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Further Travel update

by grahamknight on 6 December, 2010

SOUTHERN RAILWAY SERVICE UPDATE Updated 5 December 20.40hrs Dear Passenger, We are planning to operate a normal weekday timetable on Monday 6 December. Temperatures are expected to fall well below zero overnight. We will be running ‘ghost’ trains througout the night and Network Rail will be running its fleet of de-icer trains to prepare for […]

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Bad weather help at hand

by grahamknight on 3 December, 2010

Latest advice during the bad weather from Mid Sussex Council  Mid Sussex District Council wants to remind residents of the Government’s ‘Snow Code’ guidance for dealing with harsh weather conditions. The ‘Snow Code’ comes from Central Government and can be read on Mid Sussex District Council’s website where there is also a great deal of […]

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Conservative MP, Nicholas Soames, who gets £350,000 a year from his three outside jobs as well as his £65,000 as an MP has hit out at the new rules on expenses that will stop him claiming the mortgage and other expenses for his London home from the taxpayer. The new rules will mean that he […]

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Good news, bad news: Nicholas Soames MP

by Simon Hicks on 6 March, 2010

By Mark Pack | Published 4th March 2010 – 10:20 am Good news: the Conservative MP for Mid-Sussex has more than halved the number of outside jobs he does in addition to being an MP. Bad news: he’s still doing three, paying over £350,000 per year in total. (Back in December 2005, he had seven […]

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Local people have been stunned by the news that the Tories running Mid Sussex District Council, have given the Chief Executive a massive £16,000 pay hike. The news came as the council announced a potential budget shortfall of £1.4m for next year and suggested that they may have to start laying off staff. Serena Tierney, […]

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