In the by-election held on 22nd November for Folkestone Park ward for Folkestone Town Council, Lynne Beaumont gained the seat from the Conservatives with a 143 vote majority, with the Conservatives slipping into third place.
In the by-election held on 22nd November for Folkestone Park ward for Shepway District Council, Lynne Beaumont gained the seat from the Conservatives with a 141 vote majority.
Ahead of the Extraordinary Council meeting on Monday, the Liberal Democrats confirm they are committed to getting the best...
The Leader of the Official Liberal Democrat Opposition at County Hall, Cllr Brendan Glynane, has welcomed a motion from the Labour group calling for more apprenticeships in Northamptonshire. Last Council meeting Liberal Democrat Councillor Chris Lofts proposed a similar motion calling for an increase in apprenticeships supported through Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership, which the Tories opposed.
A new report from the Spartacus campaign today (Monday 12 November) analyses the failures of the Government's Work Capability Assessment and the Employment & Support Allowance system, which is supposed to support people who are too sick or disabled to work.
Danny Shurmer, 60, was recovering in Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Had benefits withdrawn and didn't win an appeal until nine months later Controversial Work Capability Assessment carried out by ATOS A heart patient was told he was fit for work - just a day after a double heart bypass operation.