A former government minister has backed a call, by Lib Dem campaigners in Hinckley and Bosworth, for the government to stick by its previous pledge to ensure the electrification of the Midland Mainline. Baroness Lorely Burt, who was a Whip in the Coalition Government, is supporting the call for the modernisation of the line, which runs through Leicester and the rest of the East Midlands.
Leicestershire County Councillor Michael Mullaney got a party conference to back his campaign for fairer funding for local government.
Liberal Democrats have condemned the budget passed by Leicestershire County Councils Conservative bosses yesterday.
Conservative Councillors on Leicestershire County Council are proposing to close 24 Children's Centres across the County.
Campaigners have welcomed the latest proposals to build on a Hinckley nature feature being turned down again.
1804 patients in Leicestershire have faced waits of half-an-hour of more in ambulances outside A&E so far this winter, Liberal Democrat analysis has revealed. Of these, 564 faced waits of over an hour. The figures were obtained for the University of Leicester Hospital Trust.
