Liberal Democrat President Simon Hughes MP came to support the Min Zhu Loong (Democracy Dragon) team at the 2008 Dragon Boat Festival, held on Sunday 8th June at the London Regatta Centre, Royal Albert Docks.
Springvale's Lib Dem councillors have learnt that council officers are trying to justify the closure of Hilton Hall. The officers say that the hall's structure is unsound and will need demolishing. Cllr. Malcolm Gwinnett said, "This is just not true. The hall is in need of a great deal of renovation but is still safe. I believe the hall should continue to be used while officers of the Authority use all the time available to find funding to build Lanesfield the purpose built community centre that it deserves. I and my colleagues are committed to this course of action. Cllr. Richard Whitehouse has already handed in a large petition from the users of the hall demanding action. As one tea dancer said, "I have been coming to the tea dances here for years. I do not want to go to Bilston Town Hall, its too far, so what am I and the wife to do." Cllr. Mike Heap said, "You can rest assured we will be doing all in our power to save the Hall."
British Telecom have announced plans to remove 28 public payphones from a variety of both urban and rural locations across Bedford Borough. Liberal Democrats have called for BT to justify the removals by providing individual usage figures for the payphones and stating the criteria they have used to identify call boxes for removal.
London MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford, Liberal Democrat European justice spokeswoman, has written to the Turkish Ambassador in London calling for a reversal of the recent ruling by an Istanbul court to ban the LGBT organisation, Lambdaistanbul.
I read with some concern the views of Bury Society and the Suffolk Preservation Society. To care for the character and environment in which we live is a worthwhile cause. We cannot however ignore the needs of our community. It is the needs of people we should look after first. In Bury St Edmunds the average wage is below the national wage, while the cost of housing is above the national housing. Curbing house building will only widen this gap.
Delga members and supporters nationwide are being asked to join the campaign team for the Liberal Democrats at the Henley by-election which has now been confirmed for the 26th June. Lib Dem candidate Stephen Kearney and a big team is fighting to win in the seat, which would fall to the Party if we can achieve the same swing as in Bromley 2 years ago.