A recent poll of 3,000 adults in the UK, carried out by the food charity Hubbub, revealed that of the 24m pumpkins likely to be bought this October, around half will be carved but the flesh not used. Hubbub has warned this will add to the UK's mountain of avoidable food waste.
Is it that the Conservative administration are concerned with having to actually do something about Climate Change, and addressing environmental issues? Or is it simply the fact that the Conservative Party do not get Climate Change? This Governments' target of 2050 for being carbon neutral suggests a bit of both.
The Tory administration at Surrey County Council have proposed, to Boris Johnson's government, the creation of one single 'Monster Surrey' local authority in Surrey. The idea is described as 'revolutionary' (their language) by the Tories and it would be the end of all eleven borough/district councils, including Runnymede Borough Council. Instead they would be merged into Surrey County Council, creating a behemoth of 1.2m residents.
Surreys Conservative administration have announced their plans to scrap all 11 local borough councils in Surrey and instead administer everything through a single Surrey wide administration. This means that all the services provided by Runnymede Borough Council such as bin collection and planning will be controlled by one Kingston based administration, which is not even in Surrey.
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The number of people who have seen an NHS dentist in Surrey has plummeted in recent years, shocking new figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
"We are all deeply mourning the profound loss of a great monarch who served our country so faithfully all her life and who was loved the world over.
Liberal Democrats demand urgent scrutiny of Conservative appointment of outspoken councillor Ayesha Azad to oversee Surrey County Council's billion pound budget.
The Conservative Government is failing to deliver the promised 259 more police officers for Surrey.
Prominent Lib Dems in Surrey have declared their intention to lead the fight against a decision to allow exploratory drilling for gas and oil at a site at Loxley, near Dunsfold in Waverley borough.
Surrey Police closed over 29,000 cases last year without even identifying a suspect, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
