Initially, changing the law to add “death by dangerous cycling” or “death by careless cycling” sounds like a good idea to protect pedestrians and make penalties for road users fairer. Thinking about this more however, I conclude that it isn’t. The whole reason why the Government is looking at this, a sad but incredibly rare […]

Following further recent cases of travellers occupying land in the Deepings, I have again called for a Deepings wide response to the problem at last week’s Town Council meeting. In response to the recent travellers camp on Tattershall Drive, we were told of a plan by the land owner, the District Council, to erect birdsmouth, knee-rail fencing to […]

I’m disappointed that the Town Council has this evening decided to rush ahead with work to fence-off the John Eve field. This is a response to a recent case where travellers moved onto the field with caravans and motorhomes without permission. It is good that on this recent occasion the situation was resolved quickly and thanks […]

I’ve just returned home from the Lib Dem’s Spring Conference which has taken place this weekend in York. I enjoyed meeting friends, making new ones, listening to topical fringe sessions, and getting involved with the process of deciding our party’s policy. This was the first conference to be conducted under new one member, one vote […]