Liberal Democrats in Newcastle are stepping up their campaign for a GPs surgery in Lemington. This follows the North East Strategic Health Authority's confirmation that Newcastle's PCT can bid for one of 100 new surgeries in under-resourced areas across the country.
Liberal Democrats in Newcastle are carrying out a survey of small businesses in the area.
Norman Lamb (Lib Dem MP for North Norfolk) was in Chelmsford yesterday to back James Gardner, candidate in the Moulsham & Central by-election. Later Mr Lamb spoke to a gathering of local Liberal Democrats in Great Baddow.
Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman for Newcastle East, Cllr Stephen Psallidas, has attacked the Government over the Child Benefit records fiasco, and their generally poor record on computer projects. He draws parallels with the disaster waiting to happen over ID Cards, in a letter to local newspapers which reads:
The long-running saga of the proposed supermarket in the Upper High Street appears to be drawing to a close. Until this week the appeal by the developers against the council's refusal of planning permission was expected to be heard in February. However they have apparently decided to withdraw their appeal.
We cannot put Yellow Pages and Tetra Paks out for the weekly recycling in Chelmsford but they can be taken in for recycling at the following locations: