Leicester City Council is celebrating national Green Flag Awards for four city parks, following over £170,000 of improvements. Evington Park, Knighton Park and Watermead Country Park have all achieved the Green Flag standard for the first time. Abbey Park has received the award for the 4th consecutive year.
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have selected Christine McHugh as their prospective candidate for the Bedford Mayoral election in 2007. Christine was second in the Mayoral election in 2002, beating both the Tory and Labour candidates but missing out to "Better Bedford's" Frank Branston.
One accusation often levelled at politicians is that they don't listen enough to their Constituents. Rochdale's MP - Paul Rowen took time out of his schedule to make sure his hearing was in tip top condition. Paul, the Lib Dem MP for Rochdale decided to get his hearing tested by the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, the charity represents the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. Paul has voiced his support for the charity that focuses on the support to ensure that those with a disability and older workers receive the help they need to remain in the work place.
Rochdale MP - Paul Rowen, supports Whizz-Kidz' first national awareness campaign!
Leading Lib Dem campaigner, David Jack, has launched a campaign to end the miss use of telephone boxes in the Heathtown area.
Michael Howard, the current Conservative Leader has suffered a defeat by the grassroots of the party to reform the way the new Leader will be selected. Having failed to win the two-thirds majority needed for change, the leadership contest will be held under the current rules, with MPs choosing two candidates to go to a vote of all Conservative members, a move that could prolong the contest until Christmas or beyond.
