On Saturday 1st December, millions of people across the globe will be taking part in and supporting the 30th anniversary World AIDS day. Globally, 35 million people have died from HIV and AIDS and there are still around 36.7 million people living with HIV. There has been a fall in the number of diagnoses in […]

Between the 12-16 of November hundreds of schools across England will be taking part in National School Meals Week – the biggest healthy eating awareness week for children. The free school meals programme was introduced by the Liberal Democrats in Government. With £1.2billion given each year and £150million for kitchen upgrades for schools across England. […]

This year, Carers Rights Day takes place on Friday 30th November. The day brings organisations together from across the UK, helping carers know their rights and get the help and support they deserve. It does this whilst raising awareness for carers across the UK and the vital contributions that they make. In the UK, 6000 […]

Anti-Bullying Week will take place this year between the 12th and 16th November. This year’s key theme is Choose Respect. The theme has been chosen to highlight the fact that bullying is a behaviour choice and that a positive example can be set by choosing to respect each other. There are two awareness days taking […]

This year’s Autumn budget has attracted all the wrong attention, coming under fire from economists as ‘a bit of a gamble’. Many think increasing our national debt, while splashing the cash on tax cuts for the rich, is a bad idea. Speaking on the budget, Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies […]

Libraries Week takes place between the 8 – 13 October to celebrate our country’s libraries. Libraries play are very important to our area, helping to bring our community together. That’s why Libraries Week is focusing on how our libraries help with personal well-being. Libraries don’t just give us free access to our favourite author’s and […]

At the recent Lib Dem conference we passed a motion calling for the Government to ensure everyone has a right to affordable, safe and secure homes. The motion included a commitment to build at least 50,000 new social homes for rent every year, as part of the long-standing commitment of the Liberal Democrats to build […]

Liberal Democrat campaigners from Cornwall set off for Brighton last week to attend the Party’s autumn Conference. In addition to a number of fringe events we debated key issues facing the UK. It was not surprising the main topic of conversation was Brexit but we also tackled environmental issues, second homes and land taxation  The […]

Carers Week (11-17 June) is an annual awareness campaign to bring caring right out into the open – recognising and celebrating the contribution carers make to families and communities throughout the UK. This Carers Week we want to draw attention to the brilliant local carers in and around St Austell who work tirelessley, often without […]

Run by the Mental Health Foundation – this Mental Health Awareness Week, 14-20 May 2018, looks at stress and how to cope with it. For many people the stresses of life can become difficult to deal with so this Mental Health Awareness Week is all about tackling and coping with stress so that it never […]