The recent report of rural poverty makes grim reading and while some local conservatives have responded by trying to rubbish the messenger anyone who, like me, has knocked on doors in rural areas such as Ampton and Timworth and seen for themselves the problems such as housing conditions, lack of transport, and the isolation of communities will understand that the report underlines a problem that needs to be addressed rather than ignored.
The Lib Dem FOCUS Team have been informed that a number of sites have been assessed for pedestrian crossings including the Crooked Mile by Saxon Way and Monkswood Avenue.
Liberal Democrat Town Councillor Gary Fuller has written to the corporation chairs of West Kent and Sussex Downs Colleges, seeking confirmation that South Kent College's Folkestone campus won't close if merger plans go ahead.
Dundee LibDems today (Sunday 20th July) welcomed the launch of the party's new "Make it Happen" document, a bold statement of the party's vision and values.
Folkestone Park Ward Lib Dem Councillor, Bev Rolfe has been pushing Kent County Council Highways for action on the dreadful state of the pathways and kerb stones in Fairway Avenue, Southmead Close and Pentvale Close in Folkestone
DELGA Chair Jen Yockney has welcomed news that the US Senate has voted to remove the ban on people who have HIV entering the USA. This does not repeal the ban of itself but opens the door to the US Department of Health doing so. The policy dates back to the time of Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980's, when understanding about HIV transmission was far less advanced.
