Being in Europe, working together and sharing intelligence with other EU countries, is essential to Britain's national security - according to former Home Secretaries and senior police.
Following the Conservative government's response to the consultation on emergency services collaboration and the proposed legislation that could transfer governance of fire authorities to Police and Crime Commissioners, Cllr Jeremy Hilton, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on the Fire Service and Chair of the Local Government Association's Fire Services Management Committee, which represents all 46 fire authorities in England, said:
Watch the new video about Liberal Democrats across the United Kingdom making a difference in their community.
27th to 30th January, and a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm: Little Shop of Horrors at The Tower Theatre, Shorncliffe
Local Lib Dem Gary Fuller has reacted with shock at Kent County Council's (KCC) plans to halve the number of mobile library visits to the Golden Valley. In a consultation document, published this month, KCC propose to reduce the frequency of mobile library visits to the Valley from weekly to fortnightly. Commenting on the plans, Gary said:
KCC is currently undertaking a consultation on its mobile library service which will more than halve the number of current stopping points.
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has today published its final recommendations for future electoral arrangments in Kent County Council.
The next elections to Kent County Council (KCC) will take place in May 2017, and Shepway Liberal Democrats are starting the process of selecting their candidates for those elections in the next few weeks.
Andrew Beggs & Associates: Commercial Estate Agents
The shortlist has been published for the Liberal Democrat essay competition - part of the party's Agenda 2020 consultation - on what it means to be a Liberal Democrat today:
Folkestone Coastguard were paged on Sunday by Dover CGOC to reports of a white substance washed up on the beaches from Folkestone to Sandgate.
