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Charles Royden

Further Details of Toxic Tory Legacy Revealed: Cost of Restoring Elstow Landfill Site Could be up to £10 million

Further details of the damaging financial legacy left to local taxpayers by the Conservative County Council have been exposed with the revelation that the cost of restoring a landfill site at Elstow, which had been neglected by the now defunct authority, could be as much as up to £10 million. The County Council, which ignored repeated warnings from the Environment Agency to take action and start work on the restoration of the site to comply with statutory requirements, had allocated just £4.3 million in their spending programme to 'cap' the site. Preliminary estimates by experts suggest that the work could cost local taxpayers up to £10 million.

5 Mar 2010
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Great Reasons to support the Liberal Democrats

A new book has just been published called 'Why Vote Liberal Democrat' which makes a compelling case for supporting our party in the General Election. It's a great read for anyone interested in politics - long-standing Party members and floating voters alike.

5 Mar 2010
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Howarth's victory for thousands of adults with Autism

Cambridge MP David Howarth is celebrating victory after an Adult Autism Strategy which could transform the lives of thousands of people living with the condition, was published yesterday (Wednesday). Mr Howarth has campaigned for dramatic improvements in health, social care and other public services for people with autism and was instrumental in getting the strategy published. And he supported the Autism Act which gives the strategy legal force, meaning that local authorities and the NHS will be breaking the law if they fail to provide support for people with autism.

5 Mar 2010
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MEP Summary End Feb 2010

The two Lib Dem MEPs for the South East are Sharon Bowles and Catherine Bearder. This is our brief summary which, could impact all of us of what they have been up to recently. For full details of what they are up to please check out their web sites.

5 Mar 2010
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