Parliamentary spokesman, Mark Chapman, has welcomed plans launched by the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable MP and Shadow Housing Minister Sarah Teather MP to boost affordable housing and avoid home repossession.
Writing the February Focus leaflets delivered in Park and St. Peter's Wards, Local Lib Dem Euro MP, Liz Lynne, has called for a wider range of media including local newspapers to carry the appeal by the Disasters Emergency Committee for aid to suffering civilians in Gaza.
The International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham will host the Liberal Democrats' annual party conference in 2011, it has been announced. The two-year deal, which will also see the ICC host the Spring conference in 2010, is expected to give an £11m boost to Birmingham's economy.
More and more St Peter's residents are turning to Zahid Shah, Robin Lawrence and the Liberal Democrats after being let down by their Labour Councillors. Zahid Shah said "Over the last few weeks the Liberal Democrat FOCUS Team have seen an increase in the number of local residents contacting us with concerns and issues that it would appear the Labour Councillors are ignoring."
The former Farndale School in Gatis Street is totally insecure. Zahid Shah and Robin Lawrence found its gates removed, boarded up doors broken into, graffiti sprayed on walls and drug needles left around the area. On a visit to the site Zahid and Robin found a steel gate had been removed making the padlock on the main gate pointless. There was evidence of vandalism and drug taking.
Neil Matthews has paid tribute to Maurice Maisey, a former army officer and Hythe Town Councillor, who passed away suddenly last weekend.