National Liberal Democrat News - East Riding Liberal Democrats

"Lansley living in cloud cuckoo land over NHS cuts" says Lamb

Commenting ahead of Andrew Lansley's speech on the NHS to the Conservative Party conference yesterday, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said "An enormous amount of public money has been wasted on unnecessary bureaucracy in the NHS but any cuts to NHS budgets must be managed with extreme caution. Andrew Lansley is living in cloud cuckoo land if he thinks he can wield an axe to Primary Care Trust budgets without it leading to cuts in frontline staff"

6 Oct 2009

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Tim Farron with supporters of Age Concern at their 'Big Q' event in October 2009

MP JOINS AGE CONCERN TO LOOK AT HOW CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE SHOULD WORK IN THE FUTURE

Local MP Tim Farron joined supporters of Age Concern at the Castle Street Centre in Kendal yesterday to discuss new plans for the care of older people.

6 Oct 2009

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Downland Housing Association in latest mega merger mania

Whilst the dedication and enthusiasm of Downland Housing Association staff in promoting resident involvement and discussing issues in an open and honest way is clearly evident, gaps still exist in some areas of practice as the association is merged yet again to become the more nationally focused Affinity Sutton Housing Association. The former Mid Sussex Housing Association which took over the local district councils housing stock was subsumed within the larger organisation, and a series of mergers has led to this latest national merger of housing associations.

6 Oct 2009

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Sports Facilities at the Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone

The team leading a proposed redevelopment of Cheriton Road Sports Ground to improve the cricket and hockey facilities at the site are holding a resident's consultation event on Thursday 8th October at the ground.

6 Oct 2009

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Conservatives Social Care Plans Out of Touch

Commenting on Tory proposals to provide free social care for everyone through a one off payment of £8,000, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman Cllr David Kendall said.

5 Oct 2009

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BOOKIES RECKON IT'S A TWO HORSE RACE

The Lib Dem campaign in Newcastle North has been boosted by the bookmakers by being quoted odds of 7/4 to pull off victory in the constituency in the forthcoming General Election.

5 Oct 2009

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