LGBT+ Liberal Democrats will be at Welsh Liberal Democrats conference this Saturday, at a fringe meeting with Stonewall Cymru entitled "The Fourth Assembley: What Next for LGBT People in Wales". Chris Ward from the LGBT+ Lib Dems executive will be a speaker on the panel, along with Cllr. Rodney Berman, the Lib Dem leader of Cardiff Council.
Lib Dems in Wiltshire are celebrating following another election victory with the election of Anne Lock to Corsham Town Council.
Commenting on James Murdoch's resignation, Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Policy Committee on Culture, Media and Sport, Don...
At a recent Cabinet Meeting, Cllr Ray Russell, Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council Liberal Democrats, made very clear that, at the Chesterfield Council Budget Meeting, the Liberal Democrat Group would be voting against the 3.5% Council Tax rise that the media recently reported that Labour is considering. Cllr Russell said: 'The Coalition Government has made extra money available to enable Councils to freeze Council Tax again this year - and the vast majority of Councils are taking this up to help the many families who are hard pressed in these difficult economic times'.
Network Rail has been made to pay for damage it caused to local grass verges in Stewartby after a local Councillor intervened. Councillor Tim Hill, Liberal Democrat Borough Councillor for Stewartby, got on to the case and after the Council's insurance company got involved Network rail agreed to pay for the damages. The Council has now installed a lay-by so that workers can park in future without causing damage to the verges adjacent to the railway line running through the village.
Two large leisure schemes in Trowbridge are going through the planning process at the moment. Despite what the developers may say its extremely unlikely they'll both go ahead. But which one would the people of the town and surrounding area prefer?