Presenting the Shamrock
Lib Dem City Councillor Dale Keeling joined the Lord Mayor and members of the Irish Society in the 'Presenting of the Shamrock' ceremony at Leicester Town Hall on St. Patrick's Day.
18 Mar 2010
National News
Prater and Dean Push for Fuller Disclosure of Kent County Council Expenditure
Liberal Democrat County Councillors Tim Prater and Trudy Dean have submitted a motion to the next full Kent County Council meeting calling for all items of revenue expenditure by the Council above £1,000 to be published. The proposals mirror the actions of the Greater London Authority, who took a similar step after Mayor Boris Johnson was elected.
17 Mar 2010
Commission likely to condemn UK dirty air inaction
The European Commission is likely to decide tomorrow on another crackdown on UK failure to comply with EU clean air standards in regard to pollution due to particles from diesel vehicles, power plants and factories. This could lead to a European Court judgement and a fine.
17 Mar 2010
Longest serving Tory in Europe joins Liberal Democrats
Edward McMillan-Scott, the Conservative's most senior MEP, has joined the Liberal
17 Mar 2010
Tory budget cuts to the vulnerable must be challenged
Jill Wareham, Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for the Isle of Wight, is calling for an immediate review on the effects of the Tory budget cuts on the most vulnerable in our community.
17 Mar 2010
Heather Kidd Calls For Shropshire Tories To Come Clean
Peter Phillips Lib Dem Councillor for Bishops Castle has called on Shropshire Council not to prolong the agony on key services such as meals on wheels and mobile libraries and hold their reviews sooner rather than later. Following revelations that these reviews may not report back till the summer Peter said "There are many elderly and vulnerable residents in our communities that care a great deal about these services and have been badly frightened by the Council's threatened cuts. The Council should do the decent thing and skip the bureaucratic niceties and speed up the process so that people cant find out what is proposed."
17 Mar 2010