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Chelmsford Lib Dems lead battle on city congestion

Proposals to tackle congestion in Chelmsford have been put forward by local Liberal Democrat Councillors. Congestion threatens to choke Chelmsford over the next few years, as the Conservative plan for 15,000 houses comes into effect.

31 Jul 2013
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He's not going to Love THAT

Shepway Conservative Councillor and Cabinet Member Rory Love has long had aspirations to "go further" in politics. He's previously stood for the Conservatives as a Parliamentary Candidate in Lewes in 2005 (he got hammered by sitting Lib Dem MP Norman Baker), and stood to be on the Conservative Euro list list for South East England in 2004 (although he didn't make it to the election itself).

31 Jul 2013
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The Liberal Democrats have selected local resident and Windermere Town Councillor Colin Jones to fight the Windermere Bowness North ward in the South Lakeland District Council by-election on 29th August.

Local community champion selected as Windermere & Bowness by-election candidate

The contest is likely to be a close fight between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. The election was called because the previous councillor Hilary Stephenson decided that following her husband Jo's election as Deputy Leader of Cumbria County Council, it was not possible for them both to continue to devote their lives to politics and local government at the expense of their family and home. Consequently she decided to step down in order to support Jo politically and domestically.

31 Jul 2013
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