Liberal Party's election charge.

Mr. Matthew Lindo and Ms Debra Saltus have joined the party's team of candidates in readiness for what they believe will be an early October poll.

Mr. Lindo, now a businessman, will battle it out in the UBP stronghold of Southampton West.

And community activist Ms Saltus, first vice president of the Bermuda Netball Association, will also contest Government territory -- Warwick East.

Ms Saltus will try to oust Labour Minister the Hon. Irving Pearman and Environment Minister the Hon. Gerald Simons.

And she hopes to blunt the challenge of the Progressive Labour Party's Mr.

Alex Scott and Mr. Calvin Smith.

She said education topped the list of concerns in Warwick -- a possible warning to Mr. Simons, the former Education Minister.

NLP leader Mr. Gilbert Darrell was the third candidate announced yesterday.

He will try to retain his seat in Hamilton East, which he grabbed with a 22.7 percent share of the vote.

It brings the NLP's tally of candidates to five.

Mr. Graeme Outerbridge and Ms Cheryl Pooley hope to make their mark in Smith's South and St. George's South respectively.

The NLP has pledged to unveil more of its election team next week.

And it will hold a meeting for members and supporters at the party's Reid Street headquarters next Wednesday, starting at 8 p.m.

Mr. Darrell said the party was gearing up for an early October election.

But he admitted it was tough work trying to find suitable candidates. It would be hard just to get 20.

"We hope to field as many as we can get. We are still working on it,'' he said.

"That is one reason why we have not announced how many we will have.'' He added: " We are having a tough time getting good candidates.'' Mr. Darrell said the UBP and the PLP were also finding it difficult.

As for the NLP's election chances, Mr. Darrell said: "We are going to work really hard at it.'' And as for his own chances Mr. Darrell stressed Hamilton East was always closely contested.

"It is a very competitive area and there is never a big gap between the candidates.'' Mr. Darrell will do battle with UBP hopefuls Sen. Wendell Hollis and Mr. Wayne Furbert, and the PLP's Ms Renee Webb and Sen. Trevor Woolridge.

On the doorstep, Mr. Darrell has found parochial issues to be of most concern, traffic jams in the Swizzle Inn area being one.

Land owner Mr. Lindo, born and schooled in Southampton, is concerned by the reluctance of young people to get politically involved.

"...Backyard concerns for what people are confronted with, such as trash pick-ups which should be a minimum of two.'' Mr. Lindo, who joined Bermuda's Police Force in 1972 before becoming a detective, said cutting hedges and trees, and tidying roads were also on the list.

"We need to keep Bermuda a beautiful place,'' he said.

Mr. Lindo's Southampton West opponents include the UBP's Mr. David Dodwell and Youth and Sports Minister the Hon. Pamela Gordon.

Lawyer Mr. Michael Scott will head the PLP's bid for power.

Ms Saltus, 40, is a Bank of Bermuda employee and has worked in several Government departments.

She is also a leading light in the sporting world.

Since 1979 she has been player/coach of the Warwick Redbirds netball team. And before that she was player/coach of Southampton Rangers.

In addition, she has been involved in such groups as Warwick Advisory Council and the community group WARCAG.

Ms Saltus said she was concerned about the present state of Bermuda.

And, perhaps, the main worry facing Warwick people was education.

"This seems to be the number one concern. Most people are concerned about the fact they don't need to have a change.'' PHOTO Ms Debra Saltus. Mr. Matthew Lindo.