Caroline Spelman

21. January 2011 | 00:51

Spelman promises to close travellers’ sites loophole

Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today promised to stop travellers obtaining retrospective planning permission to allow them to remain permanently in camps which they have set up illegally. (News Source: Independent - 08:58:29)

Opposing illegal traveller sites isn’t racist, Minister tells gipsies’ leader

Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman clashed with a travellers’ leader as she defended villagers in her Midlands constituency. (News Source: Daily Mail - 03:55:22)

Traveller sites ‘loophole’ examined

Environment Secretary and MP for Meriden Caroline Spelman has promised to stop travellers obtaining retrospective planning permission to allow them to remain permanently in camps which they have set up illegally. (News Source: Bury Free Press - 13:13:59)

Traveller sites ‘loophole’ examined

Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has promised to stop travellers obtaining retrospective planning permission to allow them to remain permanently in camps which they have set up illegally. Related Stories 14,000 applications for 1,500 jobs Boy held over petrol bomb released Library emptied in closure fight Ex-bishops switch to Catholic faith Top officers defend undercover work (News Source: Belfast Telegraph - 09:19:49)

Footballer to appear on BBC’s Question Time

Burnley FC defender Clarke Carlisle is the first active professional footballer to be picked to appear on the BBC’s Question Time programme. (News Source: BBC News - 16:49:20)

LIVE: BBC1 Question Time Burnley web chat

UPDATE: Join us for a live webchat from 10pm tonight when BBC1’s Question Time programme is broadcast from Burnley. (News Source: Lancashire Telegraph - 21:57:42)

Spelman’s CAP vision would devastate Welsh farms, says FUW

The abolition of direct farm subsidies would devastate Welsh farm businesses and lead to the abandonment of large swathes of uplands, according to Farmers Union of Wales president Gareth Vaughan. (News Source: Farmers Weekly Interactive - 09:40:02)

Question Time comes to Burnley

POLITICAL debating programme Question Time will be broadcast from Burnley tonight. (News Source: Pendle Today - 10:50:19)

Burnley player and celebrity fan set for Question Time

CLARETS defender Clarke Carlisle and celebrity fan Alastair Campbell will debate in front of an audience of millions when the BBC’s Question Time show comes to town. (News Source: Lancashire Telegraph - 20:12:42)

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