Local food was the highlight of the day when Liberal Democrats from across the South East joined local Lib Dems at East Court on Saturday. The Annual Mid Sussex Conference hosted campaigners and activists for this highly successful one day event, held at East Court in East Grinstead.
Local MP Norman Baker is the second most influential politician in the country when it comes to campaigning on the environment. That's the view of experts who yesterday produced their list of their top 100 influential green campaigners in the Independent on Sunday.
Responding to the Health Minister's rejection of the proposed reconfiguration of maternity services in East Sussex,
Lib Dem MP Norman Baker, whose constituency covers Seaford and Polegate, has given a huge welcome to the decision by Health Secretary Alan Johnson to reject plans by the local Primary care Trust to reduce dramatically maternity services at the Eastbourne DGH.
Haywards Heath Liberal Democrats want to see REAL regeneration of our town.
Massive Victory for Rethink of Town Centre Plans; * Council's Plans for Haywards Heath in Disarray after Massive show of discontent! The magnificent turn out for a single issue referendum by the people of Haywards Heath speaks volumes regarding their discontent with the plans of Mid Sussex District Council and its developer partner Thornfield. Almost 95% of those voting rejected the proposals that have been tabled and demanded proper consultation and a more transparent and accountable plan for the future of the town.
Haywards Heath is to have its own referendum on the town's future on Thursday 19th June. Local residents forced a town-wide referendum in response to the failure of the District Council to listen to calls for proper consultation.
Burgess Hill Town Councillor Simon Hicks has sent the following letter to the Mid Sussex Times in regards the new parking meters installed by Mid Sussex District Council at Council parking areas in the district:
Commenting on the news that Metrobus is to cut its number 87 bus route that links the PRH, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton , Serena Tierney, Lib Dem parliamentary spokesman for Mid Sussex, said:
Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman, Serena Tierney has today written (see attached letter: http://tinyurl.com/2y84c4) to the Post Office asking it to come clean over the reasons that it decided to close four local post offices.
Following confirmation that 2 animals at a local farm have tested positive for blue tongue disease, Serena Tierney, Lib Dem parliamentary spokesman for Mid Sussex, said:
Commenting on today's news that Mid Sussex is to lose all 4 of the sub-post offices under consideration in the latest round of closures, local Lib Dem campaigner Serena Tierney said:
