Hawkshead Bitter arrives in Parliament
MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Tim Farron, today pulled the first pint of Hawkshead Bitter in the Stranger's Bar following a two year campaign to take it to Parliament.
28 Oct 2008
National News
Six day rule has passed its sell-by date
A Government rule which restricts farmers should be scrapped, according Tim Farron the Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA. The Six day stand still rule prevent s farmers from moving any animals off their farm - except direct to slaughter - for a total of 6 days after any animal has been moved on to the farm .
28 Oct 2008
Wolverhampton Liberal Democrats represented at the Pensioners' Lobby
Leading Liberal Democrat member Eileen Birch attended last week's Pensioners' Lobby of Parliament.
27 Oct 2008
PPC DOES HER BIT!
One of the country's largest children's charities is asking the public to spare some time and get involved in the running of their high street charity shops.
27 Oct 2008
Unleaded petrol prices in Folkestone drop back through £1 barrier
According to research web site www.petrolprices.com the average cost of a litre of unleaded petrol in Folkestone has dropped back through the £1 barrier, and is now 99.9p, with a number of stations selling it for less, and both Sainsbury's and Tesco offering fuel discounts to customers in their stores.
27 Oct 2008
TEVERSON CONDEMNS PLANNED CUTS TO CANCER SERVICE IN CORNWALL - POOR OF CORNWALL LESS LIKELY TO SEEK HELP UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE
Terrye Teverson, Parliamentary Candidate for Truro Falmouth Liberal Democrats, has condemned the independent review to move specialist cancer services for throat and neck cancer surgery out of Cornwall.
27 Oct 2008