Top Liberal Democrats in town
The top two Liberal Democrat candidates for the European elections, Bill Newton Dunn MEP and Ed Maxfield were in Hinckley today.
11 May 2009
National News
Scrap the Regional Spatial Strategy and let communities decide where they want housing - says Farron
South Lakes MP Tim used his speech today to the Mitre Housing Association to call on the Government to scrap the Regional Spatial Strategy and allow local communities to make their own decisions about where housing should be situated.
11 May 2009
Crime prevention is better than cure
Commenting on the Policy Exchange report on the need for a crime reduction strategy, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne said: "This report rightly lays bare the Government's abject failure to tackle crime despite more spending than any other country in Europe."
11 May 2009
Folkestone Multi-Cultural Festival plans to be launched on Saturday
Programme details of this year's Folkestone Multi-Cultural Festival are to be unveiled during an entertainment event in the Plaza at the Bouverie Place Shopping Centre this Saturday (May 16), 12am - 2pm. Music will be provided by the Whitstable Samba Band which will be one of the performers at the four-day fun-for-everyone festival, June 11-14, the third to be organised by Folkestone Town Centre Management.
11 May 2009
GAZETTE LETTER LEADS TO SCHOOL VISIT
Local MP Tim Farron will visit Staveley Primary School tomorrow to talk to pupils from years 3 and 4 about the importance of looking after the local environment, after the MP responded to a letter in the Westmorland Gazette written by school's pupils about the number of potholes in the roads around Staveley.
11 May 2009
Farron issues SOS for dairy farmers
Immediate action is needed to save Britain's dairy industry according to Liberal Democrat Shadow Defra Secretary Tim Farron MP, who believes the huge number of dairy farmers leaving the industry has led to a crisis of confidence.
11 May 2009