PRESS RELEASE: Big Society money won’t heal Communities hit by Cuts
Liberal Democrats have responded to the announced Big Society Grant Fund as being "better than nothing but far short of what is needed".
6 Jun 2011
National News
‘Shelter report backs up case for closing loop holes for second home owners’ says MP
A national report published last week by leading charity Shelter backs up a campaign led by local MP Tim Farron to end tax loopholes for second home owners.
6 Jun 2011
Farron urges English Heritage to support Kendal Castle Poppy Bid
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron is backing local artists' bid to cover Kendal Castle in poppies to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Royal British Legion.
6 Jun 2011
Tim Wakeley pledges to resist Conservative cuts in letter to by-election postal voters
Lib Dem candidate for the forthcoming Binstead and Fishbourne by-election, Tim Wakeley, has pledged to resist Conservative cuts in a letter to postal voters...
5 Jun 2011
Binstead and Fishbourne by-election - Tim Wakeley is Lib Dem candidate
Tim Wakeley is standing as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Isle of Wight Council by-election for Binstead and Fishbourne on 23 June 2011.
5 Jun 2011
Care safeguards to be strengthened for adults in care - pledge by ministers
Vulnerable adults in care in England are to be given more protection from abuse, the government has said. The pledge comes after a BBC Panorama investigation showed staff at a privately run hospital mistreating adults with learning disabilities.
5 Jun 2011