Local Liberal Democrats, including parliamentary candidate Cllr David Kendall and local business owner and activist Nigel Clarke, have welcomed Nick Clegg's recognition that high streets are an essential part of the local community.
Councillor Neil Hamilton has welcomed the council's decision not to progress possible plans for some housing on the Parkway site. Although more homes are needed in the area for elderly people in particular, the Catholic Diocese of Newcastle and Hexham has now held discussions with council officers about using the site for the possible expansion of the St John Vianney School.
Potholes are proving to be a menace for drivers and a major concern in the Abbey area.
The local Lib Dem team were at Woking station on 18 February distributing Rosie Sharpley's rail survey to early morning travellers.The survey asked passengers about how often they travel by train, how they get to the station and their experience at the station and on the train. "I look forward to hearing from passengers on their current experience of rail travel" said local Lib Dem candidate for MP Rosie Sharpley. "We carried out a similar survey last year" continued Rosie "and we found it an invaluable source of information on rail passengers' current experiences".
Next Friday (26 February), the Liberal Democrat Party President Baroness Ros Scott will be in Wolverhampton. Baroness Scott will be the speaker at the third Wolverhampton South West Annual Dinner.
Henry Vann has uncovered figures in a recent parliamentary report suggesting that the proposed merger of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Police Authority is 'likely to cost £20m'.
