receive extra help in some schools in England under a £3m pilot scheme. The government says half of pupils in 10 areas will be given catch-up reading lessons or one-to-one help from dyslexia specialists.
Liberal Democrat councillors at North Yorkshire County Council today accused the ruling Conservatives of a lack of courage over post office closures.
Local MP Tim Farron has received more than 250 letters and close to a thousand people have already signed petitions against the Government's decision to put 43 local post offices under threat of closure. Tim's campaign against the closures has only been running for a matter of weeks and the response has been overwhelming.
