Sammy Wanjiru - We Were Honoured to Host Such a Champion
On Thursday I attended a short remembrance and tribute to Kenyan athlete and Olympic Marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru, who died...
23 May 2011
National News
Wiltshire’s Liberal Democrats take the NHS Reform issue to Council
Wiltshire's Lib Dems have continued to stand up for the NHS, taking a motion to Council calling for changes to key areas of the government's NHS White Paper, an issue of real importance for the healthcare of Wiltshire residents.
23 May 2011
Newcastle Labour Party fail our city's young people at the first hurdle
Commenting on the decision of the incoming Labour council leader, Nick Forbes, to abandon the Government's £5M funding for a major young peoples' facility in the city centre, outgoing Council Leader, David Fauklner, commented:
22 May 2011
London 2012 Olympic Torch will visit Birmingham
Birmingham has been confirmed as one of the host destinations for the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay next summer. Liberal Democrat Councillor Martin Mullaney, Birmingham City Council's Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture, said "The Torch Relay is the curtain raiser to what we know will be a huge and spectacular sporting event, so I'm proud that Birmingham has been selected as an overnight stay for the Olympic flame."
20 May 2011
Mayor and History Making in Colchester
On 18 May 2011, Malaysian-born Cllr Helen Chuah was inaugurated as the first ever Mayor of Colchester to have been born outside of the UK as well as the first Chinese Liberal Democrat Mayor in the UK.
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20 May 2011
Graham Pooley for Central Chelmsford by-election on 9th June
Graham Pooley is the Lib Dem candidate in the by-election for the Central Chelmsford seat on Essex County Council, following the sad death of Cllr Margaret Hutchon. Graham Pooley is Essex and Chelmsford through and through, lives in the town centre, and from his time as a Borough Councillor is respected as an experienced, committed and passionate campaigner against overdevelopment of the Town Centre and urban areas. Among his priorities he says the County Council must:
20 May 2011