Liberal Democrats in our neighbouring Redcar and Cleveland constituency are celebrating a terrific win in a Council By-Election. The Lib Dem Candidate Ann Wilson took an incredible 73.5% of the vote with an increase of 12.4% on the last election in the ward. She polled 1084 votes compared with Labour's 210 and the Tories' embarrassing 77.
Commenting on the start of the Copenhagen Climate Summit today Chesterfield MP Paul Holmes criticised the Labour Government's 'warm words' on the need to tackle climate change. Paul said:
Epsom & Ewell's Business Partnership Board (BPB) wants more input from local businesses, especially when it comes to recycling and planning issues.
Cllr Fraser Macpherson, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Dundee's West End, today (Monday 7th December) launched his December 2009 update to West End Community Council.
Figures uncovered by the Shadow Secretary of State for Defra Tim Farron MP have revealed that huge estate owners are claiming millions of pounds in EU payments at the expense of small family farms.
Local MP Tim Farron has today written to the Chief Inspector of Ofsted calling on them to cut red tape, allow successful child minders like those at Coniston to do their job and not leave the profession to sink under the weight of paperwork.