Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
MP Tackles Chief Constable on Local Policy
Local MP, Matthew Taylor, has met the Chief Constable, Maria Wallis, to urge her to maintain local community policing. The meeting follows news that the introduction of several hundred Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) could mean fewer actual Police Officers acting as beat officers.
25 Apr 2006
Call-in of Mid Sussex District Council Cabinet decision on Affordable Housing
At its meeting on the 10th April the Mid Sussex District Council Cabinet threw out the recommendations by officers and its own Policy Better Lives Advisory Policy group and rejected the view that Developers should fund up to 40% of affordable houses in the Mid Sussex Area.
24 Apr 2006
MP calls funding meeting to save Sedbergh Auction Mart
Local MP Tim Farron visited Sedbergh Auction Mart on Saturday following the announcement that the Mart will close. Tim met with a number of farmers and concerned Mart users, many of whom are keen to keep the facility open and operating.
24 Apr 2006
Helen Dick supports composting initiative
Dundee City Council LibDem Vice Convener of Environmental Services & Sustainability, Cllr Helen Dick, today (Monday 24th April) took part in the launch of an exciting new Council partnership with the Waste and Resources Action Programme which is aimed getting local residents to buy the heavily subsidised, cut-price home composting units.
24 Apr 2006
MP helps launch campaign to save Kendal heart unit
Local MP Tim Farron has helped launch a campaign to save the Coronary Care Unit, Stroke Unit and maintain the provision of acute medical emergencies at Westmorland General Hospital. Tony Impey, a user of the Coronary Care Unit and patient representative on the Cardiac Rehabilitation Group for Morecambe Bay, has organised this campaign.
24 Apr 2006
Labour Councillor defects to the Liberal Democrats in Birmingham
Labour Councillor Ann Holtom has today left the Labour party to join the Liberal Democrats. Councillor Holtom who represents the Tyburn Ward will take the number of Councillors on the City Council's Liberal Democrats group to 33, up from 28 just ten months ago making it the growing party in Birmingham!
24 Apr 2006