Local Liberal Democrats have this week chosen Stephen Robinson again as their Parliamentary Candidate, for the new Chelmsford constituency. In a packed meeting, members overwhelmingly backed Mr Robinson, from a field of five strong candidates.
Local campaigner Peter Carroll has got real action to reduce Operation Stack misery. Kent Police have taken up a suggestion from Peter on traffic light phasing on the M20, agreeing to a suggestion to get traffic moving quicker coastbound while Stack is running.
IF ANYONE in your family is expecting Santa to drop off a new bike on Christmas morning please don't scrap your old one.
The first stage of the East of England Strategic Health Authority (SHA) review of hospital services in the region has only underlined the threat hanging over Bedford Hospital, say Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats.
Liberal Democrats believe that Treasury meddling has made Hertfordshire's healthcare crisis worse than it need have been. Already struggling with chronic deficits, the county's two acute hospital trusts have been further wounded by financial rules that should never have been applied. This turned measured efforts to improve operating efficiency into a financial frenzy that has not only damaged current healthcare provision but has jeopardised the future.
In the two World Wars the Gurkha Brigade suffered 43,000 casualties, and to date it has won 26 Victoria Crosses - 13 by Gurkhas and 13 by British Officers.