Lizzie Marshall (centre) - New EHDC Councillor for Alton Amery
Landslide Lib Dem Win in Alton Amery - 55% of the Vote
22 Aug 2025
National News
Balfour exit exposes unhappy Tory ship
Responding to the news that Scottish Conservative MSP and social justice spokesperson Jeremy Balfour has quit the party over its “reactionary politics”, claiming the party has “abandoned the effort” to help the most vulnerable and is more interested in “
22 Aug 2025
Helen calls for rail fare freeze as ticket costs could soar by almost 6%
North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan has labelled proposed rail fare hikes a “slap in the face” for travellers already coping with expensive tickets and unreliable services.
22 Aug 2025
Brentwood
Councillors delighted as social housing project begins in Hutton
A groundbreaking ceremony has marked the start of the construction phase of Brookfield Close regeneration
22 Aug 2025
800 shoplifting cases going unsolved a day as police chiefs accused of “passing the buck” to the public
Almost 800 shoplifting cases a day went unsolved in England and Wales last year, shocking figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed, up 18% on the previous year.
22 Aug 2025
Surrey Shambles: Conservatives lose majority control of county council after historic Lib Dem by-election win
Today, the Liberal Democrats are celebrating an historic by-election win in Hinchley, Claygate and Oxshott which has left the Conservatives in a “shambles” and without majority control of Surrey County Council for the first time since the 1990s.
22 Aug 2025