422-year wait for beach hut at Tinside
The 528 city residents on the waiting list for one of the council's 21 brightly coloured beach huts overlooking Plymouth Sound at...
7 Sep 2025
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Freeze rail fares - city Lib Dems back national party's call for action on eye-watering train ticket prices
Plymouth Liberal Democrats are backing national Lib Dem calls for the Government to freeze rail fares, as today's rising inflation statistics suggest rail fares are set to rise by 5.8% next year.
20 Aug 2025
Plymouth Labour MP confirms £3 bus fare cap to end
Labour MP Luke Pollard has confirmed, in a reply to a comment on social media platform X, that public funding for England’s bus fare cap, which limits single fares on some bus routes to a maximum of £3, will end.
16 Jun 2025
Firmer action needed against fly-tipping, say Lib Dems, as council fly-tipping fines hit six-year low
Just 19 fines for fly-tipping were handed out by Plymouth City Council in the first three months of 2025, according to the latest council figures - which go up to the end of March.
15 Jun 2025
Save Peverell’s Pounds House from being sold off by the Labour council, say local Lib Dems
Plymouth Liberal Democrats have slammed council plans to auction off one of the city’s most cherished historic buildings – Pounds House, in Peverell – calling on the Labour-run council to reverse the decision.
11 Jun 2025
Plymouth Lib Dem councillor champions support for vulnerable children at meeting of City Council
At last week’s full City Council meeting [2 June], Plymouth Liberal Democrat councillor Dylan Tippetts raised Labour’s cuts to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund with the cabinet member for children’s social services.
9 Jun 2025
National News
Cost of living
Our plan to halve energy bills by 2035
Sky-high energy bills are a massive problem for families, pensioners and businesses across the UK.
LD
25 Jul 2025
International Affairs
Ending the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank
We can’t turn a blind eye to the devastation across the Occupied Territories if we want to achieve a permanent peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
LD
24 Jul 2025
Economy & Business
My liberal vision for a thriving economy
I’m proud that once again it is the Liberal Democrats leading the way, with our vision for an economy that is growing strongly, where everyone feels the benefits.
ED
16 Jul 2025