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13 Sep 2023
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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 welcomes major investment package for South Lakes young people
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has joined with county councillors Geoff Cook and Ian Stewart to formally welcome a package of measures totalling £115,000 for young people in the South Lakes agreed today.
24 May 2012
Cross-party support expected for MEP anti-homophobia resolution
Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford is hopeful of strong cross-party support for a resolution in the European Parliament today against homophobia in Europe.
24 May 2012
MP calls for home hospice care in the South Lakes
Local MP Tim Farron has today launched a major new campaign to try and bring 'hospice at home at night' services to the South Lakes.
24 May 2012
Nick Clegg supports Coalition for Equal Marriage in statement affirming Equal Marriage by 2015
Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg MP, has issued a statement of support to the Coalition for Equal Marriage. He says:
23 May 2012
Good News on Faster Broadband
The need for faster, more reliable broadband is a real problem for households and businesses in a number of our communities in Bedford Borough, particularly in many rural areas. That's why we have been working on a project to boost speeds and improve connections, and we've had some great news on this front with confirmation that we've been successful in our bid for Government funding. £440,000 from the Government body BDUK will now join match funding provided locally to help deliver the project. We submitted a bid jointly with Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Council, and have been gathering support for the plan and building the evidence of the significant demand in the Borough for better broadband.
23 May 2012
Council refuses to ban secret political meetings before planning decisions
Councillors are required to come to Planning Committee meetings with an open mind. At Tuesday's Wiltshire Council meeting Liberal Democrats proposed to ban the practice of Party Political groups getting together beforehand to discuss items on Planning Committee agendas. The pre-meeting practice was defended at the Council meeting by a number of North Wiltshire Tories, including the Chair, Cllr Tony Trotman and Cllr Toby Sturgis, a Council Cabinet member. The Tories used their majority to reject the proposal by 52 votes to 19.
23 May 2012