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New powers needed to tackle lorry drivers who ignore weight restrictions

Councils need tougher powers to deal with heavy haulage road rogues. Tough new powers are needed for town halls to tackle lorry drivers who ignore weight restrictions, bringing chaos to the nation's villages and roads, local Liberal Democrats are saying. Lorries of a certain weight, height or width are banned from many minor roads but the police, whilst doing all they can, do not always have the resources to enforce the restrictions.

10 Sep 2018
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Final Day at the Brighton Conference-Preview

Annual Conference - Brighton 15-18 September 2018 Liberal Democrats - DEMAND BETTER In the final part of the Federal Conference preview, we take a look at the programme and agenda for the events at Brighton on Tuesday.

11 Sep 2018
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Day Three at the Brighton Conference

Annual Conference - Brighton 15-18 September 2018 Liberal Democrats - DEMAND BETTER In the fourth and penultimate part of the Federal Conference preview, we take a look at the programme and agenda for the events at Brighton on Monday.

6 Sep 2018
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123,00 children spent their school holidays homeless say LGA

More than 123,000 children and their families have spent their school holiday homeless, an increase of around 53,000 since the summer holidays of 2011, councils reveal today. The Local Government Association (LGA) is today warning that the numbers of homeless children that councils are housing in temporary accommodation has increased by 76 per cent in the last seven years

29 Aug 2018
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