These are uncertain times for many and the following websites may be of use to businesses and individuals concerned for the future.

Check your rights concerning being laid off or put on short time working here: https://www.gov.uk/lay-offs-short-timeworking

How to get help if you are self employed can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/…/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-…

Many are keen to support their communities at this time and the following list of some organisations that already do good work locally are worth considering giving some of your time to.

Totnes Food Bank: https://connectionhubs.weebly.com/food-bank.html

Totnes Caring: https://www.totnescaring.org.uk/

Dartmouth Food Bank: http://www.dartmouthanddistrictfoodbank.org.uk/

The decision has been taken to postpone the annual dinner that was to be held on the 28th of March due to developments with the Coronavirus outbreak.

Spring Conference 2020

York: 13-15 March

Go along for a long weekend at Spring Conference in York and be part of fighting for something greater - an open, fair and inclusive country based on our liberal values.

Party membership is surging ahead reaching record levels! Now is the time to join us and Demand Better.

Spring Conference 2020

York: 13-15 March

Go along for a long weekend at Spring Conference in York and be part of fighting for something greater - an open, fair and inclusive country based on our liberal values.

Party membership is surging ahead reaching record levels! Now is the time to join us and Demand Better.

We are now looking ahead to next year's county council elections and are keen to get candidates in place so we can start to campaign. We already have one county councillor, that's Julian Brazil for Kingsbridge - we really want more. Devon County Council are responsible for delivering a large range of vital local services, such as roads and transport, education, libraries and social services, making being a county councillor a really important role; they can make a real difference to their communities. County councillors are not paid for their work but they do receive substantial allowances.

Liberal Democrat and Green councillors plus one Independent councillor on South Hams District Council joined forces to propose an amendment to the proposed 2020/21 Budget that called for funds to be allocated for climate change projects.

The Lib Dem and Green councillors took the view that the current proposed budget ignored the key issue of climate change. There was nothing proposed to back up the Climate Change Action Plan being produced by SHDC other than to appoint a climate change officer who will spend half of his/her time with West Devon and without a budget.

DATE CHANGE: CONFERENCE TO TAKE PLACE February 8th and 9th 2020

Couldn't get to national conference in Brighton?

Want to hear some energising speakers or update your skills?

Want to meet other Lib Dems from across the two regions in friendly surroundings?

Devon and Cornwall Liberal Democrats are excited to announce their conference in Tiverton on 8th/9th February 2020.

The Liberal Democrats have now annouced the roles of their MPs in their new Commons Team.

We look forward to the team taking positive parliamentary action on the issues we all care about, such as the climate crisis, social injustice and Britain's economic performance.

The team's portfolios can be found below:

Some of you may have started receiving emails and calls to action from our new Local Party Organiser, Lucy Mannion. Lucy took on the role at the start of the year. She has been getting to grips with organising the office and meeting members.

Lucy says, "It has been a busy first couple of weeks. I look forward to meeting all the members over the coming months and I am really keen to set up some more social events and to keep the campaigning energy from the General Election going."