After all the hoohah from assorted religious dignitaries, the actual consultation on Equal Civil Marriage has been officially launched today by LibDem Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone.
Liberal Democrat councillors in Stockton have joined others throughout the country to write to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to call on him to raise the income tax threshold to £10,000 faster than originally planned.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that Cumbria County Council has agreed with him and saved Cumbria's Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC). Tim has thanked local residents for their support in the campaign to save the centres.
Springfield residents have welcomed the changes to the junction at Pump Lane and Springfield Road that were put in a few months ago. It appears these changes have been a resounding success.
This Saturday 17th March 2012 at The Chichester Memorial Hall, Sandgate
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the government and the County Council to do more to help the pub and brewing trade after new figures showed the critical role they play in our local economy.