Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary Michael Moore has written a letter to Margaret Beckett calling for an investigation following the confirmation that Britain has been used as a staging post for major shipments of bunker-busting bombs from America to Israel.
Cheriton Town Councillor Tim Prater has slammed Kent Highways for refusing to take urgent action to re-instate broken verging and repair the Cheriton Road layby by junction 12 of the M20.
Bedford Hospital Trust was named as one of sixteen acute hospital trusts in England that are under the strongest pressure that could lead to loss of services or even closure for some. These are the findings of Liberal Democrat research published this week.
Following pressure from local councillors, Shepway Council have removed an unsafe climbing frame from the Firs Lane play area in Cheriton. Councillor Peter Gane called the council to find why the gates were locked in July, to be told the equipment had failed County safety tests in APRIL.
Three months ago, on 21 April, Kent County Council inspected and declared the play area between Firs Lane and Shaftesbury Avenue in Cheriton unsafe, due to broken protective flooring and an old and worn climbing frame. This information was then passed to Shepway Council, who have taken almost no action. Shepway are quick enough to publicise internal staff problems, but on an important safety issue, they've remained pretty much silent to press and local residents.
Dundee Liberal Democrat local party Convener, Raymond Lawrie, has today (Friday 28th July) welcomed the decision of the Court of Appeal earlier this week that families of British soldiers killed in Iraq were entitled to apply for a judicial review of the legality of the war.