The editorial in the Observer of Sunday 17th September states" The Liberal Democrats, whose conference runs this week, deserve the most credit for a long-standing commitment to the environment. They have detailed green policies and deserve credit for their honesty in identifying the most effective instrument for bringing about change - the tax regime."
Liberal Democrats from across Britain are heading for Brighton this weekend to put in place the policy framework that will take the party through the rest of this Parliament.
Rochdale Council has backed the Manchester Evening News' Campaign for a new registration scheme that would require all off-road bikes to be registered with the DVLA. The Council have a passed a Motion at their Full Council Meeting that also call for 'appropriate, clear signage on hotspots across the Rochdale Borough that would constitute as a warning and enable police to have tougher powers to confiscate straight away when catching offenders.
Liberal Democrats have been discussing ways to involve more women, people with disabilities, black and minority ethnic people and lesbian and gay men, at their party conference in Brighton this week.
South East England's Horse Chestnut trees, which have provided conkers for generations of schoolchildren, are currently dying in their thousands in the worst case of tree blight since Dutch Elm Disease 30 years ago.
Shepway Lib Dems have reacted with jubilation at the news that Harcourt School in Cheriton and Selsted Primary School have been saved from the recent round of school closures threatened by Conservative Kent County Council. The decision was announced on 15th September 2006 after a long period of consultation and campaigning by local people.