Kent Police have lost £52,000 of the money they spent preparing for the force mergers which abandoned in July. The mergers were opposed by the Liberal Democrats and the dropping of the merger plans welcomed. It has now been revealed that of the total £152,042 that Kent Police spent on preparing for the merger, only £100,000 will be refunded by the Government.
Zebra crossing works near Tesco in Springfield Road, Chelmsford have been dragging on for months. Now the local Lib Dems have called for an Inquiry into the long-running fiasco.
THANK you to everyone who has taken part in our special residents' survey. The local Lib Dem team is busy taking up the issues you raised.
Commenting on Sir Nicholas Stern's report on climate change published today, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris Huhne MP said "Nick Stern has an impressive global reputation thanks to his time as chief economist at the World Bank. This report will have a very significant impact in moving economic and business thinking towards the view that the sooner we tackle the problem the better."
UK scientists are developing a blood test which may be able to pick up signs of Alzheimer's disease before people start to show symptoms. The team from the Institute of Psychiatry found levels of two types of protein in the blood were only present if people had the condition.
A campaign has been launched for a Greener Chelmsford - because if the polar ice caps melt, Chelmsford and most of Essex disappear under water. Local Liberal Democrats were out in the town centre last week promoting their ideas for a greener Chelmsford - and their national plans to give the average Chelmsford family a £1,000 income tax cut, by taxing pollution more.
