The Shepway Council meeting to decide on plans to expand London Ashford Airport, Lydd, has been postponed. The move has been welcomed by Shepway Liberal Democrat Group Leader Lynne Beaumont, who has been calling for the application to be called in to a full public enquiry.
The Liberal Democrats have backed objectors to the expansion of a Kent airport who claim they are being excluded from the final debate on the issue. Scores of people are expected to attend a meeting to decide plans to build a new terminal and extend the runway at London Ashford Airport (LAA) in Lydd.
According to MyGreenWeek, research by the World Resources Institute has found that coastal waters around the world are being choked by the effects of man.
On the week that an investigation was launched into how medical records from Whipps Cross Hospital ended littering a country lane in Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats in Epping Forest have backed calls to the government to abandon plans to make people carry identity cards.
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has been promoted in the Lib Dem Work and Pension's Team. Paul, who previously had responsibility for disability issues, will now see his job widened to cover work, welfare reform, and disability employment.
Students from All Saints College have launched a poster campaign to tackle underage drinking locally.