The result in the Norland by-election on 6th October saw the Liberal Democrats increasing their share of the vote by 2.7% to 23.2%. The Tories won the seat, despite losing 12.5% of their vote share.
In his keynote speech to the Liberal Democrat Conference, Party Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has outlined his goals for the Government and the country over the coming years. He reiterated his commitment to liberal values on the environment and human rights and his determination to ensure a fair chance for every child, saying "every child can do good things, great things, if only we give them the opportunities they deserve."
The local Liberal Democrats have chosen Peter Kosta as the candidate for the Norland council by-election. Peter is a respected community campaigner with a 23 year track record of action and achievements in our area.
Peter has campaigned on a host of environmental issues, on protecting shops and local businesses and on getting a better deal for transport users.
A by-election will be held on Thursday 6th October to elect a new councillor for the Norland ward of Kensington, following the resignation of a Conservative councillor. The Conservative ex-councillor appeared in court last week on charges relating to child and animal pornography.
Norland is the neighbouring ward to the Liberal Democrat held Colville ward in Notting Hill and stretches down to Holland Park Avenue.
A plan to allow seven-day trading in an iconic indoor market on Portobello Road has been thwarted following massive local opposition and an enormous campaign launched by the Portobello antique traders. Local Liberal Democrat councillor Carol Caruana, who spoke at the planning meeting on 19th April having encouraged local residents to join with traders in opposing it, said: "This was a victory for our area as the Planning Committee unanimously rejected the application to extend two day trading restrictions to seven days."
Local Liberal Democrat councillors have vowed to fight for the future of Portobello Market following the request by 'Super Landlords' who control much of the indoor market for the right to seven-day trading. This could force the antique traders out of the historic Admiral Vernon arcade and cause a knock-on effect on the rest of the market.
On 5th May you have a choice. You can keep the discredited First Past the Post system to elect our MPs, or you can choose a new and fairer system - Alternative Vote (AV). Back the campaign for change at www.YesToFairerVotes.org
By Councillor Linda Wade in Kensington & Chelsea Chronicle
TfL must put residents first says Earl's Court councillor Linda Wade
Current levels of air pollution cause over 1,000 premature deaths a year and affect hundreds of thousands more, particularly the very young, the elderly and those with conditions such as asthma, and road transport is a major contributor to air pollution.
Five monitoring stations are being removed in RBKC, the reason given is the removal of the Congestion Charge area, despite the fact that the red routes (Earls Court one-way system) remain in place.
