CANCER CHARITY'S CAMPAIGN IS SPOT ON TO SAVE LIVES SAYS FARRON
A cancer campaigner from Burton in Kendal met with South Lakes MP Tim Farron at a major event in Parliament staged to highlight the importance of detecting the disease early.
9 Nov 2010
National News
Joint Regional Conference - Full Agenda now available
The Full Agenda for the Devon & Cornwall and Western Counties Joint Regional Conference is now available on this site, and shows an exciting range of debates, presentations and speakers.
8 Nov 2010
Tuition Fees And The Coalition
We all need to distinguish between the current coalition government and the Liberal Democrats. Coalition policy is a compromise; the Lib Dems did not win the general election, so we cannot deliver all our manifesto commitments. Lib Dem policy is still determined by the membership at party conference, not by the coalition government. If we win at the next general election, we will implement Lib Dem policy. In the meantime, like it or not, we are the junior partners in this coalition, with 57 MPs to the Conservatives' 306.
8 Nov 2010
Sad News about Councillor Willie Richardson
An email from Shepway District Council Leader Robert Bliss has arrived today, telling Councillors about the death of Lydd District and Romney Marsh County Councillor Willie Richardson. Willie has fought a long fight against cancer, but tragically died in the early hours of Monday morning.
8 Nov 2010
Labour Admits Failure on Laptop Promise
The Leicester Labour Party pledge to give laptop access to every primary school child in the city in 2007 is set to be scrapped.
8 Nov 2010
The Town Mayor of Folkestone's Christmas Charity Auction
On Wednesday 1 December 2010 starting at 7pm at Quarterhouse, Tontine Street, Folkestone, there will be a Christmas Charity Auction with a celebrity auctioneer in aid of the Mayor's Charities, B-4-8s and Folkestone Rainbow Centre.
8 Nov 2010