In a letter to Martin Lewis, the Money Saving Expert who has been a lead campaigner in the unfair banking charges movement, Nick Clegg has pledged legislation on bank charges to back the campaign to ensure everyone who's had an unfair charge will get their money back without having to ask.
Cllr Karen Chilvers has welcomed the latest Lib Dem Policy for Women launched to day by Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson. Jo has launched the "Real Women" paper which aims to inject some realism into the portrayal of women in the media.
Brentwood North's Liberal Democrat team has appealed to the operators of two local bus routes to make additional stops to help local residents, especially during the High Street works.
In a blatant act of revenge, Lord Hanningfield and the Conservative administration group at Essex County Council have today (5 August) voted to cut off the only opposition group's one full time support staff in a bid to gag the opposition.
Brentwood West Lib Dem duo Cllr Karen Chilvers and Chair Nigel Clarke have committed to do 75% of their shopping at Brentwood's Independent Traders during the High Street improvement works and are urging local residents to do the same.
A bold Liberal Democrat bid to get some free parking in Brentwood's town centre car parks whilst the High Street improvements are completed was rejected out of hand by the Conservatives at a stormy Policy Panel meeting on Wednesday night (29/7/09).
