Olwen served on Calderdale Council from 1998 to 2011 including serving as a Cabinet Member for Children’s Services until May this year. She also served on Todmorden Town Council for a number of years from 1983 and has been Mayor of Todmorden and Mayor of Calderdale. Olwen came to prominence fighting against the council charging [...]
Liberal Democrat Euro MPs are lining up to defeat new anti-counterfeit legislation amid fears the draft laws could drastically reduce internet freedom. The Lib Dem group in the European Parliament holds a crucial 84 votes to ensure that ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) will not make it through the Brussels-based assembly. The draft law was intended [...]
I’m delighted to have been selected by Keith, Ashley and Jennifer to be the Liberal Democrat candidate here in Warley ward. The team has done such a tremendous amount of work over recent years – establishing the Pellon Network Centre, planting community orchards, campaigning for new children’s play areas and raising funds to renovate the [...]
Janet is respected as a hard working Councillor for the whole of Calder ward that stretches from Hebden Bridge and Todmorden and includes the villages and communities in-between. Since being leader of Calderdale Council since 2010 there have been Zero Council tax increases in both years whilst key services were protected. There have been No Library or Sure Start children’s [...]
Cllr Ilyas Mohammed [Lib Dem: Park] was cheered at a packed meeting at Queens Road Neighbourhood Centre yesterday, where he launched his re-election bid for Calderdale Council. Cllr Ilyas was supported by a raft of speakers including Rebecca Taylor MEP and Lord Qurban Hussain, one of the new Liberal Democrat members of the House of [...]
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