The Liberal Democrats want more 'community hubs' created across Norfolk to provide a boost to the County's market towns.
Community hubs are an expansion of library services, and can be based at libraries across Norfolk. They provide face-to-face contact for a variety of services provided by district, health and voluntary sector partners alongside private community groups. so that people could make payments or get access to information and support.
The Liberal Democrats want 'travel hubs' created across Norfolk to link villages to major transport routes.
A 'travel hub' is a flexible transport interchange that could be a bus or train station that has more facilities than a bus stop which would allow people to connect by car from their homes to a nearby hub and then get on a fast public transport route to a location further away.
The killing of Sarah Everard shocked the nation. She was described by family and friends as "bright and beautiful", "kind and thoughtful" and caring and dependable". My thoughts have been with Sarah's family ever since we heard she was missing, and my heart still goes out to them.
Sarah's death has jolted our society into finally taking violence against women seriously. At the Spring Conference, I delivered a statement reaffirming the Liberal Democrat's commitment to ending violence perpetrated by men and the misogynistic culture allowing it to manifest. While the killing of a woman by a stranger is particularly awful and relatively rare - violence against women and girls is not. On average a woman is killed in the UK every three days. Most of them are killed by their partner or their ex. Male violence has become a normal part of life in the UK. No longer.
When Liberal Democrats say put recovery first, we mean creating a fairer, greener, more caring society, and at the heart of this plan is ensuring the recovery is green.
Britain can not only recover but become the world's first green powerhouse."
A recovery that faces up to the existential threat of climate change. We have all seen the warnings. Floods devastating communities across the UK. Fires burning the Amazon and across Australia.
125,000 lives have been taken by this cruel virus. So many families, mourning the loss of a loved one.
Even those who have been spared the agony of bereavement are suffering enormous hardships. A whole year of isolation, fear, grief.
After so much hurt, we need hope. And that is what our wonderful NHS staff and volunteers are injecting into our lives as they work tirelessly delivering vaccines.
