On Saturday 6TH November, Baroness Williams of Crosby was guest speaker at Hitchin and Harpenden Liberal Democrats' annual dinner, held at the Thistle Hotel, Little Wymondley. Shirley Williams, formerly a Labour MP for Hitchin, spoke to an audience of over seventy people.
Michael Heavens and the Epping Forest Lib Dem team would like to thank local residents for the support we have received in a fantastic year for the Lib Dems both locally and nationally. We wish all residents and visitors to this site a very happy 2004.
Stephen Robinson has slammed Government targets for hampering hospital staff efforts to control infection. The West Chelmsford Lib Dem PPC says, "The decision to close six wards at Broomfield Hospital recently because of the MRSA superbug is extremely worrying . For those patients already receiving treatment and those due to be admitted it is essential that this infection is eradicated."
More Epping residents will be able to take advantage of Epping Forest's Community Transport service in the future. The service has won funding from the Essex Community Fund to expand its activity.
Lib Dem run Buckhurst Hill Parish Council has been awarded a 'Quality Council' award. Local Council Chairman and a delegation of Parish Councillors were presented with the award at a full meeting of Epping Forest District Council on Tuesday 14th December.
DISTRICT councillor Michael Heavens has been chosen as the Liberal Democrats' prospective parliamentary candidate for Epping Forest at the next general election.
