Rubbish Collection Update
Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Epping Forest District Council, Jon Whitehouse, has today received clarification on the many missed rubbish and recycling collections across the district.
4 Jan 2010
National News
WALBOTTLE CONSERVATION CENTRE
Walbottle Village is now a Conservation Area.
4 Jan 2010
HIGH STREET TRAFFIC CALMING
The council is planning to introduce traffic calming measures on Newburn High Street.
4 Jan 2010
LIB DEM SHADOW HOME SECRETARY CHRIS HUHNE VISITS FALMOUTH
The Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary visited Falmouth today and pledged more police on the beat as part of a campaign to cut crime.
4 Jan 2010
Leader, Nick Clegg M.P. - New Year Message
In his New Year message, Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats has laid down a challenge to other party leaders to tell people what they really believe in, rather than what they think people want to hear. The full text of his message:
4 Jan 2010
US HIV ban finally gone
The ban on HIV-positive people entering the US officially ends today, Monday 4th January. The 22-year-old law was one of the most restrictive immigration policies in the world for people with HIV but was lifted following pressure from the EU. In November President Barack Obama described it as a "decision rooted in fear rather than fact".
4 Jan 2010