State Pension Set to Rise by 2.5 Per Cent Next Year
Pensioners will benefit from a 2.5 per cent increase in their state pension thanks to the Liberal Democrat Triple Lock guarantee.
17 Oct 2014
National News
Malden Rushett Roadworks Update
Transport for London (TfL) have issued a revised timetable for the Malden Rushett roadworks. This shows closure of the Epsom road starting earlier on 20 October, no closures during December and the work finishing by the end of March 2015.
17 Oct 2014
Liberal Democrats put people with disabilities in the picture
Liberal Democrats put people with disabilities in the picture Natasha Kennedy04 October 2014
16 Oct 2014
Inclusion not exclusion
This week, I read the story of two brothers with Down's syndrome being excluded from a bowling club. They wanted to play, but they got turned away because they made other bowlers feel "uncomfortable". I'm so sorry that in this day and age two brothers who just wanted to get involved in their community and have some fun weren't allowed to. I have a learning disability and I am fortunate enough to take part in lots of leisure activities where I feel welcome and supported, and it allows me to make new friends and learn new skills.
16 Oct 2014
All ESA claimants to be hit by Tory benefits freeze
All employment and support allowance (ESA) claimants will be hit by a planned freeze on working age benefits if the Conservatives win power in 2015, not just those in the work-related activity group.
16 Oct 2014
LibDem councillors ask Aylesbury Vale District Council about divesting from fossil fuels
(Some background: over the past year a growing number of private and public bodies have announced that they are to stop investing in fossil fuels, such as oil and gas. They range from the British Medical Association and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, to Glasgow University and, most recently, the Swedish city of Örebro.)
16 Oct 2014