Trafford seeks permission to borrow £20m to bridge budget gap
If you live in Trafford, the Labour Government is not on your side as Council bosses seek £20m bailout to bridge budget gap.
12 Jan 2026
National News
Anna Sabine MP says urgent clarity is needed for local businesses
The Lib Dem MP for Frome and East Somerset, Anna Sabine has said Ministers must urgently provide clarity to pubs, hospitality and high street businesses, amid rumours that the Government may be planning to reduce planned rises to business rates.
12 Jan 2026
Alison's Monday Mail
Alison Bennett's Monday Mail: Everything, everywhere, all at once
Everything, everywhere, all at once - part one Last night I was listening to Newscast, and Laura Kuenssberg likened the week’s...
12 Jan 2026
Waverley
Lib Dem-led Waverley intend to keep parking FREE on Sundays next financial year
Lib Dem-led Waverley propose to keep parking FREE on Sundays next financial year, despite considerable pressures on council budgets. Waverley car parks will remain the only ones in Surrey to offer free Sunday parking in town centres for 2026/7.
WLD
11 Jan 2026
North East Lincolnshire
Women’s safety in Grimsby Town Centre
Women and girls deserve to feel safe using Grimsby Town Centre at every time of day. That means safety can’t be treated as an afterthought in regeneration plans. Lib Dems are pushing for women’s safety to be properly built into town centre improvements.
11 Jan 2026
Liberal Democrats call for car theft crackdown as new figures show 69% of cases unsolved in Gwent
Kevin Wilkins and the Welsh Liberal Democrats have called for a national “car theft crackdown” after new figures revealed that more than half of car thefts recorded in Gwent last year were left unsolved.
11 Jan 2026
