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Disabled Access Success - Eastrop New!

Fri 3rd Sep 2010

Following a meeting with local Liberal Democrats,

 Matrix house

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Action All year round - latest summary from Brighton Hill New!

Fri 3rd Sep 2010

We continue to carry out action to ensure Basingstoke is a super place to live. This is a shortened summary of some of the things we have been doing in Brighton Hill

 Action all year round - in Brighton Hill

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Falling Beech Tree Branches

Fri 27th Aug 2010

Recently two large branches fell from a beech tree in Skippetts Lane East. They fell over 60

 Cllr Hussey and the fallen branches

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Wagner Parking Success

Fri 27th Aug 2010

For many years your local Lib Dem team has been pressing the Council to

 Cllr Harkess and Wagner Road Success

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We Deserve Better

Fri 20th Aug 2010

Eastrop ward councillors, Stuart Parker and Gavin James, have urged officers

 Cllr Hussey and James outside Webber Garage

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Grove Road Highway Improvements

Fri 20th Aug 2010

The County Council held an exhibition at the Viables Craft Centre on Thursday 15th July to consult

 Cllr Day at Jays Close

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Risk of Serious Injury!

Fri 20th Aug 2010

The owners of the Brighton Hill centre recently applied for permission to remodel the car park

 Cllr Harkess and the residents petition

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Our New Campaign

Fri 6th Aug 2010

We have recently launched a campaign concerning Basingstoke town centre car parks.

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Working For You - Success continues

Fri 6th Aug 2010

We continually work for you and here are some examples of recent successes.

 Success in Kipling Drive and High Drive

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Co-op Funeral Care - Buckland Parade

Fri 6th Aug 2010

Several residents have asked about the new funeral parlour at Buckland Parade. Why was there no planning

 Co-op Funeral on Buckland Parade

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Bid to turn MEPs into Communist apparatchiks New!

Fri 3rd Sep 2010

It is understood that the powers-that-be in the European Parliament are seeking to enforce attendance at European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso's first ever 'State of the Union' address next week by punishing absentee MEPs with a docking of their daily subsistence allowance for meals and accommodation.

Read "Bid to turn MEPs into Communist apparatchiks" in full.

New 111 service will be better than NHS Direct - Burstow

Mon 30th Aug 2010

Read "New 111 service will be better than NHS Direct - Burstow".

Corus deal will get Teesside's heart beating again, says Swales

Fri 27th Aug 2010

Corus and Thai steel company SSI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for SSI to buy the Teesside Cast Products plant from Corus.

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Corus deal will get Teeside's heart beating again, says Swales

Fri 27th Aug 2010

Corus and Thai steel company SSI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for SSI to buy the Teesside Cast Products plant from Corus.

Read "Corus deal will get Teeside's heart beating again, says Swales" in full.

Rise in obesity operations shows Labour failed on public health

Fri 27th Aug 2010

Commenting on the 10-fold rise in the number of obesity-related surgeries carried out on the NHS in less than a decade, Liberal Democrat health minister Paul Burstow said:

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Nick Clegg delivers speech on social mobility

Wed 18th Aug 2010

Nick Clegg said:

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Coalition bans cowboy clampers

Tue 17th Aug 2010

The Coalition Government has announced that car clamping on private land is to be banned.

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Chris Huhne delivers speech on Labour’s legacy

Wed 11th Aug 2010

“Labour were once a serious party.

Read "Chris Huhne delivers speech on Labour’s legacy" in full.

Chris Huhne has called on councils to kick-start a local power revolution

Mon 9th Aug 2010

At present only 0.01% of electricity in England is generated by local authority-owned renewables, despite the scope that exists to install projects on their land and buildings.  In Germany the equivalent figure is 100 times higher.

Read "Chris Huhne has called on councils to kick-start a local power revolution" in full.

Controversial children's database ContactPoint to be scrapped

Fri 6th Aug 2010

Liberal Democrats opposed ContactPoint from the start. At the last Lib Dem Autumn Conference a motion was passed calling for an end to the database and to invest the money in alternatives to help staff more effectively.

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