Tim Farron: Lib Dems will oppose Welfare Bill
Newly-elected leader Tim Farron has confirmed that the Liberal Democrats will vote against the Government's Welfare Bill.
20 Jul 2015
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New Rail Link to Settle to Carlisle Line will Take Lorry Traffic off Yorks Dales Roads
Arcow Quarry and Dry Rigg Quarry, both near Horton in Ribblesdale are to re-connected with the Settle to Carlisle railway line
20 Jul 2015
More Freight off the Roads as DB Schenker Rail Handles Teesport's Scottish Container Traffic
DB Schenker Rail UK is to run a direct daily railfreight service, Monday to Friday, from Teesport in Middlesborough - owned by PD Ports - to Grangemouth in Scotland.
18 Jul 2015
Tim Farron Elected as Leader of the Liberal Democrats
We are delighted to announce that Tim Farron has been elected as Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
17 Jul 2015
Lib Dems had Several Excellent Results in Council By Elections on Thursday
What a change 10 weeks makes! In Grove Ward in Kingston-on-Thames on May the 7th (the same day as the General Election) the Liberal Democrats won a by-election by just 28 votes. On Thursday in a second by-election in the same ward on a much reduced turnout they won by nearly 900 votes - with a 60% vote share!
17 Jul 2015
Herts Liberal Democrat Claims the Abrupt Termination of the HomeStart Contracts is "A False Economy"
On Monday afternoon, a group of HomeStart Managers, volunteers, and families with their young children watched in dismay as the Conservative Cabinet of Hertfordshire County Council voted unanimously not to renew its annual funding of £392,000 for the home visiting service. This decision would also cut off the £206,000 funding provided by the County's Clinical Commissioning Groups resulting in a devastating reduction of £598,000 a year to HomeStart's funds. The impact on HomeStart and its committed band of trained volunteers will be incalculable
15 Jul 2015