The planning inspector has overturned the decision by Newcastle City council to refuse permission for the redevelopment of the Shopping Centre at Kingston Park. The remaining small units will be replaced with four large retail units and a block of smaller units will be built to the south of Springs in the car park.
Dundee Liberal Democrats have today (Monday 24th March) backed party leader Nick Clegg MP in calling for an overhaul of the MPs' expenses system after police admitted they could not prosecute Conservative MP Derek Conway.
Lib Dem councillors have agreed plans to improve the Council's household recycling service over the coming year.
A senior Newcastle Liberal Democrat is backing calls to increase statutory redundancy pay.
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Central bankers stepped up efforts to pump funds into the global financial system today as Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, met heads of the UK's five biggest banks following days of stock market turmoil and rumours of market manipulation by short-sellers. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg urged the Bank of England and the Treasury to act decisively to head off a recession, in a statement he said:
