The former leader of the Conservative MEPs who stood against Tory-backed Michal Kaminski announced his defection to the Liberal Democrats at the Party's Spring Conference in Birmingham.
News that hundreds of farmers in South Lakeland could now be exempt from the Nitrate Vulnerable Zones restrictions have been welcomed by Liberal Democrat Farming Spokesperson Tim Farron MP after the appeal process exposed flaws in previous appeal designations.
The H1 bus service from Loughton to Harlow no longer runs on weekdays and there are only four H1 buses each way on Saturdays. Residents who need to go to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow will have to use the 55 service on weekdays. Not that either service actually takes you right there, as buses go only as far as the bus station.
Following an election hustings meeting on Monday 15th March at South Kent College in Folkestone, a ballot of students saw Liberal Democrat Candidate Lynne Beaumont win a landslide victory, with more votes than Labour and Conservatives combined.
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has made the decision to put a hold on Shepway District Council issuing planning permission for the expansion of Lydd Airport.
Kent Autistic Trust has been successful in a Big Lottery Bid and has received a grant to fund both its Family Support Officer posts for five years from 1st April 2010.