Merton Lib Dems have slammed Merton Council’s bizarre decision to limit access and delay opening times for water play facilities. None of the 6 paddling pools in parks across Merton have been opened during some of the hottest June days on record.
This week’s Parliamentary turmoil has seen yet another damaging u-turn by the Government - the latest in a series of benefit-related blunders that have undermined and pushed an increasingly disillusioned electorate towards the embrace of the far-right.
In her weekly column, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex, Alison Bennett MP, reflects on Haywards Heath Unpaid Carers Day and the vital - but often overlooked - contribution that family carers make to support their loved ones.
York’s Liberal Democrat councillors have criticised the council’s Labour administration for a ‘wasted year’ in which they have done nothing to restore a Dial & Ride community transport service for local residents.
Dundee City Council finally agreed earlier this month to return the annual seasonal Christmas tree in the City Square. A Dundee councillor has suggested that the council should also backtrack on axing of any civic events on bonfire night, 5th November.
Responding to figures that reveal the number of planned operations is still falling short of pre-pandemic levels, with 49,000 fewer operations conducted in the last year compared to pre-pandemic levels, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton
