Drive to help autistic children
A campaign has been launched with the aim of improving the education offered to children with autism. It is claimed many youngsters fail to receive what they need and are misunderstood and confused.
31 Oct 2006
Mental health spend 'must double'
The amount the government spends on mental health and learning disability services in NI should double within the next 20 years, a review has found. The Bamford Review, to report later, was set up to examine how services for people with mental illness or learning disabilities could be improved.
31 Oct 2006
Kent Police lose out on merger costs
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.
31 Oct 2006
Springfield Road crossing fiasco - inquiry call
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.
30 Oct 2006
Chigwell Survey Responses
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.
30 Oct 2006
Government must act now to halt climate change - Huhne
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."
30 Oct 2006