LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER Bob Neill has written to all councils urging greater openness and calling on them to adopt a modern day approach so that credible community or ‘hyper-local’ bloggers and online broadcasters get the same routine access to council meetings as the traditional accredited media have. See the full press release at the Twitter … Continue reading »
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Weather Information Sources
Useful weather watch services: Met Office – Yorkshire/Humberside Severe Weather Warnings East Riding Council Winter Weather updates School Closures and events cancellations – BBC Radio Humberside East Yorkshire Motor Services (bus services information) and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/EYBuses Dealing with frozen pipes – Yorkshire Water Also there is Government guidance available on Community action during severe weather. Continue reading »
East Yorkshire UK / Hedon / Holderness / Hull
DONG Energy Power Station – change of planning ‘goalies’
Government Scraps Infrastructure Planning Commission YESTERDAY 30th June 2010 was the deadline date that DONG Energy set to receive responses to its initial proposals to build a biomass power station at Queen Elizabeth Dock. DONG will review the responses and produce a final consultation report which is expected to be produced in August. Subject to … Continue reading »
Petition Power! Now local councils have to respond!
THE GOVERNMENT has put in place the legal steps to bring into force on June 15 a statutory duty on councils so they have to respond to petitions. Everyone, no matter where they live, should easily be able to find information about how to petition their local authority and they will know what to expect … Continue reading »
