Lib Dem councillors who have been campaigning alongside local residents to get the borough council to act on the future of Horton Chapel have welcomed a decision made at a meeting of the council's Strategy & Resources Committee in November.
Heather Kidd, Cllr for Chirbury and Worthen (and Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Ludlow) has called on Shropshire Council to work harder on publicising its services to help youngsters find jobs and training after revelations at a conference on supporting families held today (11th Nov) in Craven Arms.
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today challenged Gordon Brown at Prime Minister's Questions on planned cuts to Housing Benefit.  Current Government plans are to scrap excess payments to local housing allowance claimants where their rent is lower than the rate of the allowance. This would see some of the poorest families in the country up to £780 a year worse off.
Speaking in Parliament today at the National Union of Students 'Emergency Rally on Student Tuition Fees', Paul Holmes MP for Chesterfield opposed the whole concept of Tuition Fees.
"Since the taxpayer has rescued the banks, they cannot be allowed to continue suffocating British industry and business generally," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor.
With the New Romney Coast by-election on 12th November, Lib Dem candidate Brian Wright has made a pledge to local residents to work with popular local councillor Val Loseby to stand up for local residents who feel let down by Shepway Council and get a fair deal for New Romney Coast.
