A West Cumbrian councillor who has been fighting to save maternity services in Whitehaven has been chosen as the Liberal Democrat candidate in the Copeland MP Parliamentary By Election.
At the very time the NHS is facing a Winter crisis and the Government is encouraging people to use pharmacists to relieve pressure on GPs and A&E, why is the Government cutting the money it gives to pharmacies?
The Liberal Democrat ambition is to take control of British politics - and after a good 2016 successfully fighting back against the Tory Leavers they have got off to a cracking start in the first fortnight of 2017.
The Liberal Democrats won a stunning success on the 1st December by taking the Richmond Park & North Kingston Parliamentary Seat from the Conservatives. One effect of this was to reduce the Conservative majority in the House of Commons to 9 - and also to bring the number of Liberal Democrats up to 9. Interesting!.
Alex Michaels has won the Gade Valley by-election (Hunton Bridge and areas near Kings Langley) taking the seat from the Conservatives.
With winter weather on its way it is good to remind ourselves of how to be a good neighbour by helping keep paths clear of snow, especially helping those neighbours who are elderly or disabled.
