Local Liberal Democrats are questioning a “risky and secretive” North Somerset Council decision to spend £21 million on a shopping centre in Weston super Mare. The Tory run Council has now borrowed £60 million to fund investments in retail spaces, equivalent to £300 for every North Somerset. While the LibDems support investments that can generate […]

Local Liberal Democrats are questioning a “risky and secretive” North Somerset Council decision to spend £21 million on a shopping centre in Weston super Mare. The Tory run Council has now borrowed £60 million to fund investments in retail spaces, equivalent to £300 for every North Somerset. While the LibDems support investments that can generate […]

Documents released by Sky News today provide further evidence that Brexit will be a disaster for local councils which are already struggling to provide services in the face of Tory funding cuts. Councils up and down the country, including Bristol and in the West of England, are having to work out the implications for social […]

It has been over a year since overnight services were closed at Weston General Hospital A&E. Funding cuts by the Conservative Government have led to the overnight closure of A&E services, meaning patients have to travel to Bristol to receive care. Local Lib Dems joined a protest march in the center of Weston last Saturday, […]

The Liberal Democract Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Weston-super-Mare, Worle and surrounding villages is supporting plans announced this week by Vince Cable to tackle the housing crisis in Britain. Patrick Keating said “Successive Governments have failed to address the housing challenge and have made it worse. Today the Lib Dems have announced plans to tackle the […]

Weston super Mare Liberal Democrats have selected local resident Patrick Keating as their prospective parliamentary candidate for the next general election. Patrick lives in Blagdon with his wife Lindsay and dogs Junior and Monty. Is a strong believer in community action Patrick is a trustee of the Community Council for Somerset which provides services to […]

Local resident and recently appointed Lib Dem Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Weston-super-Mare, Worle and surrounding villages said a Tory Hard Brexit will mean local job losses as Airbus plans a move away from UK. Today, Airbus has announced that the Tory government’s failure to provide clarity on the UK’s trading relationship with the EU means […]

On Thursday, MPs will be voting on a motion call on the UK to stay in the Customs Union after Brexit. Staying in the Customs Union would support manufacturing business that rely on frictionless access to European customers and suppliers, ensure our farmers are not hit by tariffs on their exports and importantly protect the […]