The first quarterly newsletter from the South East Liberal Democrat Europe Group is now available on-line at http://tinyurl.com/35ekwg covering topics including Town Twinning, EU Funding for Crime Prevention Projects and Funding for Environmental Projects.
The water level was clearly rising sharply when I left Osney Island at 3 o'clock on Tuesday of this week to go to Parliament to hear the Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn's, statement on flooding, respond to it, and then meet him afterwards. I was therefore surprised to hear Mr Benn say in his statement that not only had the Thames in Abingdon flooded on Monday night (it hadn't, the River Oxon had flooded on Saturday night!), but also that he anticipated no additional, significant flooding in Oxfordshire.
Many members from across South East Region turned up to help at the Ealing Southall by-election. Well done and many thanks to all members who attended: the great result in slashing Labour's majority and keeping the Conservatives in third place was down to you.
The three Liberal Democrat councillors in Pilgrims Hatch are calling on Essex County Council and Brentwood Borough Council to take urgent action to improve the Sandpit Lane junction with the Ongar Road which is one of the worst accident black spots in the Borough.
A driver who had workmen paint a disabled zone around his car after he parked it has said he thought he was the victim of a television prank. And to make matters worse, John Junk found he had also been issued with a £30 fine for parking illegally. Mr Junk said the space on Castlereagh Street in east Belfast had not been specially designated when he left his vehicle.
Campaigners have urged the Royal Welsh Show to provide electric scooters for visitors with disabilities. Disability Wales and a sister group in Powys said the show was one of the few major events not to hire them out. Manual wheelchairs are only available at the moment, but the size of the show and its steep hills prove a challenge for those pushing them, claim users.
