http://www.mikebrooke.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Mike Brooke en-GB Mike Brooke http://www.mikebrooke.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Mike Brooke 2008-08-28T16:16+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.mikebrooke.org.uk/news/000005/lib_dems_make_gains_in_broadstone_and_merleybearwood.html Liberal Democrat candidates enjoyed success in last Thursday's local elections. Seats were gained from the Conservatives in Broadstone and Merley/Bearwood wards and so changed the balance of power on Poole Borough Council. Elsewhere in Poole the story was one of 'no change' apart from Hamworthy West where two Lib Dem seats were lost to the Conservatives. The Conservative majority on the council has now slipped to 8 from 10 and the seats are shared 17 Lib Dem (+1) and 25 Conservative (-1). 2007-05-06T17:33+01:00 http://www.mikebrooke.org.uk/news/000004/disabled_access_at_last.html Cllr. Mike Brooke is pleased to announce that the entrance to Footpath 97 from Portmore Close has been improved to allow disabled access. 2007-04-16T11:31+01:00 http://www.mikebrooke.org.uk/news/000003/submission_against_the_siting_of_a_phone_mast_in_the_clump.html Upton Way/High Way, Broadstone. 2007-04-11T11:49+01:00 http://www.mikebrooke.org.uk/news/000002/phone_masts_loophole.html The siting of phone masts can be highly controversial as Broadstone residents have demonstrated. However Poole Council looks likely to make it even more so. 2007-04-02T11:15+01:00 http://www.mikebrooke.org.uk/news/000001/safer_routes_to_school__new_signs.html New school signs for Clarendon Road are likely to be approved at the next Area Committee on April 11th. The junction with Lewesdon Drive has developed into a potential danger area for children at Springdale First School because of high volumes of traffic at school times conflicting with through traffic on Clarendon Road. 2007-04-02T10:39+01:00