Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has hailed his disability conference a 'huge success'. The North West Disability Conference attracted over 100 people throughout the day. Guest Speaker at the Conference was Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Danny Alexander MP.
Television can play a pivotal role in the lives of millions of people with sight problems, according to the Royal National Institute of Blind People. Research suggests that most of the 2m people with sight problems in Britain spend time watching television for relaxation and entertainment.
Older men with lower levels of the male sex hormone testosterone in their blood may be more prone to depression, a study suggests. A study of about 4,000 men aged over 70 found those with lowest testosterone were three times more likely to be depressed than those with the most.
Brentwood's Liberal Democrat councillors have welcomed the news that elderly residents are going to be able to continue using their bus passes from 9.00am rather than 9.30am as had originally been suggested.
This the speech by Councillor Mary Baldwin, leader of Lib Dem group on Bucks County Council , addressing the council on the BCC Budget, Feb 2008
On March 3rd, 1988 the Liberal Democrats was formally launched following the merger negotiations between the Liberal Party and the SDP. Today the party is twenty years old - with a proud record on lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality from the very start.
