In response to concerns raised by residents of Royal Military Avenue about dangerous driving and dangerous speeding in their road, the Cheriton Liberal Democrat team have convened a meeting for interested residents on Wednesday 30th July 2008 from 7.00pm at the Gurkha Community Centre, MacKenzie Drive, Cheriton.
Commenting on the Government's proposal to increase Guildford's target for new build houses by a further 2000 above the draft South East Plan (for 2006 - 2026) Sue Doughty said, "The Government is asking Guildford to sacrifice the green belt to the North East of Guildford between Burpham and Clandon to take 2000 more houses. Meanwhile the rest of Guildford still has to cram in another 322 houses per year. Yet we all know that the North and West of Guildford are pretty well full up already.
Folkestone Harvey Central Liberal Democrat Councillor Gary Fuller has this week reported a whole variety of highways issues affecting Central Folkestone to Kent Highways. As a follow up to reporting various pathway potholes to County Councillor Roland Tolputt last week, Gary has reported an extensive list of defects affecting local streets to Kent Highways.
Park Ward Liberal Democrats have started to deliver their July - August Focus across the ward. The main stories are: Plastic recycling at last; Action on road safety, Labour's debt legacy; Hedge cutting, Anti-social behaviour; Post office 'massacre' is nothing to do with EU.
Phil Woolas MP, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister has thrown his weight behind Rochdale's Post Office rescue package. He advised Lib Dem councillors in his Oldham constituency to look at Rochdale's plan to pay the Government subsidy, a plan that has been welcomed by Postmasters of the post offices that have been earmarked for closure.
A very special event is planned for 21st September this year as a joint fundraiser for the Liberal Democrats South East Region European campaign and Lewes local party. Norman Baker MP will take to the mic alongside The Jazz Caverners for an afternoon of rock and roll classics in the atmospheric All Saints Centre, Lewes.