South Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats

Cambridge teenagers are being urged by the city's MP Julian Huppert to sign up for National Citizen Service, a summer programme giving them an opportunity to learn new skills.

The scheme is open to all 16 and 17-year-olds and gives them the chance to take part in outward bound activities such as rafting and abseiling and creating community projects on issues that matter to them.

A move which will give back the power on transport decisions to the people in the towns and cities affected instead of allowing them to be made centrally at Shire Hall has been welcomed by Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats.

They said the decision was good news for the travelling public after the county's Joint Area Traffic Management Committees were reinstated yesterday (Tuesday, May 21) by Cambridgeshire County Council.

Cambridge University's sports ground pavilion may no longer be used as an election polling station after complaints from voters.

Newnham residents complained that the polling station, located on the first floor of the pavilion in Wilberforce Road, was poorly signed and a lift had no lights.

Now ward councillor, Rod Cantrill is calling for Cambridge City Council to remove the pavilion as a polling station in future elections.

Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats have named their front-line team for the coming year including several new faces.

Maurice Leeke takes over from Kilian Bourke as leader with Lucy Nethsingha continuing as deputy leader.

Newcomer Ed Cearns, who takes his seat on Cambridgeshire County Council for Cambridge's Market ward following the recent elections, will be spokesperson for Localism, Climate Change and Social Justice.

Cambridge Liberal Democrats are pushing for an investigation into the idea of a single council to cover the whole of the south of Cambridgeshire.

The suggestion to explore support for a unitary council to cover the entire Cambridge area will be put to the city council's annual meeting next week by the Lib Dem group.

Liberal Democrats on Cambridge City Council have announced their front line team for the coming year putting five women in the top positions.

Councillors Sarah Brown and Andrea Reiner join the seven-strong team of executive councillors after being elected today (Saturday, May 11) at the group's annual meeting.

Results are in from the County Council elections on Thursday 2 May.

In the biggest news of the night, Liberal Democrat John G Williams won the Fulbourn seat, defeating Conservative group leader Nick Clarke with a majority of 332 votes.

Elsewhere in South East Cambridgeshire, Maurice Leeke succeeds Michael Williamson as the Liberal Democrat councillor for Waterbeach division, while David Jenkins held one of the two seats in Cottenham, Histon and Impington.

Cambridge Liberal Democrats are celebrating after the city council won the first round in its battle to protect the area's pubs.

The British Beer and Pub Association objected to the council's planning policy guidance which aims to make sure pubs cannot be demolished or changed into other businesses without solid proof that they are no longer viable.

Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats have launched their manifesto for the forthcoming County Council elections, which sets out how they would make the county a better place for people to live in its cities, towns and villages.

They would do so by providing better basic services, making it easier for people to get around, and looking after our environment, in stark contrast to the Conservative administration.

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 in Government.