Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Burma - Liberal Democrats call for action as Police attack Monks
Thousands of Burmese Buddhist monks and other protesters have been marching in Rangoon despite a crackdown that has reportedly killed at least one monk. Gordon Brown has called for a UN security council meeting today on the crisis. The prime minister said: "The EU is going to look at a whole range of sanctions that could be imposed."
26 Sep 2007
Farron attacks Health Secretary's 'personal NHS' claim
Local MP Tim Farron has today criticised the Secretary of State for Health, Alan Johnson's promise that he will make the NHS 'more personal and user-friendly' for patients. Mr Farron points out that a personalised and user-friendly NHS will be very difficult to achieve if patients have to travel many miles to their nearest hospital.
26 Sep 2007
Local MP supporting Macmillan's 'Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning'
Local MP Tim Farron will be taking part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning for Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday 28 September.
26 Sep 2007
Folkestone in the News: Triennial Launch in the Guardian
The Guardian has covered the launch of the new Folkestone Triennial, saying: "Yesterday the inaugural Folkestone triennial was announced, a public art project to involve commissions by a blue-chip line-up of artists including Tracey Emin, Mark Wallinger, Nathan Coley, Tacita Dean, Richard Wentworth and Richard Wilson from Britain, and international figures such as Mark Dion and Christian Boltanski."
26 Sep 2007
Annual Meeting of Shepway Citizens Advice Bureau
Local residents and Liberal Democrat members are invited to the Annual Meeting of Shepway Citizens Advice Bureau, to be held at The Boulogne Room, Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone on Tuesday October 9th 2007 at 7pm.
26 Sep 2007
Post Office closures
Consulting on possible Post Office closures will commence in May 2008. It is expected that at least 2,500 post offices across the country will close. This means that some in Rochdale may be under threat. At this stage Post Office bosses are refusing to speculate where they plan to close.
26 Sep 2007