15 Most Recent Stories From East Midlands Liberal Democrats News Stories

Mon 8th Mar 2010:

Paul Holmes supports major RSPB campaign.

Chesterfield MP, Paul Holmes has joined a campaign to protect our natural world by signing the Letter to the Future, a major new campaign run by the royal society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).

Sat 6th Mar 2010:

Kingsthorpe celebrates 200th edition of Focus - the local newsletter Labour and the Tories said wouldn't last.

Lib Dems in Kingsthorpe are celebrating the 200th issue of 'Focus on Kingsthorpe'. Published for the first time over 30 years ago, Focus has kept people informed of local issues and actions by Lib Dem councillors ever since - Kingsthorpe has elected Liberal and Liberal Democrat councillors in every election since 1981.

Tue 2nd Mar 2010:

SUCCESS AT LAST! -IT'S OFFICIAL.

This morning a Parliamentary Committee finally agreed to pay Chesterfield Borough Council the £1.84 million shortfall on the Government's Concessionary Bus Fares scheme for 2010-2011.

Mon 1st Mar 2010:

Vince Cable backs leading local firm ahead of F1 season.

Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable, commended staff at Northampton-based engineering firm Cosworth, following a tour of its premises on St James Mill Road.

Fri 26th Feb 2010:

Poll Win points to Lib Dem victory in May.

Liberal Democrats are today celebrating victory in last night's Eastwood South Borough Council by-election. Liberal Democrat Keith Longdon took the seat on Broxtowe Borough Council with a huge swing from Labour. Lib Dem Lorraine Perro also gained a seat from Labour on Eastwood Town Council.

Thu 25th Feb 2010:

Lib Dem tax plans would end income tax for one in five Chesterfield workers.

Chesterfield MP Paul Holmes has welcomed official figures, uncovered by the Liberal Democrats, which show that around one in five workers in Chesterfield would no longer have to pay a penny of income tax under Liberal Democrat tax plans. Paul said, "Gordon Browns abolition of the 10p tax rate hit the poorest the hardest, Vince Cables tax plans would reverse this."

Wed 24th Feb 2010:

Vince Cable to visit Northampton on key campaign stop .

Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable, will use a visit to Northampton on Friday 26th February to highlight the need for more manufacturing as part of a rebalanced UK economy.

Mon 22nd Feb 2010:

Local MEP thrilled with full house at fakes conference.

Lib Dem Euro-MP for the East Midlands Bill Newton Dunn today hosted a conference hailed by all participants as a huge success.

Wed 10th Feb 2010:

Liberal Democrats launch General Election plans on policing .

Tue 9th Feb 2010:

Regional Conference in Chesterfield, 20th Feb.

Details of the East Midlands Liberal Democrats regional conference have today been published.

Fri 5th Feb 2010:

Holmes attacks the Government over chronic under-funding of Derbyshire police.

Leading in the Commons for the Liberal Democrats during the annual police funding debate, Paul Holmes, MP for Chesterfield and Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson challenged the Minister over the continual under funding of Derbyshire Police.

Wed 3rd Feb 2010:

Paul Holmes MP calls on constituents to 'drop in and drop them in it'.

Paul Holmes, MP for Chesterfield is supporting a nationwide 'Scamnesty' campaign by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and local authority Trading Standards Services, which aims to help end the scourge of mass marketed scams mailings in the UK. The campaign is coming to Chesterfield this February.

Lib Dem plan to free up more Council homes.

Lib Dem-run Northampton Borough Council is introducing cash incentives for Council and Housing Association tenants able to downsize to smaller properties in a bid to free up much-needed family accommodation in the Borough.

Liberal Democrats announce £23 million extra for Northamptonshire schools.

The Liberal Democrats have announced a major funding commitment to boost education in Northamptonshire.

Mon 1st Feb 2010:

Leading the way towards a greener future.

Businesses and residents in Northampton are being invited to bring a breath of fresh air to Northampton and join a campaign to reduce the town's carbon footprint by ten percent this year.

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