Following a meeting yesterday, local young people campaigning for a new skatepark in central Chelmsford will be examining options for fund-raising bids. On 18 March, local Lib Dem campaigner Stephen Robinson arranged a meeting for the skatepark campaigners with officials at Chelmsford Borough Council, to discuss the skatepark's future.
Progress towards bringing a heart unit back to the south lakes will take another step forward today when local MP Tim Farron meets with heart tsar Professor Roger Boyle in a bid to bring a new heart unit to the Westmorland General Hospital.
Caroline Pidgeon, Chair of the Greater London Authority's Transport Committee, met with campaigners yesterday to discuss Mayor Boris Johnson's plans to reduce the opening times at four of Epping Forest's Underground Stations.
Essex County Council has cut £100,000 from the budget of our already overstretched youth service. At the same time, spending on spin doctors, PR and support for leading Conservative Councillors has risen to £6 million, according to figures uncovered by Liberal Democrat Stephen Robinson, who is running a number of local campaigns for young people.
Rossendale Liberal Democrats believe that affordable housing should be a priority. Our young people have to leave the Valley to get further education and how can we ever coax them back to the Valley if setting up home is such a hurdle due to lack of affordable rented or private property.
A new, old political party launched its manifesto today, please don't vivit its website.