South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today launched a 'bring back our bridge' campaign for Backbarrow. The village's footbridge collapsed during the floods last autumn, and at the same time the road bridge in the village was severely damaged. Neither bridge has yet reopened.
Commenting on the report released this week by ACT (Action with Communities in Cumbria) on 'The Rural Share of Deprivation in Cumbria', local MP Tim Farron has said that radical tax proposals are vital to lift thousands of people in the South Lakes out of poverty.
It could be more difficult in future to bring a disability discrimination claim on mental health grounds, following an Employment Tribunal decision. The tribunal suggested that a claimant could be required to provide evidence from a consultant psychiatrist to prove a diagnosis of stress or depression. Previously, the threshold of proof had been lowered to make claiming easier.
Today's decision by the Italian authorities to drop an extradition case against Leek resident Edmond Arapi due to overwhelming alibi evidence is welcome but should have come much earlier, says Mr Arapi's local Liberal Democrat Euro MP Liz Lynne.
A Liberal Democrat Councillor has raised the issue of Concessionary Travel funding. Bill Boulter, Liberal Democrat Chairman of a cross party Scrutiny Panel on Concessionary Travel, reported the panels findings at today Cabinet meeting.
The Liberal Democrat Group has reacted to the news released last week that Leicestershire County Council will need to cut a further £9.9m from its budget following the Government's announcement of £6.5 Billion nationally.