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.
Proposed changes to Essex County Council's highways maintenance strategy, will mean that people in Essex will have to get used to bigger potholes being around for longer, as the ruling Conservative party fail to balance its funding of road maintenance. The proposals come just weeks after the Conservatives announced a £10m overspend on the highways budget.
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.
Westernhanger Motorway Service Station at junction 11 of the M20 opened this week. The "Stop 24" service station is billed as the largest service area in the UK, and has been designed as a waiting area for those awaiting channel crossings via the Channel Tunnel and Dover.