Focus Teams from Biddulph and Endon travelled to Leek on Friday Sept 16th to lend their support to the 'Real Man' Campaign against violence against women. The campaign is organised by Womens' Aid as a nationwide effort to demonstrate that violence in the home is never acceptable.
Here's our guide to what's what at this year's Autumn Federal Conference in Birmingham
The Liberal Democrats are opposing calls for an immediate cut in the 50% tax rate paid by higher rate taxpayers.
Leading LGBT Liberal Democrats today welcomed the confirmation that same-sex marriage will be going ahead, following an announcement at the Liberal Democrat conference today by Lib Dem MP and Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone.
Gedling Liberal Democrats are celebrating a big win in a Gedling Borough Council by-election held on Thursday September 15th. Popular local campaigner Andrew Ellwood regained a seat for the Liberal Democrats from Labour in Phoenix Ward. The Labour Party had pulled out all the stops to try and hold onto the seat. Andrew had previously represented the ward for four years before narrowly losing to a Labour candidate who resigned after 3 months in office. The votes cast in the by-election were as follows: Andrew Ellwood (Liberal Democrat Focus Team) 566 votes
A team of Liberal Democrats from Wolverhampton will be heading to the party'sannual Conference.