Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for Ludlow, Heather Kidd (above), has won the Countryside Alliance's 'Grassroots Campaigner of the Year' award for her efforts in campaigning on behalf of schools, post offices and other rural services. There were 2,500 nominations for a variety of national awards from 'Community Shop of the Year' and' Rural Business of the Year' to' Rural Vision' and 'Rural Hero of the Year'.
Backbench MPs routinely skip the meetings of powerful Commons committees, undermining Parliament's power to scrutinise the Government, The Times has learnt.
Shropshire Star reader Ben Jephcott took this picture of the Google car in the Herongate area of Shrewsbury
Barnet Liberal Democrats have welcomed the findings of an all party enquiry into the Council's investments in Icelandic Banks, but are condemning Conservative attempts to water down the report and shift the blame on to others.
The Sunbury Liberal Democrat Councillors have consistently opposed the imposition of car parking charges in Lower Sunbury. The following is the content of the formal response to the consultation from all of the Lower Sunbury Lib Dem Councillors.
FREE parking at the Town Hall is to come to an end amid fears that the new charges will deter shoppers from coming to the town.