Commenting on Ed Balls' announcement that the Government is to scrap SATs for 14-year-olds, Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Jill Wareham said: "I welcome the Government's complete U-turn. The SATs tests taken by 14-year-olds are not only a waste of time but have been highly unreliable over the last few years."
The Leader of Guildford Borough Council Lib Dem Group, Cllr Fiona White, says that the letter pages of the Surrey Advertiser indicate just how popular the Guildford Shuttle Bus was and how angry residents are at its withdrawal. No doubt it is in response to that anger that the Council have decided to run a pilot of the Town Rider which is a poor substitute. People wanting to use the Town Rider have to join the Dial a Ride scheme and then pay for each journey which must be booked in advance unlike the Shuttle Bus which was available to everyone, free and could be accessed simply by standing at the bus stop.
Following last week's publication of the full list of proposals for sites to be allocated for development across Bedford Borough between now and 2021, Liberal Democrats have warned against the danger of urban sprawl and the destruction of more green space.
Leicester Liberal Democrat leader Councillor Peter Coley has asked the City Council to look into the feasibility of providing solar heating for the city's residents.
Responding to the news that two people have been cleared from police bail over the 2007 Grayrigg rail crash, local MP Tim Farron last night repeated his call for a public enquiry into the incident.
Genevive is presently detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre, she has been there since the 10th July 2008. She is paralyzed on her left side and in a wheel chair. She has CVA, Angina, Hypertension, Sickle Cell Anaemia, Osteo Arthritis and Depression.