The gloves are off in a Lib Dem councillor's fight to save facilities planned for teenagers in Court Recreation Ground. A full debate on the issue will take place at a meeting of the whole council in December.
Local Liberal Democrat campaigners have slammed Labour MPs for rejecting calls to back Post Office services that help keep branches in business.
Newcastle Liberal Democrats in have welcomed a decision by the Government to abandon proposals to hand over the payment of pensions and benefits from post offices to a private company.
The Lib Dem front bench was recently updated:
Local Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to do more to support businesses in the face of rising unemployment in the North East.
Commenting on the Government's decision to allow the Post Office to retain the contract for the card account, Park Ward Liberal Democrat Councillor Robin Lawrence said, "This u-turn is very welcome news for post office owners and users. The loss of the card account would have been the final nail in the post office network's coffin."