An answer to a question from Surrey County Council's Liberal Democrat Communities spokesperson Councillor John Orrick to the County's Conservative Cabinet today has confirmed that the Liberal Democrats were right to raise concerns about co-operation across the County's borders over fire and rescue provision.
This afternoon, South Lakes MP Tim Farron, alongside the Leader of South Lakeland District Council, Peter Thornton and NFU Secretary Derek Lomax, his wife Mary and local farmer Michael Packham took their petition demanding a fair deal for dairy farmers to Number 10, Downing Street.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron this morning used Health Questions in the House of Commons to press ministers to intervene to bring Accident and Emergency services back to Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal.
The Conservative-run administration at Surrey County Council have failed to take action supporting local residents concerns over Heathrow and Gatwick expansion, despite a unanimous vote by a meeting of the County's Full Council.
The Coalition Government has today announced that Surrey will get £7.5 million to deliver 15 hours a week free early years education for the poorest two-year olds by 2014.
Liberal Democrat councillors and many Brentwood residents were left angry and frustrated at last night¡¦s Extraordinary Council meeting after the leadership of the Conservative administration failed time after time to deliver openness and transparency on the William Hunter Way development.