This Christmas, Love is Enough

A new charity single to support young carers

“I left COP29 with hope in my heart”

Pippa Heylings reports from the global climate summit in Baku

We need more GPs

We are hearing the same issue raised on the doorsteps. Patients from Whitehill and Popular Grove and Walton Court surgeries are all saying the same thing; “I can’t get an appointment with my GP”. The Liberal Democrats have a plan for 8000 more GPs!

Only 0.1% of police dedicated to rural crime teams

The Conservative government have “neglected” rural communities as figures reveal a reduction in staff over the last year to just 14 for the whole of the 3 counties in the Thames Valley police area are dedicated to rural crime.

Dangerous Kingsclere Road Junction

The A339 in Kingsclere is the most dangerous stretch of road between Basingstoke and the boundary with West Berkshire, but Conservative-controlled Hampshire County Council are doing nothing to improve it.

Labour Missteps

The inability of the Labour government to define what it means by ‘working people’ is staggering. Many of us thought that it was a code for working class whatever in turn that meant.

Thomas Figgins announced as the Liberal Democrat County Council candidate for Petersfield Hangers

Thomas was born in Petersfield and has had a strong connection to the local area from a young age, first becoming politically engaged locally at 16 helping to work for a fair deal for people in Petersfield and the Hangers.

Hampshire Hospitals Declare Critical Incident As Beds Full

Hampshire Lib Dem MP urges government to help NHS with GPs and social care

New poll predicts Conservatives set to lose Eastleigh to Lib Dems at next election

The latest poll from YouGov has predicted that Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Liz Jarvis is on course to win in Eastleigh at the next election.

116.1% increase in hours of sewage dumped by Southern Water last year

New figures released by the Environment Agency have shown that Southern Water discharged sewage into waterways for a staggering 317, 285 hours last year.

Greening Denmead

We might be leapfrogging over Labour in the polls, but it’s important we also focus on the local issues

Bella Hewitt visits Waterlooville Market

Bella met with voters at Waterlooville Market

The need for SEND reform

Alex Brewer MP responds to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) briefing.

Alex Brewer MP elected to the Women and Equalities Select Committee

Alex's appointment to this significant role in Parliament will enable her to use her professional and personal experience to the benefit of many in her constituency and beyond.

Havant's Conservative MP Alan Mak votes against plan to keep abusers and murderers locked up

The statutory instrument was meant to close loopholes in the government’s SDS40 early release scheme that saw perpetrators of these dangerous offenders released from prison early.

Commuters in Havant Borough could be clobbered by an equivalent 1p income tax rise due to the lifting of the bus fare cap

People who use the bus to commute to work in Havant could be hit by the equivalent of a 1p income tax rise due to the government’s decision to raise the bus fare cap from £2 to £3 which Havant’s Lib Dems have labelled the ‘bus tax’.

Conservative MP, Greg Smith, votes to weaken water regulator powers despite sewage crisis

Local MP votes in Parliament against advice from environment groups on controversial changes to Ofwat powers. Local Lib Dem says vote will leave water regulator with “one hand tied behind their back” in fight against Thames Water.

Call to rethink parking charges in Princes Risborough

In recent years, Buckinghamshire Council has steadily increased car parking charges, extended charging hours, and scrapped free weekend parking.

MK Lib Dems demand proper investment in affordable housing

Milton Keynes Liberal Democrats are calling for renewed action on affordable housing as they push for proper investment to tackle the city’s growing housing crisis in the New Year.

Councillor calls for compensation as residents left without water again

Lib Dem Councillor David Harrison has called on Southern Water to pay compensation to residents and businesses in Totton and the Waterside who have been left without water in the run up to Christmas.

New Forest District Council's Conservatives overturn recommendations to help the poorest

Liberal Democrat Councillors have blasted as "cruel" a decision by New Forest District Council Conservatives to overturn a proposal from one of its own working groups that would help the poorest in the New Forest.

Oxfordshire’s Lib Dem MPs call for outright ban on water boss bonuses after Ofwat announcement

Oxfordshire’s Liberal Democrat MPs are calling on the Government to urgently enshrine an outright ban on bonuses for water company bosses in law. It comes as Ofwat announced bans on three water companies using customer money to fund bonuses - a move that

Henley and Thame MP calls on government to reverse the ‘family farm tax’

MP for Henley and Thame, Freddie van Mierlo is calling on the government to reverse their ‘family farm tax’ echoing opinions voiced by his fellow Lib Dem MPs at a rural affairs debate in Parliament on the 11th November.

Portsmouth Christmas and New Year Bin Collections

All the dates you need to know for getting rid of all that wrapping paper

Local Lib Dem MP wins support for his bill to ban puppy smuggling

Hampshire Lib Dem MP passes first vote in Parliament on his bill to stop puppy smuggling

Reading MPs fail to support motions to fix health and care crises

Reading Liberal Democrats have criticised local Labour MPs for their decision to vote against rescuing community healthcare and end the carer's repayment scandal

Over 11 thousand over 80s at risk of losing Winter Fuel Payments in Reading as Lib Dems calls on govt to “change course”

Over 11 thousand of those aged over 80 in Reading are at risk of losing their Winter Fuel Payments due to the government’s cuts, the latest official statistics have revealed.

Local Government Reorganisation

Hampshire Lib Dem MPs on the cancellation of Hampshire County Council Elections.

Wishing everyone a peaceful Christmas

As we head into the weekend find out about Carols and Free Parking before Christmas.

Sewage dumps by Thames Water doubled last year

Lib Dems win 3 seats in Gerrards Cross

The Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives are neck and neck in South Bucks as we win 3 seats in the Gerrards Cross Town Council by-election.

Fixing our broken relationship with Europe & Trump-proof Britain's Trade

Today marks five years since the United Kingdom left the European Union. Five years on, our economy is stagnant as a result of the Conservatives' botched deal with Europe. Sir Ed Davey presents Lib Dem plans to tackle this challenge & Trump's trade threat

Elliman Ward Focus11

This Focus describes recent actions by Councillors Amjad Abbasi and Asim Naveed, eg tackling the financial mess left by Labour councillors & successive governments; working with residents to tackle fly-tipping & other crimes; meeting residents; case work

Rebellion Over Respite Services For Vulnerable Adults

In an effort to reduce costs at Southampton City Council, the Labour administration are proposing drastic changes to respite services for vulnerable adults. Currently the council has a respite centre at Kentish Road and works with two other providers.

Our initial response to Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation proposals for Southampton

 Lee Dillon, Lib Dem candidate for Newbury constituency calls for emergency Health and Care Budget to rescue local services

- West Berkshire and Newbury’s Liberal Democrats call for emergency Health and Care Budget within four weeks of the General Election to save local health services

Tactical voting group says only Lee Dillon can beat the Conservatives in Newbury constituency

The campaign group Best for Britain has released its tactical voting recommendations ahead of polling day on 4 July and they confirm what many local residents already know

Sewage dumped into Hampshire's Rivers following Storm Darragh

Danny has written to the Southern Water CEO following sewage being dumped in the Rivers Itchen, Meon and Hamble

Winchester Lib Dems fight rising bills

And the local Conservatives won't even stand up for Winter Fuel Allowance

RBWM Finances- The Facts

Social media and tabloid rags got you in a spin? Sort the fact from the fiction with a closer look at the background to the shocking financial situation in RBWM- and the Lib Dem plan for fixing the mess.

Foster Carers in RBWM to get a Council Tax Refund

Invest to save initiative aims to recruit foster carers

From the Chamber: Council Budget

It is that time of year where we at Wokingham Borough Council are setting the budget for next year. So far, our budget for next year has been through a series of reviews.

Be Careful What You Wish For

When you try to achieve something, it always seems a good idea to think about the likely consequences.  What would success look like?