Campaigners in the West of the County have come up with a novel idea to calm traffic. Based on an idea by Heather Kidd, Shropshire Councillor for Chirbury and Worthen, the Safer Roads Partnership is distributing large stickers for residents to place on wheelie bins and other prominent locations reminding motorists of the 30 mph speed limit in their village.
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CLD is looking for an intern to join us for up to 3 months based at Lib Dem HQ at Great George Street from Jan- March 2013. There will also be opportunity to shadow CLD councillors and Parliamentary candidates.
Local MP Tim Farron and Ambleside and Grasmere councillor Heidi Halliday have welcomed the news that the University of Cumbria have agreed not to use Greenbank and Castlefield for access to the new Ambleside campus site.
Liberal Democrat Police and Crime Commissioner candidate Pru Jupe has made protecting vulnerable women a key part of her campaign to be the first police commissioner for Cumbria.
Over the last three years a staggering £0.5 million has been paid out by Conservative run Essex County Council to 1502 residents whose cars have been damaged by potholes on the County's roads. This staggering statistic was revealed in a freedom of information request by Liberal Democrat County Councillor David Kendall. Cllr Kendall commented: "These figures show the true scale of the problem and prove that Essex County Council is still struggling to repair roads after years of neglect by the Conservatives. Whilst I am pleased to see that 1500 residents have recieved some compensation from the County Council I am concerned that there are at least another 2,000 residents who have made claims over the same period and will be getting nothing". "These shocking figures may have forced the Tories into investing £11 million pounds in emergency pothole repairs just 8 months before the County Council Elections but for many long suffering Essex residents this will be to little to late as the damage has been done".