Brendan Glynane, leader of the Liberal Democrats at County Hall and Councillor for the Delapre area has hit out at the Golf Course, saying the only justification they have for plans to tarmac over Northampton's battlefield site is greed.

Reduced flow of water to the Eastern District lake system is on course to cause a serious health hazard for people living near by, according to a report commissioned by Southfields Residents Association. The reduced flow means pollution entering the area from industrial activity is no longer being diluted and washed away.

Campaigners fighting to save the Delapre Abbey tea-rooms from the Conservative Borough Council say they are "Blown away" by the support from the community, with their petition gaining over 600 signatures in less than a day.

Lib Dems in Delapre and Briar Hill have launched a campaign to save the tea-rooms in the walled Garden in Delapre Abbey.

Liberal Democrats have repeated calls for a trio of unitary authorities to replace the inefficient and ineffective County and District Councils across Northamptonshire.

Despite almost a third of the County's population living in Northampton, figures unveiled by the Liberal Democrats today show just 9% of Northamptonshire's road budget was spent in the County town last year.

Lib Dems have reacted furiously today to the Conservative leaders of Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire announcing plans to form a "combined authority" for the three counties.