Kent Police have lost £52,000 of the money they spent preparing for the force mergers which abandoned in July. The mergers were opposed by the Liberal Democrats and the dropping of the merger plans welcomed. It has now been revealed that of the total £152,042 that Kent Police spent on preparing for the merger, only £100,000 will be refunded by the Government.
Zebra crossing works near Tesco in Springfield Road, Chelmsford have been dragging on for months. Now the local Lib Dems have called for an Inquiry into the long-running fiasco.
THANK you to everyone who has taken part in our special residents' survey. The local Lib Dem team is busy taking up the issues you raised.
Commenting on Sir Nicholas Stern's report on climate change published today, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris Huhne MP said "Nick Stern has an impressive global reputation thanks to his time as chief economist at the World Bank. This report will have a very significant impact in moving economic and business thinking towards the view that the sooner we tackle the problem the better."
Outline planning permission is being sought to develop the blackbird Rd playing fields.
Dundee East Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesperson Dr Clive Sneddon has today (Monday 30th October) welcomed the Stern report and its clear statement that the economic costs of continuing as we are will be greater than the costs of acting now to limit climate change.