TGS


15 August 2007

Foot and mouth update: temporary control zones lifted
seen at 22:01, 15 August in Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national (Our copy).
Based on further negative laboratory results for Foot and Mouth Disease and supporting veterinary advice, the decision has been taken to lift the two Temporary Control Zones in Kent and Surrey this evening.
Adjudicator publishes decision on an objection to the admission arrangements determined by pulford church of england voluntary aided lower school, bed
seen at 19:56, 15 August in Office of The Schools Adjudicator News - national (Our copy).
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements determined by Pulford Church of England Voluntary Aided Lower School.
Overloaded ferry lands owner in court
seen at 19:45, 15 August in Maritime And Coastguard Agency News - national (Our copy).
At a hearing today at Dartford Magistrates, the Lower Thames and Medway Passenger Boat Company Limited were fined a total of £18,000 plus £9,000 costs for allowing their vessel to carry more...
Government watchdog welcomes moves to keep the countryside open for business
seen at 19:22, 15 August in Commission for Rural Communities (Our copy).
Commenting on recent events, Stuart Burgess Chairman of the Commission for Rural Communities and the Government’s Rural Advocate said: “This summer’s unprecedented floods and the recent...
Police investigation into puma crash
seen at 18:02, 15 August in Ministry of Defence News - national (Our copy).
A Royal Air Force Board of Inquiry was convened at RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, to investigate the circumstances of a Puma helicopter crash that occurred at Catterick Garrison on 8 August 2007.
'...Prevent stoning to death of Bauchi 18 in Nigeria' -- Rachel Ruffles
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Dear Prime Minister, I am outraged by the Independent newspaper article...
'...prevent local authorities from charging residents to park within their controlled parking zones.' -- Rami Bekhit
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The idea that residents must pay to park near their homes in controlled...
'...Solve the current housing crisis by forcing local authorities to approve self-build developments' -- Glenn Lees
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The UK has a projected housing deficit of 4.4 million dwellings. This...
'...make sure the Disability Discrimination Act is amended so that companies must employ as much percentage of their workforce being disabled employees as is proportionate with current national statistical average to stop and make measurable current workp
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Measures must be taken to stop the discrimination that people with...
'...Give Dr Lawrence Einhorn an honorary knighthood .' -- phil morris
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Dr. Lawrence Einhorn is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Indiana...
'...make illegal the export of live horses, ponies and donkeys to be slaughtered for their meat.' -- Philip Glover
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
They should not be slaughtered in the UK either, for meat production.
'...Ban the hitting of horses in horse racing.' -- Neal Wailing
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Horses are abused and neglected and sorely misunderstood. We need to learn...
'...Re-open Greenham Common as a Civil Airfield' -- Jeremy Godwin
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
This petition is to reopen Greenham Common as a Civil Airfield. The Airfield...
'...Bring back the death penalty' -- Alan Twist
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
People are just not scared of the legal system anymore. We need to show...
'...Scrap all legislation relating to the now discredited Home Information Packs (HIPs)' -- Edward Burton
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The government should acnowlege that they made a mistake by trying to...
'...Investigate mobile phone operators underhand practices' -- James Riley
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Some mobile phone operators are becoming increasingly underhand in their...
'...Give full time househusbands and fathers the same divorce rights as housewife's and mothers' -- Richard Markham
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
I am a full time house husband and father to my career wife, and two young...
'...Support the petition to the European Parliament to have Turkish accepted as an official language of the EU following the Republic of Cyprus' entry in to the EU in 2004' -- BRIAN SEMMENS
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Given the entry of the Republic of Cyprus into the European Union on the...
'...force all medical practices to take up Agenda for Change pay rates' -- Pete Brown
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Some medical practices have cherry picked parts of Agenda for Change. Whilst...
'...Make all parking fines proportional to the original parking cost' -- Zahid Iqbal
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
If a parking ticket costs 40p per hour then the fine for any over stay...
'...Limit the negative effects of Alhohol by: Ban the outdoor use of Alcohol outside of recognised controlled events (Public use); and raise the legal age for use and sales of alcohol to minimum age 21.' -- William du Plooy
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The negative effects of Alcohol abuse and thelimited regulation for young...
'...Make the 2nd Monday of every month a National Public Holiday' -- Zebulun Wren
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Simple. make the 2nd Monday of each month a national holiday whilst keeping...
'...Reverse the cutbacks implemented in MRI scanner funding' -- Jonathan Kimmitt
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
While the Prime Minister proudly announces more and more funding for the NHS...
'...To support the proposed £400 million Tesco and Everton stadium regeneration of Kirkby.' -- Leonard Fitzpatrick
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Kirkby (Liverpool) has been starved of investment for many years. This huge...
'...Stop non British citizen terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo Bay from entering the UK' -- Keith Boxall
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The repatriation of terrorist suspects held by the US forces at Guantanamo...
'...GIVE A MANDATARY 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CARRYING A GUN WITH EXCEPTIONS' -- GEORGE O MCLAUGHLIN
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The law to be changed so that anyone found to be carrying a gun in public...
'...make Grammar School selection more stringent, focussed on real academic ability' -- Alan Robinson
seen at 17:18, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
For many years selection to our existing Grammar schools has been largely...
PM appoints High Commissioner to the Republic of Malawi
seen at 16:21, 15 August in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
The Prime Minister has proposed to nominate Jack McConnell as the next British High Commissioner to the Republic of Malawi.
Foot and mouth update: epidemiology report, changes to movement restrictions and latest test results
seen at 16:18, 15 August in Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national (Our copy).
Debby Reynolds, Chief Veterinary Officer, has today set out the following:
Iraq bombings
seen at 16:16, 15 August in Foreign and Commonwealth Office News - national (Our copy).
Commenting on the murder of over 200 Iraqis in northern Iraq last night, the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband said:
Adjudicator publishes a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of our lady roman catholic primary school, hitchin, hertfordshire
seen at 15:55, 15 August in Office of The Schools Adjudicator News - national (Our copy).
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of Our Lady Catholic RC Primary School, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. The adjudicator, Dr Peter Matthews, has...
Adjudicator publishes decision on objections to the admission arrangements of friesland school, derbyshire
seen at 15:55, 15 August in Office of The Schools Adjudicator News - national (Our copy).
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on objections made by Derbyshire County Council and Derbyshire Admissions Forum to the admission arrangements of Friesland School for September 2008...
Adjudicator publishes a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of st teresa's roman catholic primary school, borehamwood, hertfordshir
seen at 15:55, 15 August in Office of The Schools Adjudicator News - national (Our copy).
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The adjudicator, Dr Peter Matthews...
Adjudicator publishes a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of st bernadette catholic primary school, london colney, hertfordshire
seen at 15:54, 15 August in Office of The Schools Adjudicator News - national (Our copy).
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of St Bernadette Catholic Primary School, London Colney, Hertfordshire. The adjudicator, Dr Peter Matthews...
Adjudicator publishes a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of st dominic catholic primary school, harpenden, hertfordshire
seen at 15:54, 15 August in Office of The Schools Adjudicator News - national (Our copy).
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of St Dominic Catholic Primary School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. The adjudicator, Dr Peter Matthews, ...
Adjudicator publishes a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of the holy family school, welwyn garden city, hertfordshire
seen at 15:54, 15 August in Office of The Schools Adjudicator News - national (Our copy).
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of The Holy Family School, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. The adjudicator, Dr Peter Matthews, has ...
Adjudicator publishes decision on objections to the admission arrangements of the frances bardsley school for girls, havering
seen at 15:54, 15 August in Office of The Schools Adjudicator News - national (Our copy).
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on objections made by the London Borough of Havering to the admission arrangements of the Frances Bardsley School for Girls for September 2008. The...
'...ensure Community Champions awards continue to give active individuals the opportunity to do extraordinary things and make a real difference in their communities' -- Dorothy Newton
seen at 15:22, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Community Champions is a unique and effective award scheme for individuals...
'...Pressure the Brazillian authorities regarding the unjust sentencing of scientist Marc van Roosmalen' -- Nathan Castle
seen at 15:22, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The Dutch scientist has received an absurd 16 year prison sentence for the...
'...legalize the purchase of Brocock Air Cartridge guns for Firearms certificate holders' -- Christopher Woodage
seen at 15:22, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
This petition is to allow firearms certificate holders to buy or sell air...
'...remove the role of Community Support Officer altogether in favour of properly trained & recruited police officers' -- Rami Bekhit
seen at 15:22, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The introduction of Community Support Officers reflects an erosion of the...
'...ban the use of unmarked police traffic cars(road policing units)' -- paul odonnell
seen at 15:22, 15 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
ban the use of unmarked traffic cars as the use of these cars must...
Dwp quarterly statistical summary
seen at 13:17, 15 August in Department for Work and Pensions News - national (Our copy).
First Release
My experience as a rural community based...
seen at 12:22, 15 August in Commission for Rural Communities (Our copy).
My experience as a rural community based transport provider shows that whatever improvements are made to the provision of healthcare they are of no use if people can't access them.  In Shropshire,as...
PM hails Indian independence anniversary
seen at 12:21, 15 August in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
The Prime Minister has sent a message of congratulations on the 60th anniversary of India's independence from Britain.
Statistical press notice: dagnostic test waiting times
seen at 12:17, 15 August in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
Mental health patients to benefit from drive for dignity and respect
seen at 12:17, 15 August in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
Numbers of Dignity Champions reach landmark 1000 figure
Flint: total number on out of work benefits down by one million since 1997
seen at 12:16, 15 August in Department for Work and Pensions News - national (Our copy).
Caroline Flint, Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform, welcomed today's Labour Market figures - which show that the total number on the main out of work benefits has fallen by over a million since ...
Labour Market: Average Earnings
seen at 11:17, 15 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Pay growth slows in year to June 2007
Labour Market: Employment
seen at 11:17, 15 August in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Rate rises to 74.4% in 3 months to June 07
Helping pride visitors plan their journeys
seen at 11:10, 15 August in Highways Agency News - national (Our copy).
The Highways Agency is taking its exhibition trailer to Manchester Pride for the first time this year to highlight the help it gives to drivers to help them plan their journeys and keep them informed once they are...
Uk congratulates india on 60th anniversary of independence
seen at 04:02, 15 August in Foreign and Commonwealth Office News - national (Our copy).
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has sent the following message to Her Excellency The President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of India's Independence:
'bag it and bin it!' highways agency launches campaign to fight litter on england's roads
seen at 04:00, 15 August in Highways Agency News - national (Our copy).
The Highways Agency today launched its campaign to fight the problem of litter on roads across England, part of its commitment to protecting the environment.
Haydon-Baillie & Ors v Bank Julius Baer & Co Ltd & Ors [2007] EWHC 1609 (Ch) (05 July 2007)
seen at 03:05, 15 August in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
Haydon-Baillie & Ors v Bank Julius Baer & Co Ltd & Ors [2007] EWHC 1609 (Ch) (05 July 2007)
Otley, R (on the application of) v Barking & Dagenham NHS Primary Care Trust [2007] EWHC 1927 (Admin) (18 July 2007)
seen at 03:04, 15 August in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
MR JUSTICE MITTING: The claimant is 57. She has metastatic colorectal cancer. Her condition was diagnosed after a significant delay on 17th November 2005. On 1st December 2005, she had a sigmoid colectomy at...
Crown Prosecution Service v City of London Magistrates' Court [2007] EWHC 1924 (Admin) (19 July 2007)
seen at 03:04, 15 August in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
LORD JUSTICE SEDLEY: Keith Hartley is a convicted drug trafficker. In January 1994 he was convicted of possessing class B drugs with intent to supply. Two months later he was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment...
Wells v The Parole Board & Ors [2007] EWHC 1835 (Admin) (31 July 2007)
seen at 03:04, 15 August in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
In this case we are required to decide whether the Secretary of State's management and treatment of a particular class of prisoner within his charge � "short tariff lifers" � is contrary to law.
HM Inspectorate of Prisons: Report on HMP Shotts Inspection 12-16 February 2007
seen at 00:57, 15 August in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Full inspection report of HMP Shotts