"No Thanks" to Ambulance Merger
A massive 85% of people who took part in a survey regarding the merging of ambulance services were against the merger of East Midlands Ambulance Service with south Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.
20 Apr 2006
National News
A Positive Plan for Waltham Abbey
Waltham Abbey Liberal Democrats have today launched their positive plan to for the town. District Cllr Pat Brooks, Peggy Ayre and Phil Chadburn are all standing for election to the Town Council on 4 May.
20 Apr 2006
Lib Dems Fight for Post Office Network
The Post Office network is crumbling. Over the last two decades, post offices have been closing at a rate of over 300 a year. Under the last Conservative Government, 3,500 local post offices closed, and under Labour another 4,000 have closed, hitting communities across the country.
19 Apr 2006
Risborough Lane Pavement Works
From 18 April there will be works on Risborough Lane for around 8 weeks from the junction with Risborough Way, Cheriton (near the railway bridge) up to the junction with Mackenzie Drive. During this time there will be temporary traffic lights in place, and there is very likely to be disruption to traffic.
19 Apr 2006
Lib Dem Leader highlights crime as key issue for Local Elections
Liberal Democrat Leader, Sir Menzies Campbell was on the campaign trail today and highlighted crime as a key issue in these local elections, he said: "Preventing crime is very much a liberal issue. The Liberal Democrats have pioneered a wide range of successful crime cutting measures at local level, measures which have a real impact on ensuring that we don't just talk tough on crime, we actually tackle it.
19 Apr 2006
CUTTING CRIME TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN LIB DEM LOCAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN
Sir Menzies Campbell hit the campaign trail today, visiting four London boroughs - Southwark, Lambeth, Sutton and Richmond-upon-Thames - and highlighting crime prevention as a central theme in the party's local election campaign.
19 Apr 2006