Lib Dem MP gets misleading advert banned
(From Huffington Post UK)
1 Feb 2012
National News
Regional Rep and Policy Panel Workshop at Spring Conference!
We will be holding a workshop to gather interest and develop a strategy at Spring Conference from 6:15-7:30, in the SAGE Centre, on Saturday 10th March!
1 Feb 2012
Lib Dems welcome U-Turn on Chief Executive
The news that Brentwood will no longer be sharing joint Chief Executive Joanna Killian with Essex County Council has been welcomed by Lib Dem leader Cllr David Kendall and his colleagues on the Borough Council. The controversial County Partnership was supported by both Conservative and Labour councillors.
1 Feb 2012
Chelmsford needs jobs & local facilities not just houses
Chelmsford Council was taken to task this evening for failing to give a high enough priority to new community facilities, public open space and new jobs for residents. The Liberal Democrat group told the Council's Development Policy Committee that these issues should have been addressed in the Site Allocations Document, which was under debate.
31 Jan 2012
Peterbrook Primary School welcomes Pupil Premium
A primary school has gone on record to welcome the extra money they have received from the "Pupil Premium". This was a Lib Dem manifesto commitment, now being delivered in Government, to support those children falling behind at school. It is £678,000 extra for Chelmsford schools.
31 Jan 2012
Conservatives say No to wider consultation on Urchfont Closure
On Monday a Wiltshire Council Committee has challenged the ruling Conservative Administration's decision to sell off Urchfont Manor and end the much valued Adult Education services provided on the premises.
31 Jan 2012