National News

Car parking charges to shoot up

Cash-strapped Wiltshire Council wants to make more money from car parking, and has come up with a number of possible ways to do this. These include:

Chirbury in the snow 8th December 2017

New homes created in England

John, Lord Shipley, formerly Leader of the Liberal Democrats administration of Newcastle City Council, recently asked the Government what is their estimate of the number of new homes created in the financial year 2016-17; this was the answer.

Fury as Tory County Councillors vote down motion on pension fairness

Campaigners and Liberal Democrat Councillors have reacted with fury after Conservative County Councillors voted down a motion supporting the WASPI women's pension campaign.

Mayor Announces Major Decongestion Scheme for Bedford Town Centre Roads

Mayor Dave Hodgson has announced 'Transporting Bedford 2020', an £18 million investment in tackling traffic congestion across Bedford town centre.

Europe's 8 Liberal Prime Ministers

With Andrej Babiš set to take office as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, the European Liberal Democrat party ALDE has now eight Prime Ministers. We are now the strongest political family in the European Council, together with the European People's Party (EPP), and we are committed to bringing Europe forward.