MP welcomes empty shop figures
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the number of empty shops in towns like Kendal has fallen yet again.
16 Oct 2014
National News
Liberal Democrats Will Raise Tax-free Allowance in the First Year of the Next Parliament
Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced that the Liberal Democrats would raise the income tax personal allowance threshold to £11,000 in the first year of the next Parliament - a tax cut of £100 for 29m working people.
16 Oct 2014
Liberal Democrats Will Raise Tax-free Allowance in the First Year of the Next Parliament
Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced that the Liberal Democrats would raise the income tax personal allowance threshold to £11,000 in the first year of the next Parliament - a tax cut of £100 for 29m working people.
16 Oct 2014
West Wiltshire's young people fight back
Following the vicious cuts to the county's youth services imposed by Wiltshire Conservatives, the new cheaper system is taking shape with meetings between young people and community leaders taking place.
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15 Oct 2014
Right to Work to end destitution
Liberal Democrats for Seekers of Sanctuary made an impact at Party Conference last week. The "Right to Work" for asylum seekers is already Party policy, but we made sure it was part of our Welfare Policy, and this was agreed. Two of our members spoke up on the issue, and you can see and hear for yourself what they had to say.
15 Oct 2014
What Should be on the Folkestone Plinth?
"I think we both agree, Shepway District Council have done a pretty good job of cleaning the graffiti off this plinth..."
15 Oct 2014