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20 Most Recent News Stories
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Sat 20th Feb 2010
Liberal Democrat Councillors in Claygate have been working with traders who to identify how best to survive, and thrive, in these difficult times. The 'Claygate Shopping Experience' was launched in April 2009, with a loyalty card scheme as its focus. Since then nine local residents have won prizes of £100 each in vouchers, which have then been spent in local shops.
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Tue 9th Feb 2010
The Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have voted against the Tory administration's budget for 2010/11 at County Hall today.
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Mon 1st Feb 2010
The Liberal Democrats have announced a major funding commitment to boost education in Surrey.
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Sat 23rd Jan 2010
Lionel Blackman has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate to fight the forthcoming General Election in Esher and Walton.
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Thu 21st Jan 2010
Lib Dem Euro MP Catherine Bearder today supported calls for greater protection of children from violence.
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Wed 6th Jan 2010
South East Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles will be in charge of the competency hearings for several of the most important European Commissioners.
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Sat 2nd Jan 2010
The Surrey Police Authority has recently approved a seven point plan for Surrey Police in order to address their anticipated funding shortfall over the next three years to increase front-line police officers and further improve policing. This initiative has been supported by the Lib Dem members of the Police Authority.
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Tue 15th Dec 2009
Liberal Democrat County Councillors have voiced their strong opposition to cuts in services by the Conservative administration. The Conservative run Cabinet has this Autumn decided to terminate all Pegasus school bus services in July 2010, to reduce the ordinary public bus services and reduce the number of roads to be gritted in winter in advance of ice and snow.
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Sat 12th Dec 2009
Local Liberal Democrat campaigners, fighting for a pedestrian crossing across Molesey Road between Hersham Library, and the bus stop opposite were disappointed but not surprised by Elmbridge Local Committee's decision last week to take no action.
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Wed 9th Dec 2009
The Audit Commission has today published a report rating Surrey County Council's performance as merely "adequate". The Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) rated the performance of the organisation with scores from 1 to 4 for managing performance, use of resources, managing finances, governing the business and managing resources. The County Council only achieved a score of 2 out of 4 which means that it meets only minimum requirements and only performs adequately.
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Sun 29th Nov 2009
A Petition signed by over 100 Hersham residents for a pedestrian crossing across Molesey Road between Hersham Library and the bus stop opposite be considered by the County Council's Local Committee for Elmbridge on Monday 7th December. The meeting at Cobham Village Hall starts at 4 pm and is open to the public.
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Sat 7th Nov 2009
Surrey Highways are currently not repairing street lights except in the most urgent cases. A new PFI street lighting contract is expected to start early next year, which will involve replacing 80% of the existing lamp columns, so they are not spending money on repairing columns that will be replaced.
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Wed 28th Oct 2009
Lib Dem Councillors in Claygate have reviewed the housing figure proposals presented to local residents by Elmbridge Borough Council at a public meeting where both the Councillors and residents expressed concerns at the level of development proposed in Claygate.
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Fri 16th Oct 2009
Local Liberal Democrat MEP Sharon Bowles is working to make sure the UK's corner shops don't lose out from a proposed EU Directive on the safety of Pharmaceuticals.
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Mon 5th Oct 2009
Esher and Walton Liberal Democrats have been leading the campaign for a pedestrian crossing in Molesey Road, Hersham (by the Barley Mow roundabout) near the Hersham Library.
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Tue 29th Sep 2009
Less than a year since they took the decision to maintain the service until 2011 the Tory administration at County Hall has decided to axe the very popular Pegasus buses from the end of the current school year. The decision to discontinue the service has been made without consultation with parents or the schools.
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Wed 16th Sep 2009
Liberal Democrat MEP for the South-East Sharon Bowles MEP has called on next week's G20 summit to take real steps towards reform of the world financial system.
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Sat 12th Sep 2009
Liberal Democrat Party President Baroness Scott was today the guest speaker at the annual Esher and Walton Ploughman's Lunch. She met with party members and local residents to discuss issues and thank supporters for their help in recent elections.
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Mon 10th Aug 2009
Following the success of their Claygate Bag for Life scheme, Liberal Democrat Claygate Cllrs have supported a loyalty card scheme to support local businesses. Cllrs Jimmy Cartwright, Michael Courtney, and Steve Wells led discussions from which the idea of a loyalty card scheme emerged. They have been heavily involved in its implementation and recently presented a prize to the scheme winner.
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Mon 3rd Aug 2009
Local Liberal Democrats are opposing Elmbridge Borough Council's plans for 22 houses and 12 flats to be built on the site of the former swimming pool off Kings Road in Walton.
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