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Newport Petition against Closure
Tue 2nd Mar 2010
Newport Liberal Democrats have had a massive response to their petition against the closure of the Royal Mail Sorting & Delivery Office in Newport. In their February Focus newsletter, which was delivered to houses in the town, it was pointed out that centralisation of this sort of facility inevitably leads to higher costs, greater use of time, damage to the environment, and rarely if ever results in an improved service. The Lib Dems asked recipients to support the retention of this facility in Newport, as its closure would cause hardship to the elderly, and those without access to a car.
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Read "Newport Petition against Closure" in full (275 words).
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Liberal Democrat Regional Conference
Thu 25th Feb 2010
The Liberal Democrats are holding their Regional Conference in Kidderminster on Saturday 27 February from 09.30 to 16.30. The location is the Oldfield Hall at the King Charles 1 School, Comberton Road, DY10 1XA, and all regional members are invited.The guest speakers will be Baroness Ros Scott, President of the party, and Kirsty Williams, member of the Welsh Assembly. With a general election due to be called in the near future, it will be a good opportunity to get up-to-date with what is going on in our West Midlands constituencies, and take part in some of the training sessions available on the day.
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Read "Liberal Democrat Regional Conference" (103 words).
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By-election in Telford & Wrekin
Mon 22nd 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, and the Dawley Bank Baptist Church . Nominations closed at noon on Friday 12 February, and two candidates put their names forward for election. Deborah Crane is standing for the Liberal Democrats. She lives in Dawley Bank, and is the only local candidate contesting the seat on the Parish Council.
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Read "By-election in Telford & Wrekin" in full (218 words).
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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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Read "Shifnal Town Council By-election Results" in full (204 words).
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"Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain. "
Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary
www.libdems.org.uk - 2 March
"I think people are entitled to expect a sensible, stable government at a time when the country is facing very, very acute choices. We take what the markets are worrying about immensely seriously. We will not take any risk with the creditworthiness of the economy. "
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Financial Times - 3 March
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