The Liberal Democrats have selected Toby Philpott as their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe. Toby was elected following a hustings meeting and ballot of members from across the constituency following a hard fought three way race.
A group of local councillors has this week relaunched a campaign that it started almost four years ago after continuing public dissatisfaction with local bus services.
Kent Trading Standards have warned that rogue companies may be targeting businesses trying to extract unnecessary money from them.
The Liberal Democrats have just released a new short film about Iraq, David Cameron, Gordon Brown and the Liberal Democrat alternative. The film will be broadcast on Friday 17th November on BBC1 at 18.55, BBC2 at 17.55 and ITV at 18.55.
When delivering Park Ward Focus in Avondale Road Robin Lawrence, the Park candidate, caught his toe in a hole developing in the footpath. He soon found that there was a considerable hole under the thin layer of tarmac of the footpath. Robin said "As soon as I discovered this hazard I contacted the council and requested that it be repaired swiftly. I am very pleased that Wolverhampton Council will be repairing a potentially dangerous pothole in Avondale Road as a matter of urgency."
While Monday November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance, the UK events to mark the date are being held a day or two early over the weekend. There will be three events to honour the memory of all transsexual and transgender people killed by violence. For the first time, Manchester will hold its own Transgender Day of Remembrance event, and there will also be events in Edinburgh and London.
