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 - …

More than 550 people were on an apprenticeship last year in the borough thanks to Liberal Democrats, final figures reveal. That is a huge increase and more than double compared to the last year of Labour’s government, with nationally 1 million apprenticeship starts since May 2010.

These figures are a big boost for apprenticeships and young people, which comes as National Apprenticeship Week is underway, which aims to raise awareness and celebrate the successes of the…

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Many bike hire docking stations lack even a single bike for many hours each day, new figures obtained by Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, have revealed.…

Richmond’s GCSE results fell last summer for the first time in half a decade and Liberal Democrats have criticised the Tory council for cutting the borough’s school improvement team in half since 2010.

Seven out of the borough’s eight secondary schools saw ‘value added’ results (a measure of pupil progress compared with other schools in England) fall and six out of eight saw the % of pupils achieving 5+ A*-C grades (inc English & Maths) fall. Overall the percentage…

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has closed the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference in Brighton by calling on members to spread the message of the Party’s commitment in Government to deliver a stronger economy and a fairer society.

In his keynote Leader’s speech, Nick paid tribute to the work of the Party in winning the Eastleigh by-election, beating the Conservatives into third place and squeezing Labour while campaigning on the Lib Dem record of delivering …

The Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group have responded to the Mayor’s policing proposals. The Mayor is proposing potentially huge changes to both London’s policing model and the public’s access to its buildings across the capital.

The Lib Dem London Assembly Group:

- oppose the Mayor’s cuts to dedicated Safer Neighbourhood Teams which undermine the successful neighbourhood policing model that has built up over the past few years and risks…