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Elections And Referendum On May 5th

YES! To Fairer Votes The referendum on Thursday 5th May presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to reform one of the worn out parts of the British  constitution. If we miss this opportunity it may never come again for generations. Vote YES! to the Alternative Vote (AV) and put an end to “wasted votes” [...]

Date10th April 2011  Authoradmin  CategoryCampaigns, Local, National, News   

Vision For Newcastle 2011

Liberal Democrat Vision For The Borough Of Newcastle  under Lyme We will continue to make Newcastle one of the most improved councils in the country to provide strong financial management and value for money to make improvements in Street Cleaning and our award winning recycling service to develop recreational facilities and encourage youth facilities to [...]

Date31st March 2011  Authoradmin  CategoryCampaigns, Local, News   

Newcastle Is National Recycling Champion

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is celebrating after scooping a national award for its new recycling and waste service. The borough council has beat off stiff competition from unitary councils and a waste disposal authority to win the “Waste Management Award” at the Government Business Awards. The category highlights “outstanding” schemes that are cost-effective, provide a high [...]

Date6th March 2011  Authoradmin  CategoryLocal, National, News   

Robin Studd launches Gallowstree safety petition

Robin Studd has launched a petition to try to get the County Council to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists at the Gallowstree roundabout. “The work the County has done on the roundabout has widened the roads and enabled cars to travel faster through the roundabout,” says Robin. “The result is that it has become [...]

Date18th May 2010  Authorwebmaster  CategoryCampaigns, Local, News, Petitions   

Environment

Of all the main parties, the Liberal Democrats have led the way on the Environment. In 2008 the main green campaigning groups said that we were the party that had the best proposals for dealing with the environment. The new green economy will be crucial to developing new quality jobs for ordinary people; we can [...]

Date25th April 2010  Authorwebmaster  CategoryCampaigns, Local, National, News