Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has unveiled plans to make Britain an exporter of renewable energy by 2050. He has called for a programme to end the UK's increasing dependence on foreign coal, gas and oil. Instead of the government's preferred option of nuclear energy Mr Clegg says it can be achieved through wave, wind, biomasss and solar power.
Nominations for the 2008 Kent Volunteer Awards are now open on-line at http://www.kent.gov.uk/volunteerawards or for a printed copy of the form, email kent.volunteers@kent.gov.uk or call 01622 694844. The Kent Volunteers Awards for Volunteering Excellence aim to seek out volunteers of all ages involved in the whole spectrum of activities and to recognise and thank them for the work they do across the county.
Lib Dem Folkestone Town Councillor Gary Fuller, whilst attending the recent VJ Day memorial service in Folkestone's Garden of Remembrance, spotted what he suspected could be another piece of rock that might have fallen from Christchurch Tower.
Local MEP Sharon Bowles is asking for your help to convince the UK government to acknowledge the wishes of thousands of parents across Europe and support a Europe-wide child protection system in the Council of Ministers.
The Liberal Democrats are looking forward to debating this motion at our Party Conference in September and local campaigner Ian Bradwell is looking for local views on this issue.
Rochdale Borough Council has this week begun knocking down a dangerous and dilapidated building on Milnrow Road, Rochdale.
