Hannah for Abbey
Environmental scientist and mother of two, Hannah Fraser is to fight the by-election in the Abbey division of Shrewsbury on 1st March.
CW
5 Feb 2012
National News
Darwen Town Centre slips to a halt
Darwen Town Centre was in chaos on Saturday evening following the afternoon snowfall. At 7:00 pm traffic in the centre was barely moving as cars struggled to get up Bolton Rd. Some cars did not move for almost 20 minutes as traffic ground to a standstill. A number of cars suffered minor collisions during the chaos as they struggled to cope with the dangerous conditions.
5 Feb 2012
Lib Dems Win Another By-Election
Liberal Democrats have scored another by-election victory. This time our team in Amersham, Buckinghamshire gained a Council seat from the Tories by 4 votes. Widely respected Liberal Democrat Vera Head was elected. Labour had a disastrous result coming last behind UKIP.
4 Feb 2012
Mayor Reshuffles Cabinet after Conservatives Abandon Residents over Crucial Council Budget
Mayor Dave Hodgson has reshuffled his Cabinet after the Conservative Group on the Council failed to even vote on the crucial Council budget on which he had worked with them throughout the past year. Mayor Dave brought together a Cabinet of all parties on the Council following his re-election in May last year, casting aside party politics in the interest of working together in these difficult times. The Conservative Group have now thrown that back in residents' faces even after Mayor Dave had worked with them all year to set a budget in these difficult times to which protects services and freezes Council tax again.
4 Feb 2012
Julian Huppert: Yearly MOT tests right decision
Welcoming the decision by the Transport Secretary to maintain yearly MOT tests, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary...
4 Feb 2012
Helping to Kick Off New Family History Project in Borough Libraries
This afternoon I'm heading down to Bedford Central Library to take part in an information and taster session on researching your family history at the Borough's libraries, in support of a new project running throughout February. The Council's Library Service has linked up with Family History Detectives to promote family history at Bedford, Kempston and Wootton Libraries this month.
4 Feb 2012