Over 20 million working people will be better off next year after Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government delivered the biggest ever increase in the income tax personal allowance in the Budget.

The massive £3.5bn tax cut for working people delivers:

• The biggest ever single uplift in the tax threshold
• A personal allowance of £9,205 in April 2013
• 21 million working people getting an extra £220 tax cut
• Brings the total tax cut for basic rate tax payers to £550
• Brings the total number of people lifted out of tax to 2 million.

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg used his speech to the Party's Spring conference in NewcastleGateshead to call for the forthcoming budget to be a "budget for fairness" and pledged that it would help working familes.

The Deputy Prime Minister pledged that by 2015 Britain would have seen an end to control orders, the first gay marriages and the first elections to the House of Lords.

Fairer taxes, promoting green jobs, protecting your civil liberties - these are just some of the achievements of the Liberal Democrats in government.

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Full council went very well last night, with some very good debates, excellent public gallery attendance. Oh and no increase in council tax and no reduction in front line services.! Well done Cllr Mattock and the Lib Dem Team.? The meeting was well Chaired by Old Town's Favourite Mayor Cllr Carolyn Heaps

Good news! The campaign, led by your LiberalDemocrat Councillors, to save Old Town Recreation Ground from being built on in perpetuityhas resulted in a great success. Expressions of support for this recreation ground to receive protection under the Q.E.2 Fields in Trust scheme, which was setup by Prince William to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, were the highest of any scheme

Stephen Lloyd MP has this week written to the Leader of the Council, Cllr. Peter Jones and the Chief Executive, Becky Shaw, seeking assurances that Eastbourne will be properly protected if the town suffers sudden, heavy snowfalls this year.

Stephen said: 'it is vital that our town is fighting fit throughout 2012. We know the economy nationally is going to be difficult over the next 12 months and I do not want Eastbourne to be unprepared, if, like last year when we had a couple of sudden snowfalls the town almost ground to a halt because the County Council Highways Department were unprepared.

Since living in Eastbourne I have come to appreciate that one of our greatest strengths is our deep sense of community. As I go about the constituency, visiting and working with individuals and organisations I see this again and again. There are people involved at every level - in churches and voluntary groups; within cadet forces and residents associations; businesses, the hospital and in our schools - all caring passionately about the town.

On Tuesday this week Stephen Lloyd MP attended the debate on fuel prices in Parliament and spoke out against the rising cost of petrol and diesel in the UK, which is severely affecting families and pensioners as well as having a negative impact on small and medium sized businesses.

The Motion, which was discussed by the House on Tuesday, notes 'the damage that high fuel prices are having on many areas of the economy and requests that the government consider the effect that increased taxes on fuel will have on the economy. It also looks to ensure that any drop in the price of oil is passed on to the consumer and urges the government to consider a price stabilisation mechanism to work alongside the fair fuel stabiliser to address fluctuations in the pump price'.

Recent announcements by the local NHS commissioning board (PCT) to downgrade cardiology services at Eastbourne DGH, have been met with dismay by the MP and local campaigners.

Stephen Lloyd MP said, "When I first heard the PCT were planning to reduce the opening times of the PCI unit (emergency heart department) at the DGH from 24/7 to 8-5pm, I expressed my strong concerns. Since then I have been informed that the changes do not have the support of the 9 cardiology consultants at the hospital trust, nor the staff from either the Eastbourne or Hastings site. The total lack of support from staff for this downgrade, along with the recent opening of a new Cath lab at the DGH, mean this decision seems utterly counter-productive."

Eastbourne schools are celebrating the award of a million pounds as part of the Pupil Premium funding which was secured by the Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government.

Stephen Lloyd MP for Eastbourne and Willingdon said "I am delighted to be able to announce that our Eastbourne and Willingdon schools are receiving this additional funding, which is targeted towards children from disadvantaged circumstances. Schools will be free to decide how best to target these additional resources which will be allocated to schools across Eastbourne and Willingdon."