Lib Dems choose candidates for the Earcroft by-election
Darwen Liberal Democrats have chosen their two candidates to contest the by election in the earcroft Ward on July 15. The 2 candidates are John East and Anthony (Tony) Melia.
21 Jun 2004
Third Place Tories Choose man from Brussels
Commenting on the selection by the Conservatives of Chris Heaton-Harris MEP, Stuart Bray the Lib Dem Agent for Leicester South said:
21 Jun 2004
LIB DEMS VISIT EYRES MONSELL COMMUNITY CENTRE
Lib Dem local campaigner Cllr Parmjit Gill today visited Eyres Monsell Community Centre with Shadow Cabinet Minister for Work and Pensions Steve Webb MP and local councillor Mark Farmer. The Lib Dem team met with local pensioners at the community centre for lunch to discuss community matters. Top concerns for local residents are the closure of local Post Offices and the Labour candidate's record of closing homes for the elderly in Leicester.
21 Jun 2004
OUTRAGE …at Labour and the Tories as massive Leicester post office closures announced
Residents are outraged at the news that a further eighteen post offices in Leicestershire are set to close - with the axe hanging over a further six. The latest savage cuts under the Labour Government's closure programme will hit local communities hard.
20 Jun 2004
Tories out of by-election race
Following a disastrous set of European election results, the Conservatives have already been written off in the Leicester South by-;election by the press.
20 Jun 2004
Local students need postal votes to say "NO" to top up fees
Many students at Leicester's universities look set to miss out on voting against Labour's top up fees as a result of the timing of the Leicester South by-election.
20 Jun 2004