Leaving the European Union could spark the loss of tens of thousands of jobs in East Midlands Liberal Democrat Bill Newton Dunn said today. Analysis of figures from a YouGov poll revealed around 4286 businesses in the region could face closure if Britain withdrew from the EU. It could mean job losses of up to […]

More than 350,000 children will be offered a free two course meal this week to celebrate the Great School Lunch. The 20th annual National School Meals Week takes place from 4 to 8 November and is the biggest healthy eating awareness week aimed at children in England and Wales. The event is organised by LACA, […]

At the Liberal Democrat East Midlands Regional Conference, in Oundle on Saturday 2nd November, saw the Liberal Democrats European Team laying out the main tenets of the campaign for the 2014 European Elections. A day of debates on subjects ranging from Social Policy, HS2 and Wasted Food saw the well attended conference passionately debating with […]

Councillor Chris Lofts, Councillor for Brook Ward in Towcester, spoke at yesterdays Full Council meeting in County Hall, Northampton. He asked the County Council to overturn there decision to remove the companion travel passes for those eligible for concessionary travel. Chris highlighted a particular case in Towcester where a resident with two dependants, a son […]