Rochdale Football Club will be given the freedom of the borough at a ceremony later this year after the motion was put forward at a special meeting of Rochdale Council last night (Wednesday 24 July).
The European Council of the Regions hosted an international conference at their HQ in Brussels, on 24th June 2008. The subject was "Climate Change and the Challenges for Public Health". Co-sponsors were the European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA) and the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL).
Island Liberal Democrats join their mainland MP colleagues in supporting the campaign to reduce ferry fares. The Office of Fair Trading is being asked to investigate in detail the Isle of Wight ferry services to see if they provide a fair deal for Islanders.
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has launched the party's Make it Happen document, which is a bold statement of the party's vision and values.
At July's meeting of Chelmsford Borough Council, Lib Dem group leader Mike Mackrory presented Roy Whitehead with a petition containing 1,250 signatures. These included over 20 current and former Olympic, World, European, Commonwealth and British national swimmers, divers, coaches and trainers. In particular, Great Baddow swimmer Rebecca Gallantree who (together with Tom Daley, the European Gold diving medallist and Olympic medal prospect) is representing Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
With pledges from businesses and other organisations of £10,000 towards Christmas lights for Epsom Town Centre, Residents' Party councillors refused to "match" this level of funding as they had originally agreed.