Philip Latham puts fairness at the heart of the Liberal Democrat campaign
The Liberal Democrats have announced they will fight the General Election on four key principles, designed to make Britain a fairer place.
14 Jan 2010
National News
Tesco Decision Delayed
The borough council's Planning Committee will NOT debate the Tesco proposals at their meeting on Thursday 21st January, as previously publicised.
14 Jan 2010
Shared Services Proposals are bad for Shepway
"Shared services are fine - but not this way". That's the cross-party reaction of Shepway Councillors on the East Kent Joint Scrutiny Committee in response to a paper on shared services across Shepway, Dover, Canterbury and Thanet Councils.
14 Jan 2010
EDF: over 3 months to connect new Shorncliffe Road traffic lights
Folkestone Councillor Tim Prater has learned that it it unlikely the EDF will connect the new traffic lights in Shorncliffe Road near Folkestone West station before March, over 3 months after their installation. The new lights were designed to ease traffic congestion in the area, which was expected to increase after the introduction of the full high-speed rail service in December 2009.
14 Jan 2010
Up to 2,415 Pensioners in Hinckley and Bosworth will miss out on Cold Weather Payments
Up to 2,415 pensioners in Hinckley and Bosworth will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats.
14 Jan 2010
Liberal Democrats at the London rally against war in Iraq." to "Campbell evidence shows Brown's hands-on involvement in Iraq invasion"
"The verdict of the Dutch Iraq Inquiry is yet another devastating blow to Labour's flimsy claims that this war was in any way legal," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary.
14 Jan 2010