The Prime Minister has taken his family to Cornwall and officials have been told only to bother him on the most pressing issues, leaving Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, responsible for the daily business of government for two weeks - the first time a Liberal has run the country since David Lloyd George in 1922.
Following delays caused by the owners of the former Lintons Lane school, the closure of the Stones Road footbridge is now planned to go ahead with effect from next Monday 16th August. Unfortunately the replacement crossing though the underpass or "tunnel" will not be available until some time after the start of the new school year. Regrettably this will affect safe routes to school for pupils at both Epsom Primary School and Blenheim High School.
Thank goodness I wasn't asked to bowl the first wood again this time! Although I was the hosting Mayor, it was in fact the Cinque Ports Bowls Association who organised the whole event. Making a speech comes easier now and I am finding the words to show my pride in Folkestone itself.
The heavens opened and as we arrived, the organisers, The Lions Club, were having to make a decision whether to carry on. The donkeys were still under cover and the riders sheltering in the car. The sausages were becoming nicely into charcoal whilst the lid was on the BBQ.
Earlier this week Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne delivered a speech on Labour's legacy:
Welcoming the Prime Minister's support for a minimum pricing policy on alcohol local Liberal Democrat campaigner Dr Charles West said:
