Changes to Rugby Borough Council services
As at 4pm on Friday 20 March, Rugby Borough Council has made the following changes to council services in response to the virus outbreak:
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22 Mar 2020
Wera Hobhouse MP urges government to incentivise solar power
29 Feb 2024
Coronavirus information leaflet
Volunteers from Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are delivering a special FOCUS leaflet giving contact details and useful websites for those that need further information and/or advice regarding the Coronavirus.
22 Mar 2020
Coronavirus Update (22nd Mar 2020)
As promised earlier this week, we are providing a further update regarding the Coronavirus response, that we believe you may find...
22 Mar 2020
Care in the Community
Undoubtedly, the onset of Covid-19 has created the greatest public health crisis of our generation, and we shall undoubtedly see the effects of this epidemic for many months to come. We're in this for the long haul, but this is a time for caution, care and consideration, not panic and alarm. We're all in this together, and if we all work together, then we will get through this crisis.
22 Mar 2020
Changes to Council Services
Bedford Borough Council continues to update its coronavirus webpage with all changes to council services and other important information. Updates on Saturday 21st March included the closure of all libraries, barring the limited exception of Bedford Central Library, which will be open today, Sunday 22nd March, from midday - 2pm for the use of public computers by library users only.
22 Mar 2020
Short Deadline for Urgent Small Charity Coronavirus Poverty Relief Applications
With the emerging Coronavirus across the country we are all aware of the impacts this is having on the community and economy, and I know that many of our local charities and voluntary groups are already working on ways in which they can support the local community.
22 Mar 2020
Wera Hobhouse, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath and spokesperson for Energy Security and Net Zero, called on the government to provide incentives for energy providers to develop solar power in the UK.
Mrs Hobhouse slammed the government for falling behind on meeting the UK’s renewable targets for solar energy capacity. The government plans to deploy 70 GW of solar power across the country by 2035. However, as of 2022, the UK had only installed 14.3 GW of solar pv.
Following a visit to a rooftop solar system installed by Bath & West Community Energy (BWCE) at Beechen Cliff School last year, Wera Hobhouse is keen to encourage the development of similar solar projects across Bath. The solar system is predicted to significantly cut the school’s fuel costs and reduce their carbon emissions by 52 tonnes a year.
In the House of Commons on the 27th February, the Bath MP noted that the UK is lagging behind the rest of the world in renewable energy investment, she urged the government to offer incentives to energy providers to improve solar capacity.
However, Andrew Bowie, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Energy Security and Net Zero, ignored Hobhouse’s proposals, failing to describe the ways in which the government could incentivise solar energy. Instead, Bowie said that the government’s Solar Taskforce would publish recommendations for solar power and reiterated the government’s target to deploy 70 GW by 2035.
Wera Hobhouse, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath and spokesperson for Energy Security and Net Zero, commented:
“The Conservatives are falling dangerously behind on meeting our targets for renewable energy production. It is no good the government setting an ambitious 70 GW solar target if they are nowhere near reaching it.
“It is clear that they have no plan to get us back on track to reach Net Zero. Evidently, they are more than happy to dismiss perfectly good proposals like incentivising solar power. That is why I am so proud that Bath is home to many community energy projects like the solar system at Beechen Cliff School, so that we can lead the way in renewables.”
“It is not just our climate targets harmed by the Conservatives’ delay. Families in Bath and across the country are struggling to pay soaring energy bills which investment in renewables could curb. That is why we Liberal Democrats would build significantly more renewable energy, aiming to generate 80% of our electricity from renewables by 2030.”
Peter Capener, Managing Director of Bath & West Community Energy said:
“Our work with schools is really demonstrating the value of community energy in both addressing the climate crisis and reducing fuel bills. Rooftop solar installed last year has already saved local schools a combined total of £134,209 and has reduced carbon emissions by 224.3 tonnes, which is equivalent to 12,173 journeys from Bath to Edinburgh by train!”
