@anglianwater.bsky.social I am receiving reports of intermittent water supplies in some of the villages in West Northamptonshire bordering Leicestershire - particularly near Market Harborough. Some say between 24 and 48 hours. No offers of bottled water. Please could you advise urgently.

Well done @maxwilkinson.bsky.social They do set themselves up for an open goal.

BBC News - Brixworth cricket ground bought in county side agreement - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This is fantastic news for Brixworth. Congratulations to everyone who worked so tirelessly to get this over the line.

Great visit to Market Harborough Fixers on Saturday. Thanks Steve and the team for giving me insight into their Repair Cafe. Lots of ideas to help us with our quest to set up a Repair Cafe in Brixworth.

www.thetimes.com/article/6f55... The party of the people - for the workers - not at all. For themselves. @libdems.org.uk

Thanks to the 20 plus volunteers who turned out yesterday for the Brixworth Big Community Clean Up. We worked an area on the Northampton and Harborough Roads. Thanks also to Brixworth Parish Council for providing two of their staff and their van for helping us to move things around. @libdems.org.uk

On International Women's Day we recognise how much more there is to do for women to achieve true equal rights in society. We must all contribute to creating an inclusive world not least by celebrating women's achievements and advocating for their rights.

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... Epic. Wake up electorate. A proposed cabinet of Conservatives failures and at one other entirely driven by dogmatic self serving policies.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... It's all well and good Reform blaming their printers, however, Reforms agent is responsible for this error. They either didn't check the print, they deliberately left off the imprint or they don't know what they are doing. ???

www.northamptonchron.co.uk/business/a-g... Struggling to get my head around this. We keep being told that it broke even - it cost £300k and took revenue of £122k. The balance was made up of grant funding and sponsorship. That's subsidised.

BBC News - North Northamptonshire Council to expand EV charging network - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Oh look - the anti net zero brigade supporting the net zero agenda. Nigel will be furious with you all! @libdems.org.uk

Getting increasingly fed up and annoyed at being told that the new Household Waste Recycling Centre booking system is working brilliantly. I'm not buying it. More fly tips in my area than I can remember - and this lot is close to the HWRC. @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... well and truly The Reformatives. Farage says he doesn't want Reform to become an escape route for fearful Conservatives. How is that going? Putting themselves before anyone.

Out and about in Spratton (West Northamptonshire Council Naseby Ward) this afternoon delivering the latest Focus newsletter with my colleague Cllr Christine Ware. Including a swift visit to the Kings Head! @libdems.org.uk

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... just laughable. You couldn't find a more self serving move. He claims that Britain is broken - by Labour and the Conservatives. Hello? What the hell has been doing on his watch. He was part of the mob that caused the problems. He has no answers to fix anything

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Reform UK are increasingly looking like a bunch of remolded tyres - ' potential issues with durability, performance and or variable quality ' @libdems.org.uk

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... What a surprise. With everything that is happening in the world we would be far better off back in Europe.

A huge thank you to Manuela Perteghella MP, Lib Dem for Stratford-upon-Avon, for securing a Backbench debate on the disparity of Covid-19 Financial Support, on Thursday 15th January, time to be confirmed. #ExcludedUK

brixworthnowandthen.alitu.com/1?order=newest Delighted to have been asked to take part in episodes three and five of this brilliant local podcast, 'Brixworth Now and Then'.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas 🎄 and a Happy New Year from the @libdems.org.uk group at West Northamptonshire Council.

Maximum council tax rises proposed in Reform UK led West Northamptonshire Council at 4.99%. Remember their promises to cut them? Hikes in car parking charges and new fee introductions to our market towns. This will not support small businesses. They are not on your side! @libdems.org.uk

We need an emergency flu vaccine drive to protect the vulnerable and prevent a disaster in the NHS. That means jabs offered in pubs, churches and community spaces, and taking on the anti-vax lies promoted by Reform and other conspiracy theorists head on.

Completely agree. The time to seize this is now.

Fair point. Will add the original story to the post which can be found here. nliveradio.com/reform-uk-co...

www.westnorthantslibdems.org.uk/news/article... Reform councillors continue to show a lack of resilience and staying power - but then again, I'll stay. Residents deserve more than this half hearted commitment.

Final evening for the All Saints Church, Brixworth, Christmas Tree Festival. Fabulous trees, fantastic Christmas atmosphere for all. Loving the Brixworth Community Larder tree. Thank you to the team for decorating it so beautifully. @libdems.org.uk

Great to meet Sir Vince Cable yesterday who gave a talk on his new book 'Eclipsing the West', which provides insight into the rising economies of China and India and its likely impact on established Western Economies. @libdems.org.uk

Today has been #smallbusinesssaturday It was a pleasure to visit the latest amazing arrival to #brixworth this morning. The amazing "bakerman cake design. Welcome, and wishing you every success. A big thank you to all of our small businesses who are there for us day in and day out. @libdems.org.uk

Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU

Polls suggest that Nigel Farage is heading for 10 Downing Street on a vote share of just 30%. It beggars belief that Labour is still committed to an outdated, undemocratic voting system that would see the hard right stroll into government on a minority of the vote.

Politico: "Reform UK Deputy Leader Richard Tice confirmed “no decisions have been made” about council tax rate hikes affecting counties his party runs but guessed most of them would be roughly “the rate of inflation.”" Reform pledged to freeze or even cut council tax. They lied to voters here.

People are right to be frustrated with the asylum system, but stoking division won’t fix it. The Home Secretary should focus on solutions, not sensationalism.

Politico: "The vote for Brexit inflicted a GDP blow of between 6 percent and 8 percent in the decade following the referendum — even worse than predicted beforehand, according to U.S. think tank the National Bureau of Economic Research" Don't imagine this will end up on many Faragist front pages...

Cllr Farzana Aldridge said she left Labour after feeling the party was moving away from "community-focused and forward-looking politics".

State-endorsed robbery is no way to fix the asylum system.

Northampton Labour councillor defects to Lib Dems: “Lib Dems share my belief of fairness, equality, human rights and compassion. They place real emphasis on listening to people and empowering communities to shape policies and direction that best meets their needs.” nliveradio.com/northampton-...

Now with a different photo because Semilong post office closed some years ago.

BBC News - MP's joy after House of Commons marriage proposal www.bbc.com/news/article... Congratulations 👏🎉 @joshbabarinde.bsky.social from all us in West Northamptonshire.

nliveradio.com/northampton-... We are delighted to welcome Cllr Aldridge to our West Northamptonshire Council @libdems.org.uk group. @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social

It was a real pleasure. Great to meet you all and see the difference you and your councillors are making to residents in West Northamptonshire.

A big thank you to @calummillerld.bsky.social for coming along to talk at the West Northamptonshire @libdems.org.uk AGM this afternoon. We really appreciated it!

This is Keir Starmer’s moment to stand up for Britain and call on Trump to drop his ludicrous lawsuit against the BBC. The Prime Minister has spent months cosying up to Trump. If he can’t stop him from attacking one of our most precious institutions, what was it all for?

'Reform has been accused of “walking a fine line” (over potential donations-for-contracts) after the leader of Warwickshire County Council posted a video promoting JCB equipment, following a recent £200,000 donation from the company’s chair, Anthony Bamford' leftfootforward.org/2025/11/refo...

Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests | Mark Cunliffe @markcunliffe.bsky.social

Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions | Mark Cunliffe @markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

Absolutely brilliant news. Congratulations 👏🎉 @joshbabarinde.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd... There is no doubt that this edit was wrong and extremely clumsy. However, it doesn't change anything about the full meaning of the report on Panorama. The BBC isn't perfect but if we lose this public broadcaster it will play entirely into the hands of the populists.

The Lib Dems have told supporters "we are the only party with the conviction to stand up and fight for what we believe in" by still backing proportional representation, "not because it benefits us, but because we think it’s right" "We must not, and will not, give up the fight for electoral reform."

A big Liberal Democrat welcome to Councillor Tina Valcarcel, who has joined the Liberal Democrats from the Labour Party. Tina who has represented Stockwell East since 2006 and served as Mayor of Lambeth in 2011/12, said she could no longer support Labour. www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/11/form...