The Conservative Campaign in Rochdale is in tatters as 2 of their Councillors have quit the party and joined the Liberal Democrats. Cllrs. Wera and William Hobhouse have cited their concerns about the former TBA site as their primary reason for defecting.
Today, the Government has released recycling figures for each region in the country. Analysis by Parmjit Singh Gill, Member of Parliament for Leicester, South can now reveal that the East Midlands lags behind the national average improvement for recycling. While welcoming the overall increase recycling levels, Parmjit is now calling for reform on the way these figures are collected.
Commenting on the Government's announcement of £1billion worth of funding for biotechnology, Liberal Democrat Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary, Andrew George MP said:
Commenting on the release of recycling figures today, Liberal Democrat Defra Spokesperson, Sue Doughty MP said:
Liberal Democrat Shadow Fisheries Minister, Andrew George M.P. and Mike Treleaven, Totnes Prospective Parliamentary Candidate today had a useful and constructive meeting with Rick Smith, chairman of Brixham Trawler Agents and Jim Portus, Chief Executive of South West Fish Producers Organisation. During the meeting they explored a wide range of issues including the Common Fisheries Policy, dolphin deaths, fish quotas, regulation, satellite monitoring and co-operation with scientists.
The local Liberal Democrat Focus Team in Springvale recently welcomed former Councillor Sandra Terry to the SpringVale team. Sandra brings a great deal of experience to SpringVale having been on the Council for four years representing Fallings Park ward. It will also mean that if any of the local SpringVale residents wish to speak to a female representative they now have that opportunity. Cllr Richard Whitehouse said, "I am sure Sandra will help to provide an even stronger team for the benefit of all our residents."
