February 2010 - Threat to Kingston Hospital : A secret proposal to close the maternity and accident and emergency units at Kingston Hospital have been revealed by South West London Lib Dem MPs Susan Kramer and Ed Davey. Wimbledon's Parliamentary campaigner, Shas Sheehan has vowed to back the campaign to save a hospital used by many Wimbledon residents. We have more on the story here.

January 2010- Save Our Freedom Pass: Labour Transport Ministers have drawn up proposals to reduce the grant for older and disabled residents' travel that pays for the popular Freedom Pass Scheme in London. Wimbledon Parliamentary campaigner Shas Sheehan has the full story.

January 2010- New 5 point plan to end messy train land: Wimbledon Liberal Democrats have joined forces with Lib Dem London Assembly Transport Spokesperson Caroline Pidgeon, who inspected railway land in Wimbledon Chase and Raynes Park in the Summer, to develop a 5 point plan for action to tackle issues surrounding rail stations. The "One track at a time" blog has the full story.

November 2009 - Raynes Park waste food processing plant on hold: The Wimbledon Guardian reports that the plans by developer Workspace Glebe to build a food waste processing plant on the Rainbow Industrial Estate have been delayed until the 'South London Waste Plan' has been finalised. The Waste Plan will determine where and how waste in this part of London will be dealt with in the future. Wimbledon Liberal Democrats responded to the recent 'consultation' on the proposed sites for waste facilities, and the policies controlling development allowed on those sites. The consulation process was flawed and confusing, it was extremely difficult for people to have their say on this huge issue. Nonetheless, we pushed for the Waste Plan to contain proper proposals for reducing waste - as this is the most important environmental action we can take. Furthermore, under the plan new waste plants are not supposed to have a negative impact on communities or the environment. Therefore, we argued for proper (and genuine) involvement of the local community in determining how a proposal will affect them and the place they live.
We also argued strongly against the inclusion of the Rainbow Industrial Estate on the shortlist of potential sites for development.

October 2009 - 'One hour bus ticket' moves a step closer: The London Assembly has overwhelmingly backed a Lib Dem plan calling on the Mayor to explore a proposal to introduce a 'one hour bus ticket' to be available on Oyster Cards. The proposal, which would enable passengers to use more than one bus during a 60-minute period without paying more than £1.00, would be more affordable and convenient for Londoners using public transport. Wimbledon Parliamentary candidate Shas Sheehan has the full story.

September 2009 - Calling on Merton to back 2010 climate pledge: Following the the recent launch of the '10:10 campaign' - which asks people, groups and businesses to cut their carbon emissions by 10% during 2010, Merton Liberal Democrats are calling on Merton residents and the Council to do their bit  . . . click here for more

September 2009 - Mayor challenged over messy train land: The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, was asked about what he could do to make it easier to report problems on land owned by train companies.

Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat leader talks about his election and his plans for the party. See what his has to say by clicking here.