Over the past week a massive clean up has taken place along the length of the Linear Walkway which follows the route of the old mineral railway between the Lichfield Road via Forest Gate through to Coltham Road thanks to pressure from the Willenhall North Lib Dem Focus Team reports Group Leader Ian Shires. People on [...]

Liberal Democrats have promised to restore the link between pension and earnings immediately. Setting out a key priority for the Liberal Democrats Liberral Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said it was a “scandal” that many pensioners live in poverty. Nick Clegg said a Liberal Democrat government would keep local post offices open, ensure fair fuel prices and [...]

Last night saw Nick Clegg go head to head with Gordon Brown and David Cameron in the third and final Leader’s Debate broadcast on BBC1. Nick Clegg’s opening statement  In his opening statement at the final leaders’ debate, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said: “Tonight’s debate is about you – about your job, the taxes you [...]

“Liberal Democrats will change things for older people, putting fairness into social care and pensions,” said the Liberal Democrat Leader. The Liberal Democrats have today set out their policies for older people. The policies include: Restoring the earnings link immediately No-one to pay tax on the first £10,000 of their income Scrapping the default retirement [...]

The Development Control Committee meets tonight (Thursday 29th April), on the agenda is a planning application which, if granted, would see the demolition of the old Forest Gate Library replacing it with a small development of six 2-bed apartments within a three storey building. A previous application was withdrawn as it contained eight apartments, two [...]

Today, Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.The first half of the 90 minute programme, chaired by [...]

“When you next hear David Cameron and Gordon Brown talking about billions and billions of so-called efficiency savings, don’t believe a word of it,” said the Liberal Democrat Leader. Speaking yesterday (Wednesday) at Oxford Brookes University, Nick Clegg said: “One thing I will not do, and Labour and the Conservatives are doing, is try to fool you [...]

Failing to apply for planning permission has its risks. One such example will be debated at Thurday’s Development Control Committee at Walsall Council House. A report on unauthorised use at 103 High Road, Lane Head, Willenhall will recommend to members that enforcement action be taken under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (As Amended), [...]

“The real question that politicians now have to answer is not: How much do you love the NHS? It’s, how do you protect and improve the NHS at a time like this?,” the Liberal Democrat Leader said. Speaking at the Royal College of Nursing’s conference in Bournemouth today,  Nick Clegg said Thank you so much [...]

Former Green Party candidate and gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has called for Green supporters to vote for the Liberal Democrats. Mr Tatchell, who is still the human rights and LGBT spokesman for the Green Party, told an Instigate debate last night in London that even people who usually vote Green should support incumbent Liberal Democrat [...]