Last week the Government launched its Boiler Scrappage Scheme; a scheme initiated by the Reheat Britain campaign and championed by Teignbridge MP Richard Younger-Ross and Teignbridge District Council to reduce CO2, fight fuel poverty and boost jobs.
There are approximately 3,605 pensioners in Teignbridge who are eligible but not claiming pension credits which means they do not receive Cold Weather Payments if the weather drops below zero degrees Celsius for seven consecutive days.
As most homes in Ambleside regain their gas supply after three and a half days without, MP Tim Farron has called on National Grid to launch an immediate inquiry into the outage so that they can ensure that it doesn't happen again.
Tim Farron has called upon local NHS chiefs to make sure that new funds are spent on improving support for people with dementia and for their carers.
Newcastle Liberal Democrats have strongly rebutted allegations by a Labour MP that they are election-stealers.
A senior Newcastle Liberal Democrat has been praised for signing up to a campaign to beat cancer.