Rochdale Liberal Democrat MP, Paul Rowen, today backed a growing campaign to recall Parliament so that MPs can debate the crisis in the Middle East. Liberal Democrat, Nationalist and some backbench Labour MPs have written to the Leader of the House of Commons, Jack Straw, calling for Parliament to be recalled.
A number of raids on premises in Newbold, Rochdale, led to the seizure of 300 cartons of counterfeit footwear and clothing with an estimated value of £500,000.
South-East Cornwall Liberal Democrats scored a convincing election victory over the Conservatives in the St. Cleer and St. Neot ward last Thursday. Lib Dem candidate Bob Emuss was elected to Caradon District Council with a majority of 156 over his Conservative rival.
Dundee City Council's Liberal Democrat Convener of Finance today (Monday 14th August) welcomed the success of a City Council and Department for Work and Pensions benefit take up campaign in Dundee.
In July Robin Lawrence and the Lib Dem Focus Team were invited to inspect the poor state of the road in Newbridge Gardens by local residents. They were appalled to find potholes and loose tarmac. No significant maintenance or repairs to Newbridge Gardens had been made for at least twenty years.
Local MP Tim Farron and Windermere's Liberal Democrat councillors have welcomed the news that Network Rail is to remove the six whistle boards on the railway line into Windermere station. At the moment, trains have to sound their horns six times within a short period of time as they pass pedestrian crossings near the station. Network Rail announced back in July that they would look at removing some of the whistle boards, but said then that three would have to stay - a decision which has been overturned today.
