For too long our NHS has not got the investment it needs. That's why Lib Dem Health spokesperson and former Health Minister Norman Lamb MP has called for straight talking on the crisis, and suggested an extra penny for a new tax dedicated to the NHS and care for the elderly.
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Rochdale Liberal Democrats have submitted a formal Freedom of Information request to find out the truth about road maintenance in the Borough. Council spin doctors recently claimed that £10 million has been spent on roads since 2013. Neil Emmott, the council's Cabinet Member in charge of our roads has further claimed that £1 million has "already" been spent on our roads this year. He said: " Labour has kept last year's election promise and spent an extra £1 million fixing hundreds of potholes."
Leading Liberal Democrats have paid tribute to Norman Smith MBE who died last week. The funeral service will be held on Monday, 23rd January at the Rochdale Unitarian Church, Clover Street at 12.15pm followed by a Private Committal at Rochdale Crematorium and then Refreshments at Rochdale Town Hall at 14.30.
It was standing room only at a packed public meeting at Newhey Lodge on Friday, where Newhey residents had one final push to save their green belt from developers. The meeting was designed to ensure as many people had their say on plans to remove part of the green belt and re-designate it for housing and industrial space. As a result of the meeting, over 700 objects have been officially handed into the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework Consultation. Dozens of residents went door to door across the village to collect even more signatures.
The Liberal Democrats have demanded the Government introduce harsher sentences for animal welfare offences in England, which are amongst the lowest in Europe.