Lib Dems Win Pilgrims Hatch By-Election
David Kendall and Brentwood and Ongar Liberal Democrats are celebrating winning the Pilgrims Hatch by-election to Brentwood Borough Council on 1 March, taking the seat from the Conservatives.
6 Mar 2007
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Labour thwart Lib Dem moves to save Area Housing Offices
Springvale Liberal Democrat Cllr Richard Whitehouse took to Full Council a motion calling for an end to the planned closures of the Area Housing Offices. However the ruling Labour party amended the motion so as to make it meaningless and to get their own members off the hook. This meant Labour failed to support Lib Dem moves to stop the closures which will now go ahead.
6 Mar 2007
Briddock and McNeice launch Morehall Avenue and Chart Road Traffic Survey
After being contacting by many local residents, Morehall Lib Dem Action Team Darren Briddock and Tom McNeice are conducting a residents survey in Morehall Avenue and Chart Road about the regular traffic problems there.
6 Mar 2007
A Huge Success: Reaction to Lib Dem Spring Conference
Shepway Liberal Democrats were represented in force at the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference in Harrogate. Folkestone and Hythe Parliamentary Spokesman Toby Philpott and many other local members including Maureen Speller, Paul Kincaid, Tom McNeice, Darren Briddock, Season Prater, Tim Prater and Shaun Roberts all made the journey for the traditional launch to May's election campaign.
6 Mar 2007
Liberal Democrats boosted by conference
Local Liberal Democrats have returned to Birmingham from the party's spring conference boosted for the battles ahead.
5 Mar 2007
Lib Dem Cllrs act as Travellers invade GKN site
At the end of February travellers invaded the GKN site on the Birmingham New Road. Springvale's Lib Dem councillors were joined by Independent Cllr Malcolm Gwinnett and insisted that the police use their section 61 powers to move them on. However the police failed to support the local councillors in the removal of the invaders. Nevertheless, the councillors then provided assistance to the land owners in applying for a court order to evict the travellers.
5 Mar 2007