Local campaigner David Ward has attacked developers' plans to grass over the Westfield site in Bradford city centre as too little, too late.

It has finally been revealed that work in the city centre will not start for at least two years.

David asked, "If this site is to be a shopping centre in the next couple of years, why is work not starting now?

As a father of two and a Governor of two local schools, David Ward is passionate about Lib Dem plans that would see an extra ₤2.5 billion invested in our schools, ₤12 million of which in Bradford.

The money would be used to cut class sizes, improve discipline and provide more one to one tuition for struggling pupils.

As the building work on the new City Park progresses, it is easy to imagine what could have been with a refurbished Odeon, with its magnificent towers, complementing those of the Alhambra.

David Ward said, in a letter published by the Telegraph & Argus, "How great it would have been to have at least kept the towers (as one of the entries in the international design competition proposed) in any new development, but to have had a middle section which could have reflected the park, the pool and City Hall itself.

The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne.

The Channel 4 vote results are at http://tinyurl.com/yza4m6a and place Vince Cable as clearly ahead of both the Labour and Conservative contenders:

Gordon Brown's recession has resulted in 1 in 7 young people living in Bradford being out of work and claiming benefits. Bradford's seen a 61% increase in youth unemployment in the last 12 months.

David Ward has launched a major plan to tackle Youth unemployment, working with local people to create real opportunities to get young people into work.

At 8pm on Monday 29th March, Channel 4 will stage a live debate between the would-be Chancellors, Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, Labour's Alistair Darling and Conservative George Osborne. Krishnan Guru-Murthy will be asking the questions.

From 7pm on the night, Channel 4 will be hosting a discussion of the debate. You can send questions and comment to and follow the debate and comment at http://www.channel4.com/microsites/A/askthechancellors/

The Liberal Democrats do politics differently. We believe that councillors should make a difference by working all year round - not just at election time.

Cllr. David Gray has been working with local residents for speed reduction measures on Idle Road and Bolton Road, and with parents of Poplar Farm School to make the road outside the School safer. David's also been helping residents petition against a waste handling site on Canal Road.

Labour MP's have been criticised for voting against help for those who lost out when Gordon Brown abolished the 10p tax rate.

Campaigners had hoped that enough Labour MP's would support a Commons amendment to compensate those who were affected. But too many Labour MP's lined up to support the Government and defeat the plans.

The Liberal Democrats do politics differently. We believe that councillors should make a difference by working all year round - not just at election time.

Lib Dem campaigner Tracey Leeming has helped residents to get METRO to install a new bus shelter on St. Mary's road, worked with residents on Fenby Gardens who have been objecting to the Council's plan to build more houses on land at Longfield Drive and is proud to have been re-elected as Vice Chair of Friends of Bowling Park for the third year running.

Lib Dem Councillor Howard Middleton (Bolton and Undercliffe) and Qasim Khan will be putting a motion to the Council expressing gratitude to the people of Wootton Bassett and the local branch of the British Legion for their actions to honour fallen service personnel in Afghanistan.

Cllr Middleton said, "The people of Wootton Bassett are expressing the thoughts of all of us who appreciate what our service personnel are doing. They have been sent their by our Government and deserve our support whether we agree with what they are being asked to do or not.