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Meet Winston

Posted on: 27th September 2023 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

I thought that it was time I put my new pet…Winston on my website! After we lost our spaniel, Cara, last March we debated long and hard and decided to go the rescue route. Little did we know that we’d be asked to take a cockerpoo pup! He is about 6 months now. Into allRead More »

Time to step up for Political Change

Posted on: 30th August 2023 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

Time to step up for Political Change because without St Ives Liberal Democrats having more money, volunteers (all sorts of jobs) and Members we will not get a different M.P. I respect that not everyone who wants Political Change locally and Nationally will be keen supporters of the Liberal Democrats BUT, in the St IvesRead More »

Lafrowda Festival 2023

Posted on: 16th July 2023 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

Lafrowda Festival 2023 was an amazing success despite the weather. We have an amazing community that gets this planned and running smoothly. You will find some amazing photographs on-line and possibly amongst the best are from photojournalist Greg Martin Lafrowda Festival 2023 in pictures I did see many of you around on Lafrowda Saturday but haveRead More »

Political Journeys – mine, yours, our Country’s!

Posted on: 19th February 2023 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

Political Journeys – mine, yours, our Country’s – wow, that’s a big topic and I can feel people thinking with trepidation, where am I going with this? To be honest, at the moment, I’m not sure but the triggers are threefold: Liberal Democrats winning a Cornwall Council by-election last week and many hours talking andRead More »

Cornwall Council By-Election for People of Long Rock, Marazion and St Erth

Posted on: 9th January 2023 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

Cornwall Council by-election is on the cards for the people of Long Rock, Marazion and St Erth, due to their Conservative Councillor lacking the time to represent them. Background leading to by-election. We, as a constituency party, are busy talking to our Members to find the best candidate we can to ensure that people can voteRead More »

Liberal Democrats Response to the Crisis Facing our NHS and Social Care

Posted on: 8th January 2023 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

Liberal Democrats response to the crisis facing our NHS and Social Care is best summed up by others; Andrew George, who most of you will know and a long term health campaigner locally and Daisy Cooper, MP, our party spokes person on Health and Social Care. FROM DAISY COOPER, M.P Let’s be frank, the NHSRead More »

3,100 Hectares of Moorland and Adjacent Farmland to be Designated SSSI

Posted on: 11th November 2022 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

3,100 Hectares of moorland and adjacent farmland to be Designated SSSI in West Penwith. See my News Post for details Whilst we must do all we can to prevent further species loss, the dilemma is for our farmers’ who need to earn a living from feeding us. I’m not going to pretend I fully understandRead More »

Bring on a General Election for Real Change

Posted on: 23rd September 2022 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

Whilst many might say we have a new monarch, a new Prime Minister and a new Cabinet in charge of the country, I say bring on a General Election for real change. Having said that, locally I sincerely hope voters will wake up to the fact that having a Conservative M.P has done little forRead More »

A bit of Politics, for a change!

Posted on: 26th June 2022 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

It seems a good week to have a bit of a Political blog! I got involved in the by-election campaign in Tiverton and Honiton, delivering leaflets, knocking on doors and ringing people. There were strong indications that even some of the most committed Tory voters had had enough of Prime Minister Johnson and/ or hisRead More »

I’m Heading Back to County Hall on Tuesday….. Read to Find Out Why!

Posted on: 20th May 2022 | by Sue James | Posted in Blog

I’m heading back to County Hall on Tuesday….. Read on to find out why! Well, despite a public consultation that gave overwhelming support for Carnyorth Outdoor Activity Centre and it’s value to Cornish Children, St Just Town Council discovered Monday night that Cornwall Council plan to sell it off for ‘development’. This is how CornwallRead More »