3rd December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. A day set aside to promote the rights and well-being of people with disabilities.

Let us use today to increase our understanding of disabilities which can be physical, mental, sensory or cognitive.

People with disabilities play a crucial role in the development of our communities. Yet, disabled people are one of the most marginalised groups in our country. Discrimination, isolation and injustice are an everyday reality for many. This is not good enough. We cannot sit back while our villages, towns and cities remain inaccessible

Homeless people in Chesterfield will once again be able to use night shelters throughout the winter months starting from Sunday 1 December.

For the second year running, Chesterfield Borough Council has teamed up with Bolsover District Council and North East Derbyshire District Council to run a night shelter with Derby City Mission, at seven churches across the borough until 31 March.

The Liberal Democrats will today unveil a poster attacking Boris Johnson for lying to the Queen, Parliament and the people.

Another poster will show Boris Johnson flanked by Donald Trump and Nigel Farage, stating: "Brexit is good for them, how is it for you?".

The posters are being launched in London this morning on four poster vans, that will then tour Conservative Liberal Democrat marginal seats that could deny Boris Johnson a majority.

Liberal Democrat Shadow Brexit Secretary Tom Brake said:

"Boris Johnson and his backers Nigel Farage and Donald Trump may stand to benefit from Brexit, but it is families across the country who will suffer.

" Johnson has shown time and again that he can't be trusted. He's lied to the Queen, he's lied to Parliament and he's lied to the British people.

"Now he is trying to dupe the public into believing that voting for him will make Brexit go away. This is the biggest lie of all and it must be challenged head on. His disastrous Brexit plan would mean years more uncertainty and damage to our economy, NHS and public services.

"Liberal Democrats have shown that we can stop Boris, stop Brexit and build a brighter future, by taking seats off the Tories across the country."

At Chesterfield Town Hall on Monday 18th November, former Lib Dem Council Leader, Ray Russell, was made an Honorary Alderman in recognition of his eminent service which he has rendered to the council.

Ray served as a Brockwell Councillor for almost 3 decades including as Council Leader from 2003 -11, a period when many improvements were made across the Borough.

For more than three and a half years, our country's future has been on pause as the Brexit debate has raged on. This election gives us the opportunity to transform our country and create a brighter future. The Liberal Democrats have an ambitious

vision for who we can be - a society where every child and young person is nurtured

The NHS is the envy of the world, but our mental health service is not. Waiting times are being missed, people are not being referred for the treatment they need, and often action is taken only when at 'crisis' point, or too late.

That's why the Liberal Democrats are dedicated to transforming mental health services by treating them with the same urgency as physical health.