Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, Lord Dholakia, joined Totnes Parliamentary Candidate, Mike Treleaven for visits to Kingsbridge Community College and the Totnes Police yesterday.
Mike Treleaven, Totnes Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate last night attended the Kingswear Parish Council meeting called to discuss the loss of their Neighbourhood Beat Manager. Chief Inspector Steer, the local police commander responsible for implementing the change told the packed meeting that in future the Dartmouth Neighbourhood Beat Manager would also cover Kingswear, a decision that has caused much anger amongst local residents.
The effects of airport expansion at Lydd could be felt as far away as Hythe if expansion gets the green light say local Lib Dems.
Research by the Liberal Democrats shows that many women face a gaping hole in their pension provision but the Labour Government has done nothing about it.
The Liberal Democrats will field more Black and Minority Ethnic candidates in the coming general election than either of the other main parties. There will be 40 BME Liberal Democrat candidates compared with 39 for the Conservatives and just 29 for Labour.
Peter Carroll and local Lib Dems are fighting for a fair deal for pensioners across the Folkestone & Hythe Constituency. Older people have been hit by low pensions, means testing, post office closures and rising Council Tax bills.
