National Liberal Democrat News - East Riding Liberal Democrats

Surrey Lib Dems oppose Tory cuts

The Conservative administration at County Hall has today announced cuts to the County Council's budget. Responding to the allocation of the cuts, the Leader of the Liberal Democrat main opposition group, Cllr Hazel Watson said: "I disagree with the allocation of the cuts by the Conservative administration. The £3.9m cut to front-line services for Children and Young people is excessive. This will be very damaging to services for vulnerable children and young people in Surrey. It was only about two years ago that children's services were rated inadequate by Government and these cuts will not help to improve the service."

13 Jul 2010

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Three Folkestone soldiers killed in Helmand Province

Three soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles have been killed in Afghanistan after a "renegade" Afghan soldier turned and opened fire on them. Other soldiers are reported to be injured. The 1st Battalion have been based in Shorncliffe barracks on the Folkestone / Sandgate border since 2000.

13 Jul 2010

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Kent Announce Shortlist for the Kent Highway Services' core maintenance contract

Kent County Council have announced that they have finished the short-listing process of the companies who expressed an interest in the core highways maintenance contract. The core maintenance contract is currently provided in partnership with Ringway, and was put out to tender a few months ago.

13 Jul 2010

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Space Hoppers Live! at Cheriton Library

On 24th August from 12.30-1.30pm, children can discover the solar system with Mark Brake and 'NASA' science rapper, Jon Chase, star of CBBC's Space Hoppers at Cheriton Library, Cheriton High Street. Mark and Jon will take children on an exciting journey to find out what's needed to take a holiday in outer space.

13 Jul 2010

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Liberal Democrat comment on Iraq inquiry

Commenting on former diplomat Carne Ross' evidence to the Iraq Inquiry yesterday, Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs, Tim Farron said "This is yet more evidence of the shameful way Labour manipulated evidence in order to lead Britain into the illegal war in Iraq."

13 Jul 2010

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Golders Green town centre where the Liberal Democrats want to end street drinking

Local Liberal Democrats call time on street drinkers in Golders Green

Finchley & Golders Green Liberal Democrats are calling on Barnet Council to make Golders Green Town Centre an Alcohol Free Zone. Childs Hill Ward Councillor and Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, Jack Cohen has put down a motion at the Council Meeting on 13 July.

13 Jul 2010

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