An innocent plea for a bigger Christmas tree led to Rochdale MP Paul Rowen presenting Rochdale School's Music Service with a full size tree. Mr Rowen reacted after former Rochdale 'Man of the Year' Ken Davies complained whilst compering the Music Service's annual 'Christmas Cracker' at the Gracie Fields Theatre about the size of the Christmas tree.
Dundee Liberal Democrats would like to wish everyone in the City a very happy and joyful Christmas!
Bedfordshire County Council has dealt a blow to thousands of recyclers across Bedford Borough by deciding to take away their orange recycling bags. Having up to now provided the bags for recycling and garden waste, the County has decided that it will no longer provide the bags because of the cost. They want to force people to use bins instead, a move which may remove thousands of people from the recycling scheme at a stroke with many residents unable to store another wheelie bin in addition to their black bin.
David Cameron suffered embarrassment yesterday after it emerged that his local Conservative Party was forced to forfeit donations totalling £7,400. Witney Conservative Association had to give up a donation of £5,900 after failing to make basic checks that would have shown that the donor was not entitled to vote in a British election and so not entitled to make a political donation. A second donation, worth £1,500, from a supporter in London who was not on the electoral roll and therefore impermissible as a donor, was also surrendered.
Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg MP today revealed his Shadow Cabinet team to carry the party's message throughout the country.
As part of today's shadow cabinet reshuffle, Lynne Featherstone MP has been appointed as the Liberal Democrats' youth and equality spokesperson. DELGA Chair Jen Yockney commented: "Jo Swinson has been brilliant in her time with the equality brief and our thanks go to her for her work over recent months. I'm sure Lynne will do us proud as well, and look forward to talking to and working with her on LGBT issues in the new year."