Councillor Caroline Courtney and Joshua Hanley are part of the Liberal Democrat team for Tuffley.
Caroline, who lives on Stroud Road near to St Barnabas Church, was first elected to the city council in May 2021. She is the cabinet member for culture and leisure.
Joshua Hanley grew up in Tuffley, went to local schools and is now raising his family here.
He is a sports coach and has helped run local football teams.
If you have any issues you would like Caroline or Joshua to take up on your behalf you can get in touch with them by email at tuffleyliberaldemocrats@gmail.com
You can also follow Caroline on Facebook at fb.me/Caroline4Tuffley/
Welcoming the Planet Arc initiative to reduce junk mail in Britain by promoting a 'Mailing Preference Service', Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, who has been campaigning along with Planet Arc for such an initiative, said:
Bedford Liberal Democrats successfully persuaded the Borough Council to support scrapping the Council Tax in an effort to create a fairer system of local taxation such as local income tax.
A big swing of 11% took Lib Dem Sylvia Oiller to a close finish in the Romney Marsh By-election. The Conservatives saw their 200+ majority in May fall to just 76 votes. Labour finished in a very poor third place with just 9% of the vote.
The Lib Dems have won the New Romney Coast by-election with an amazing swing from the Conservatives. Local woman Ann Birchmore romped home with nearly 50% of the vote, with the Conservatives trailing behind with just 44%. Labour finished in a poor third place with just 8% of the vote.
Commenting on reports, in The Guardian today, that the GM field trial results, due next week, will show that two of the three crops tested should not be grown in the UK, Andrew George MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Food and Rural Affairs Secretary, said:
Bedford Liberal Democrats elected Michael Headley by an overwhelming majority last week to be their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate.
