At midday tomorrow the Boundary Commission for England will publish their first draft proposals for the 499 constituencies in England. The Welsh Commission will do the same for their 29 seats. The Scottish Commission is expected to announce their plans in the near future.
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that South Lakeland has today made a list of the "15 best places to raise a family in the UK".
Conservative cuts are eroding police numbers, according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron. Tim has called for the government to set out its plans for Cumbria Police and for officer numbers to be protected. Figures obtained by Tim reveal that officer numbers have fallen by more than 3% in the last year.
Cllr Douglas McCall gives a thumbs up to the resurfaced pavements in Silver Street.
Recently I was out with some Bishop's Stortford Liberal Democrats, gathering signatures on a petition for citizens of other EU nations currently in the UK to be allowed to remain in the UK. In a few hours we gathered just over 250 signatures on a not-that-busy street. Some were delighted to sign. Some were relieved that we were not taking the opposite position. Some said their businesses would struggle without people from other parts of the EU. More worrying was the small minority who disagreed, loudly wanting foreigners to "go home". A prize for confusion goes to the person who said that, and then added that she wanted to retire to France.
Kent Trading Standards continue to receive reports of bogus Blue Badge websites offering to assist with applications and charging £49 for a Blue Badge.