Green Liberal Democrats

Chiltern Liberal Democrats remain opposed to HS2 on the grounds that the vast costs will outweigh any likely benefits. Here are two articles on the subject that we've noticed in the past few days.

First, by Simon Dance:

Wiltshire Council's waste management and recycling contractor, Hills Waste, has produced its Annual Review of the waste management services in the county. It's available via : http://www.recycleforwiltshire.com/index.php/stats/performance

Choose the October 2012 report (pdf).

If you're interested in the tonnage figures on recycling and landfill and how much of what goes where this document explains everything. Differences between the various districts show up - for example West Wiltshire still produces more green waste than the rest of the county despite the 'harmonisation' process which means all the Wiltshire districts now get the same service.

Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, Greg Mulholland, has today tabled a Parliamentary Motion welcoming Otley becoming a nationally recognised centre for cycling, with its annual cycling events such as the Town Centre Races and the Otley Cycling Festival, along with other cycling initiatives such as Otley Sportive. The town has also received significant recognition from the success of Otley's Lizzie Armitstead who brought home the town's first Olympic medal with silver in the woman's road race at the fantastic London 2012 Games.