The local Liberal Democrats are mounting one of their biggest ever campaigns to oust Labour from control of Blackburn with Darwen Council. Liberal Democrat Leader, Cllr David Foster said," We are fielding our strongest ever line up of candidates and we are expecting to make significant gains this year to build on our growth over the past few years.
The US Supreme Court rejected an appeal yesterday from Guantanamo Bay detainees who want to challenge their five-year-long confinement in court, a victory for the Bush administration. Despite the earlier rulings, none of the roughly 385 detainees has yet had a hearing in a civilian court challenging his detention because the administration has moved aggressively to limit the legal rights of prisoners it has labelled as enemy combatants.
Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ming Campbell has highlighted action, not words, by Lib Dem Councillors in communities around the country. He emphasised that it is Liberal Democrat councils who are putting in place practical measures to cut crime, tackle climate change and give power back to local communities.
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have launched their full slate of candidates for the Borough Council elections on 3rd May.
Liberal Democrats in Hinckley and Bosworth are fielding a full slate of candidates in this year's Borough Council Elections. This years elections are expected to be a close race between the Lib Dems and the discredited Conservative Party. Polls will be open on May 3rd between 7am and 10pm. Anyone wanting to vote by post has until April 18th to register. For more information on postal voting please call HBBC on (01455) 238141.
Park Ward Focus Team have delivered the April edition of Focus. The main story is Robin Lawrence's "We can cut Crime" campaign endorsed.
