News - Mid Suffolk Liberal Democrats

Lib Dems take "Hands off our Back Gardens" signatures to the Government

College Ward Councillor Julie Morris took nearly 1000 signatures from Epsom residents to Minister Hazel Blears's office on a wet and windy day recently. Local residents had signed Cllr Anna Jones' petition supporting the national Lib Dem "Hands off our Back Gardens" campaign, which seeks to reclassify back gardens as "green". Currently they are treated as brownfield sites and therefore available for redevelopment!

28 Jul 2007

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Backing for back-to-work plans

A PLAN to help thousands of people in the Devizes Constituency back into work and off benefits has been welcomed by a leading local Liberal Democrat campaigner.

28 Jul 2007

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This is not just Cheriton Petrol Station Food: This is Cheriton M&S Food

The BP Service Station on Cheriton High Street, Folkestone will re-open on 23 August as a combined BP and M&S Simply Food outlet. The opening will mark the return of Marks and Spencer to the Folkestone area after the closure of their central Folkestone Sandgate Road store last year.

29 Jul 2007

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Gurkha Pensions Increased: To JUST over £130 a month

A "significant" 19% boost to Gurkha pensions announced by the Ministry of Defence only brings a standard Gurkha pension to £131 a month - described by Folkestone Gurkha Councillor Dhan Gurung as "a joke".

30 Jul 2007

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Caught Out? Shepway Tories Claim Recycling Covers Folkestone Flats: Shepway Council Denies It

A report in the Folkestone Herald has highlighted that recycling is to be withdrawn from Irene Astor Court off Dover Road in Folkestone, with a Council spokesman claiming "Flats are not currently included in our recycling collections". This comes under 6 weeks since Councillor Rory Love, the Tory Cabinet member with responsibility for recycling assured Councillors that recycling does cover flats within town.

28 Jul 2007

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"Guildhall" Win First Shepway Lib Dem 5-a-Side Tournament

5 teams battled it out at Pent Valley Leisure Centre to become the first Shepway Lib Dems 5-a-Side football champions. "Guildhall" went away with the trophy, with team leader Alex McNeice promising to look after it carefully until next year!

28 Jul 2007

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