The Carrick Liberal Democrat Fair drew the crowds on Saturday to the beautifully refurbished Gyllyngdune Gardens in Falmouth, with a variety of stalls offering a selection of books, plants, cakes and delicious organic, homemade jams.
The Liberal Democrats have been voted the greenest of the three main political parties in an audit by Britain's environmental groups. The Liberal Democrats, regarded as the party with the most long-standing commitment to the environment, come out on top despite efforts by the two biggest parties to catch up. But today's report is bad news for David Cameron, who has made the environment a symbol of his attempt to change the image of the Conservative Party. Despite his efforts, the Tories are rated behind the two other parties. The report scored the parties on a traffic light system. Results: Liberal Democrat 3 Green, Labour 1 Green, Conservative 0 Green.
The government has announced measures to prevent people abusing disabled parking badges. The Department for Transport is also to make Blue Badges available to very young severely disabled children and people with upper limb disabilities.
It was case of 'Frank versus the fans' at the Annual Liberal Democrat Garden Party in Spotland this week. Lib Dem Councillor Keith Swift, doing his now famous tribute to Frank Sinatra, was competing against 2000 Castleford rugby fans, and they were Castleford fans with plenty to cheer about as their side ran up a massive 106 points without reply in a demolition of Rochdale Hornets.
Responding to the Government's announcement of a £500 million incentive for councils to build more homes Paul Holmes MP said:
A senior Liberal Democrat has hit out against the Newcastle Conservatives over a leaflet being distributed in Gosforth.