The first-ever H G Wells Festival in Folkestone and Sandgate is being held on 18-20 September 2009 and is packed full with exhibitions, walks, talks, dinner and the presentation of the £1000 prize for the Short Story competition by Professor Dominic Wells, great-grandson of HG Wells.
Liberal Democrats from Staffordshire Moorlands will be attending the national Party Conference in Bournemouth next week. The Conference, entitled "A fresh start for Britain - Choosing a different, better future" will be the last major conference before next year's General Election.
Liberal Democrats in Wolverhampton have raised concerns about the future of health services after a leaked Department of Health report said 137,000 jobs could be axed in the NHS. The report identifies areas for efficiency savings but also looks at cuts to frontline services.
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has condemend United Utilities after the announcement that they still plan to introduce a controversial 'rain tax' on faith groups and charitable organisations over the next ten years.
In my last blog I bemoaned the lack of interest shown in the Town Hall by local residents. Well I am well and truly eating my words.
On the eve of the prestigious Seafood & Wine Festival, Nick Perry, the Liberal Democrat parliamentary campaigner for Hastings & Rye, has been contacted with the stark message that Hastings fishermen have no more cod until January 2010.