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Gosforth eFocus No 45 - 6 December 2015 Of grants, plans and wreath making
Ward Committees help community groups - for now
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Should 16 and 17 year olds be allowed to vote in the EU referendum? http://euromove.org.uk/youth-vote
Clue : It's their future....
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Should 16 and 17 year olds be allowed to vote in the EU referendum? http://euromove.org.uk/youth-vote
Clue : It's their future....
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For Small Business Saturday, local Lib Dems urge you to support local businesses today & always
Most people work in or own a small business, or know somebody who des, so supporting them is supporting friends and neighbours. This day last year was worth over £1/2 billion in sales to them, a…
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Newcastle Liberal Democrats condemn online trolling of local journalist Rachel Wearmouth
"We condemn the abuse heaped on Rachel Wearmouth for expressing her views online. We or may not agree with what she said, but there's no excuse online/abuse/trolling," said Cllr Wendy Taylor, the…
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Getting Newcastle back on track as green city - or "greenwash" by Labour?
Newcastle Liberal Democrats welcome the Labour-run Council's pledge to be a 100% green city by 2050, but the announcement needs to be put into context. When the Lib Dems ran the Council, Newcastle…
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"Dirty buses"- Labour's local failure to take action
Opposition Lib Dems ask why Tyne & Wear council leaders haven't bid for Government funds to reduce bus emissions
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Britain has a Lib Dem-sized hole in its heart: watch the autumn statement http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/19/britain-lib-dem-autumn-statement-osborn-corbyn?CMP=share_btn_fb
Unfettered Osbornomics is what we'll get on 25 November. If we had a financially literate opposition rather than Corbyn's Labour, things might be different, writes Edward Docx in this Guardian article
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Combined Authority - How transparent, accountable?
Earlier this week Cllr Greg Stone attended the public meeting of the NECA Leadership Board at Gateshead Civic Centre. This is the main forum for deciding the business of the Combined Authority, and…