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Whetstone By-Election

Luigi Bille will be the Liberal Democrat candidate for the by-election in Whetstone ward that will be held on 15th May.

Charlie Clinton wins Alperton By-Election

Charlie Clinton was elected as councillor for the Alperton ward in a by-election.

Four-hour A&E waiting times at risk in Bromley

The government is dropping its pledge to meet the four-hour A&E waiting times target by the end of this Parliament.

Council set to buy (and then sell back) O2 Shopping Centre

Camden’s Labour Council has agreed “in principle” to buy the O2 Shopping Centre, car park and former Homebase site on a temporary basis, in a bid to overcome blockages to redevelopment.

Cake maker bakes up a storm for Macmillan Coffee Morning in Upper Norwood

Residents in Upper Norwood were treated to homemade cupcakes as people gathered at All Saints Church on Friday 27th September to raise money for Macmillan.

Ealing Lib Dems challenge New Local Plan

Ealing’s Lib Dem Opposition have worked hard to challenge the New Local Plan.

Our Manifesto for Enfield 2022

Today, the Enfield Liberal Democrats have launched their manifesto ahead of the 2022 Enfield Local Council Elections, entitled Change Enfield Together.

Lib Dems address fly tipping in West Thamesmead

Lib Dem by-election candidate Steve Day pledges action on fly tipping in West Thamesmead

Charing Cross Repair Delays Are Unacceptable, says local Lib Dem activist

Philip Rader, who works at Imperial College London, says the better part of a decade is too long to wait.

Last chance: 'school streets' consultation

Many of you will be aware that the council is currently consulting on a new round of 'school streets', where roads are closed outside of schools at drop off and pickup times, outside a number of schools.

The other side of Caregiving

Liberal Democrats Select Candidates for Hillingdon

Hillingdon Liberal Democrats have appointed Jonathan Banks as our candidate for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, Ian Rex-Hawkes as our candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and Alex Cunliffe as our candidate for Hayes and Harlington.

Islington members recognised in latest Honours lists

Mark Pack and Jeremy Hargreaves, residents and Liberal Democrat members in Islington, have both been recognised for their long-standing efforts in promoting a healthy political envrionment.

Christophe Noblet selected for GLA constituency

The Liberal Democrats have chosen Earl’s Court campaigner Christophe Noblet to fight the West Central seat in next year’s Greater London Assembly elections.

Lib Dems on Kingston Council call for Proportional Representation

Liberal Democrats in Kingston passed a motion at last night's Full Council meeting calling for the Government to implement Proportional Representation (PR) for Local Elections in England.

Lib Dems demands the Council publishes all relevant data from Streatham Wells' LTN trial

Lambeth Lib Dems continue to call for Lambeth Council to publish all relevant data on the impact of the current Streatham Wells trial

Lewisham's inexplicable continued twinning with the city of Managua (Nicaragua)

The twinning dates back to the idealistic time of the Sandinista revolution and Labour’s lurch to the far left across Britain and Lewisham. It ignores that Nicaragua is now a dictatorship under Daniel Ortega, strongly criticised by Amnesty International.

Lib Dems call for honesty and action on St Helier

Lib Dems slam Labour for misleading public over St Helier Hospital funding. Labour councillors admitted the £12m figure they claimed as a win is not the full picture, with the real figure potentially as low as £3m new money.

Software Update!

Redbridge has upgraded its email and website software, apologies for the lack of content whilst the team familiarise themselves...

Southwark Labour forced to refund nearly £500,000 after illegal fines scandal

As reported in The Standard, Southwark Council is refunding almost half a million pounds after wrongly fining thousands of...

154 bus route ‘dramatically improved’ after community campaign

Reliability on the 154 bus route has dramatically improved following a successful community campaign led by local residents and MP Bobby Dean.

D3 Bus Saved!

Thank you so much to all who signed our petition to save the D3 bus route. Over a thousand of you signed the petition, which was successful in gaining local media coverage and which the local Liberal Democrats presented to the London Assembly in September.

Lib Dem Council supports new “Library of Things” at Patch Twickenham

Richmond’s Lib Dem Council has joined forces with Library of Things and Twickenham co-working space Patch (42 York Street) to open the borough’s first branch of the “Library of Things” social enterprise.

Blackhorse Beer Mile in decline thanks to the Council

Blackhorse Beer Mile’s 3rd birthday was overshadowed by the loss of three breweries in just a year.

Lib Dem policies unveiled following manifesto launch

The Manifesto, and a summary of key points from a Wandsworth perspective, are made available in this news item.

Ban the Blocklists

Edward Lucas stands up to a sinister government ban on outside experts with critical views.