Following months of discussion, the Council has approved changes to traffic flow and location of bus stops in central Twickenham.

Lib Dem Councillors lobbied hard and obtained more facilities for cyclists, but could not overturn the removal of the convenient bus interchange between adjacent stops in Kings Street.

The stops have been removed to the edge of the main shopping area, separated and now changing buses will require crossing a main road.

More than 1,000 people signed…

Your Lib Dem Councillors and Vince Cable MP have met with local residents to discuss recent changes to Carlisle Park.

Conservative run Richmond Council have taken the decision to withdraw the grounds keeper at Carlisle Park and to stop locking the park at night. Residents are worried that by no longer locking the park in the evening that there will be an increase in anti-social behaviour in the local area.

Cllr Suzette Nicholson and Cllr Gareth Roberts welcomed Vince Cable, MP…

Robin Meltzer, Parliamentary Spokesperson for Richmond Park and North Kingston has hailed the 6 April Income Tax cut as a giant leap towards the Liberal Democrat goal of a fairer tax system.

On 6 April 2013, the Personal Allowance will be raised to £9,440 – the largest rise in the Personal Allowance ever. This means that 86,400 ordinary basic rate taxpayers in Richmond will see their Income Tax cut for the third year in a row. That will bring the total Income Tax cut since Labour’s…

Wednesday’s Budget announced that the Income Tax Personal Allowance will be raised to £10,000 in April 2014 – one year sooner than had been expected. This means 82,000 ordinary working people in Richmond will get a further Income Tax cut, bringing the total tax cut to £700 a year since Liberal Democrats joined the Coalition Government.

In Richmond, this welcome news also means that 4,930 low-earners will have been lifted out of paying Income Tax thanks to Liberal Democrats…

Local Lib Dem Councillors in Ham Ward – Sue, Brian and David have received dozens of complaints about the recent resurfacing of some of our roads, where the new tarmac is crumbling away.

Two of the worst examples of many are Ham Gate Avenue and New Road. The Council’s contractors have not been adequately supervised and used sub standard materials. This is what happens when you take the cheapest tender without proper monitoring.

The position has been made worse by the “wrong…

Residents are invited to the 2nd annual “No Heathrow Expansion” protest picnic.

Following the success of last year’s event, the Robin Meltzer and the Liberal Democrats are holding the second annual Protest Picnic on 13th April at 3pm.

Speakers from all the mayor parties and anti-Heathrow expansion groups have been invited.

Confirmed speakers include:

Edward Davey MP – Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.

Baroness Ludford MEP - …