Protest at Lancashire County Council cuts meeting
Lancashire county council have announced the cuts and there was protests. BBC Lancashire News and Lancashire County Council Lancashire County Council says. THE final agreement on Lancashire County Council’s budget was given at today's Full Council meeting (Thursday 17 February). Lancashire County Council has taken the unprecedented step of setting the budget for the next three years. The council intends to save £179.1m from its revenue budget over the next three years, with new investment totalling £218.5m in the next four years. The county council's part of the council tax will be frozen next year, with any increases in the following two years limited ...
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Well it's nearly that time of the year again for the 1st Major Charity event for BBC yes it's Red Nose Day and it is back on Friday 18th March so it’s time to get ready to join in the fun! Wherever you are, whatever you do, make sure you do something funny for money and change countless lives for the better. T-Shirts & Noses It’s time to pick your Nose and pull on your T-shirts because Red Nose Day is back and it’s never looked so good. The monster cool trio of Noses are available at Sainsbury’s and Oxfam shops and the ...
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More effective responses to anti-social behaviour – a consultation
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Beauty and The Beast on Channel 4
Channel 4 Currently watching the new series on Channel 4 called Beauty and The Beast: Ugly face of prejudice, and I find it somewhat educational but at the same time I feel that these people are being paraded on national TV, but then it's there choice, I hope people can the the Beauty behind these people's disfigurements and see the real person and not the "Beast" as Channel 4 calls them. I don't have a face disfigurement, but do have a speech impairment Cleft Palate and I am very concious about this and have faced the discrimination of society, name calling and bullying etc This series investigates the ...
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