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SCOTLAND: MAKEOVERS FOR DISUSED QUARRIES
Safe play areas are among the many projects being funded throughout Scotland by the Executive's Community Environmental Renewal Scheme.
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BRITONS SHOULD BE SEEING STARS - BAKER
Many Britons will miss out on this weekend's lunar eclipse because the night sky will be hidden by increasing light pollution, according to the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).
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TORIES THREATEN 1000 JOBS ACROSS SCOTLAND
Tory plans for a moratorium on wind farm development threaten over 1,000 jobs across Scotland, according to Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP George Lyon.
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TRAFFIC UP AGAIN: LABOUR PROMISES BROKEN - THURSO
Government figures released today show that traffic on British roads has risen by 1.5% in the third quarter of 2003 compared with the same period last year, with a staggering increase of 6% in light…
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GOVERNMENT MUST GET A GRIP OF BIOFUELS STRATEGY - GEORGE
Andrew George MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Rural Affairs Minister, responding to the DEFRA select committee report on Bio-fuels, said:
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SCOTLAND: DEBATE ON TRANSPORT SERVICES
Scotland's local authorities will play a vital role in delivering better transport services, Transport Minister Nicol Stephen said today.
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SCOTLAND: STONE WELCOMES 'NO NUCLEARS' NEWS FOR NIGG YARD
Jamie Stone, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP, has welcomed the news that plans to decommission nuclear submarines at Nigg fabrication yard have been abandoned.
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SCOTLAND: FUNDING FOR CYCLE NETWORK
UK-transport charity SUSTRANS has received £2.5 million of funding to maintain and upgrade Scotland's National Cycle Network, it was announced today. The grant is the largest single award the…
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LIBDEMS WILL SCRAP TAX FOR GREEN CARS
Liberal Democrats would scrap car tax for the greenest vehicles and reduce tax for less-polluting cars and motorcycles. The move would be funded by increasing the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) on the…
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CURB DEMAND TO REDUCE WATER BILLS - BAKER
Commenting on reports that the average bills of two water companies - Northumbrian Water and United Utilities - are set to rise next year, Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment…