The party's spring conference will see a major debate on a set of new health policy proposals, which were published by the party's health policy working group in January. Norman Lamb, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Health, will be taking part in an online discussion next Tuesday to enable members to raise any questions ahead of the conference debate.
Lib Dem campaigner Maureen Speller has reported the state of the steps and pavement outside St Johns Church on Radnor Park Road to Shepway Council. The area was strewn with litter on Friday 1st February, much of which had been there for several days.
Writing in the Bedford News, Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Group Leader Cllr Michael Headley has attacked the government's programme of post office closures and the plans to shut 7 local branches in Bedford Borough.
Gordon Brown is to tell Labour MPs to publicly declare any family members they employ as Conservative leader David Cameron admitted that more than 70 Tory MPs employ members of their family on their staff. The move comes after disgraced Tory MP Derek Conway was suspended from parliament for ten days yesterday over excessive payments to his son at taxpayers' expense. Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg has published details of the staff working at his offices, and urged the party's other MPs to do so too.
Local residents in Bellfields are angry about damage being done to grass verges in the area by cars and lorries.
DELGA has given its support to Brian's Facebook Friday - a day devoted to getting out Brian's message on Facebook. DELGA Chair Jen Yockney said, "we encourage all our members and supporters who use Facebook to help promote Brian's campaign and help it grow."