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By-election in Telford & Wrekin
Fri 5th Feb 2010
A by-election is to be held in the Central Ward of Lawley & Overdale Parish Council on 11 March. Voting will take place at the Carpenter Centre, Oak Road Overdale. Nominations close at noon on Friday 12 February, and these must be submitted to Telford & Wrekin Council before the deadline. There will be a Lib Dem standing for election there, and more information about the candidate will be put up on the website when available.
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Shifnal Town Council By-election Results
Fri 5th Feb 2010
David Murray was elected as one of the two new councillors for the Manor Ward, along with Cllr Gordon Tonkinson, who represents Shifnal North on the Shropshire Council. The unsuccessful Independent candidates were Tony Stringfellow, Kevin Turley and Brian Jones. The turnout was a disappointing 23%. Jane Blackstock, Independent, was elected for the single vacancy in the Rural Ward, with an even lower turnout of 15.8%, and John Horne, (Independent) and Jill Seymour (UKIP) came second and third.
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Shifnal Town Council By-elections
Mon 1st Feb 2010
On Thursday 4 February, people will be voting to fill the vacancies on Shifnal Town Council caused by the resignations of the deputy mayor, Cllr Stuart West, and Cllr Mrs Jennifer Hurlstone in Manor Ward, and young Tom Jones in the Rural Ward. Five candidates are contesting the two seats in Manor, and three candidates are contesting the Rural seat. The mayor, Cllr Les Jones, who resigned publicly from the council at the end of last year, refused to confirm his resignation in writing, and is still in post.
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The Telford & Wrekin Mayoral Fund
Fri 29th Jan 2010
Cllr Karen Blundell is currently Mayor of the Borough. She has lived in the Borough for most of her life, and is proud to be representing its diverse and vibrant community. The aim of the Mayoral Fund is to raise money for the benefit of local voluntary organisations and charities. Priority is given to projects which focus on social need, disadvantage and deprivation. The fund also reflects the particular interests and themes of each Mayor, and will address children and young people, the elderly and vulnerable, and those with special needs.
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Liberal Democrats Regional Conference
Sat 10th Oct 2009
The LibDems Regional Conference is being held on Saturday 17 October at the Langley Training & Conference Centre, Kineton Green Road, Solihull B92 7ER. A full programme has been arranged, and guest speakers will include Simon Hughes MP, spokesman for Energy & Climate Change, and Baroness Ros Scott, President of the Party. A number of policy debates and 'fringe' events will also take place, and it will be an opportunity for members from different parts of the West Midlands to promote their ideas.
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"I hate to say it, but only one party leader seems to have grasped that, if you construct a system where unskilled people are worse off by taking a job than by staying on welfare, they remain trapped in poverty - and that is Nick Clegg. "
Lord Norman Tebbit
Daily Telegraph online - 13 Jan
"It's unbelievable that the Tories are still planning to cut taxes for a handful of millionaires when the majority of people across the country are feeling the squeeze. We need fair tax cuts that put money back in the pockets of ordinary people. The Tory sums simply do not stack up. It is irresponsible and highly misleading for George Osborne to continue to pretend that they do. "
Vince Cable MP
Responding to Conservative Spending Plans - 4 Jan
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