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Crowd of demonstrators at Broomfield Parade

Lib Dem Post Office campaign ongoing, as Conservatives try to catch up

Liberal Democrats continue to campaign to save the Post Office card account, which was put out to tender by the Labour government last year. They feel that to award the contract to another provider would clearly make things worse for Post Office Ltd. Said Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate Stephen Robinson: "Post Offices form the heart of many of our communities, and need to be allowed to provide more services to make them sustainable. However, the Labour government seems prepared to sentence them to a slow death from neglect."

21 Jul 2008
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Sarah welcomes Senate vote on HIV

The US senate has voted in favour of ending the effective ban on travel to the US for HIV-positive persons. This decision enables US authorities to lift the restrictions although it is clear whether action will be taken under the Bush or the next presidency. Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford has led a campaign to include the abolition of HIV/Aids discrimination as a principal goal in EU visa negotiations with the US. This culminated in EU Justice Commissioner Jacques Barrot writing to US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff challenging the justification for the US policy.

21 Jul 2008
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LDF Consultation descends into farce!

With around 74,000 people eligible to take part in the consultation over the future of the Borough only 118 responses were received to this opportunity for local people to tell their Councillors and Council Officers what they think is important.

21 Jul 2008
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St Judes

Traffic calming near St Jude's School

The traffic calming measures installed in Clark Road have been broadly welcomed by residents who have noticed the reduction in traffic speeds in the area. However one of the speed tables in the original plan was not installed with the rest of the project because of drainage problems. Thanks to the work of Councillor Claire Darke, the remaining speed table will soon be installed near to the entrance to St Jude's School. Commenting on the proposed work Councillor Darke said, "The speed table outside the school was probably the most important one in the whole road. Clearly traffic needs to be forced to drive as slowly as possible when passing St Jude's School."

21 Jul 2008
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