The persistence of the European Liberal Democrat MEPs has paid off. They have secured a pledge that the EU will seek to harmonise mobile chargers. The aim is to reduce costs for European consumers currently obliged to replace chargers which still work, and to cut the enormous quantity of waste generated.
A leading local Liberal Democrat has slammed the government's VAT cut as ineffective. Michael Mullaney, Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesman for Bosworth has attacked the cut after figures were published showing that the cut has benefited the richest households the most. The richest households will save around £1.2bn from the Government's VAT cut, while the poorest 10% will only save an estimated £360m.
OVERNIGHT parking is to become available at two car parks in Brentwood.
Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for Ludlow, Heather Kidd (above), has won the Countryside Alliance's 'Grassroots Campaigner of the Year' award for her efforts in campaigning on behalf of schools, post offices and other rural services. There were 2,500 nominations for a variety of national awards from 'Community Shop of the Year' and' Rural Business of the Year' to' Rural Vision' and 'Rural Hero of the Year'.
Backbench MPs routinely skip the meetings of powerful Commons committees, undermining Parliament's power to scrutinise the Government, The Times has learnt.
Shropshire Star reader Ben Jephcott took this picture of the Google car in the Herongate area of Shrewsbury