A new scheme to allow local residents decide which projects they want to see backed with County grants will be launched in Folkestone this Saturday by Lib Dem Tim Prater. County Councillor Tim Prater is the first in Folkestone to give power direct to local residents to decide on which projects they want to see backed with £15,000 of grant funding.
Sandgate residents and Sandgate Parish Councillors are working with local PSCO Mark Wilson on special "Speedwatch" sessions in Sandgate to alert drivers to their speed. The Speedwatch teams use a speed indicator device jointly owned with Folkestone Town Council which displays the speed of approaching vehicles. Sessions last around 2 hours, and volunteers to run the sessions are needed - full training can be given.
Brentwood & Ongar Liberal Democrats' website was named as Site of the Year 2009 at the Eastern Region Liberal Democrat conference on Saturday.
Commenting on Gordon Brown's congratulation of President Karzai on his re-election in Afghanistan, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said "Rather than simply congratulating President Karzai, Gordon Brown should insist that he forms a government of national unity."
Heather Kidd has welcomed the news that every city in the Core Cities group under Liberal Democrat control has signed up to the 10:10 campaign. Bristol, Liverpool, Newcastle and Sheffield make up half the Core Cities group of England's major regional cities.
Local MP Tim Farron has added his name to a House of Commons motion in support of the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal.
