Chelmsford Council committed itself last week to knocking down High Bridge Road, from near the Odeon roundabout to Springfield Road. The local Liberal Democrats have condemned this as bad for the environment, a waste of money and sure to make traffic at the Army & Navy much worse.
Commenting on the news that Metrobus is to cut its number 87 bus route that links the PRH, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton , Serena Tierney, Lib Dem parliamentary spokesman for Mid Sussex, said:
Users of a town centre car park have been left fuming after being slapped with fines thanks to a council error which has made it impossible for the correct ticket to be purchased. Ticket machines at St Peter's Street car park have not been re-programmed correctly following the introduction of new evening parking charges imposed by the borough council. With all tickets becoming invalid at 6pm regardless of the amount paid, many motorists have been hit by penalty notices through no fault of their own, causing anger and confusion.
Folkestone Academy Principal John Patterson died over the weekend. He had become a well known figure in Folkestone since becoming the Academy's first Principal when it opened its doors in September 2007, and his death was completely unexpected.
More than 50 Labour MPs will make their average constituent pay more income tax if they vote to double the 10p tax rate today, Liberal Democrat research shows. In total there are 58 constituencies where the average constituent would lose out by the abolition of the 10p tax rate, with 51 of them held by Labour MPs. MPs will debate the decision to scrap the lowest, 10p tax band later amid concerns that despite the promise of concessions, many low earners will still lose out.
Senior Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament, Lembit Opik, joined local candidates and campaigners in the run up to polling day. There was a photo shoot and interview for the Express and star by the Billy Wright statue outside Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club and members of the public were only too pleased to talk to Lembit.