John Hemming MP, Shadow Minister for the West Midlands, has written to challenge Liam Byrne to act to save historic buildings in the West Midlands before they are lost forever. An analysis performed by the Liberal Democrats based upon English Heritage's Register of Buildings at Risk has found 179 buildings with a Conservation Deficit of £65 Million Pounds in the West Midlands.
Kent County Council have advertised a 30mph speed restriction which will be put in force for around 8 weeks from 3rd September on Cheriton Interchange near junction 12 of the M20.
Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Tuesday 28th August) backed the party's proposals to make Britain carbon neutral by 2050.
Lib Dems were out in force again at Manchester's LGBT Pride festival this weekend. Our Lifestyle Expo stall - despite being in a much less prominent location than last year - garnered many more signatures for the Stop Homophobic Bullying campaign.
Liberal Democrat proposals unveiled today aimed at making the UK carbon neutral by 2050, have been welcomed by Friends of the Earth. The plans can be seen in full at www.libdems.org.uk/news/liberal-democrats-reveal-plans-for-zero-carbon-britain.13117.html
Chesterfield MP Paul Holmes and local Staveley Councillor Mick Bagshaw attended the Derbyshire Army Cadets Annual Summer Camp in Ripon this week. Around 360 cadets, both male and female, are attending the camp for two weeks of adventures and expeditions. Paul and Cllr Bagshaw have already met the Staveley branch of the Army Cadets at a joint event with the Royal British Legion, but both said the insight gained from visiting the 2-week Summer camp was amazing.