Town Hall Make Over Is No Christmas Cracker
Lib Dems have slammed plans to spend over £80,000 on non essential improvements to the old town hall as a shocking waste of public money.
17 Dec 2004
Support Grows for Parliamentary Motion Welcoming New Translation Service
A week since Parmjit Singh Gill MP tabled an early day motion in Parliament in support of a new translation service provided by British Gas over forty Members of Parliament have added their support. The new service will enable engineers to access a translator who speaks the customer's language via a special telephone system. This will now allow engineers to overcome communications barriers with citizens who do not speak English fluently.
17 Dec 2004
Criticism of Anti-Terrorism Laws Confirmed
Detaining foreign terrorist suspects without trial breaks human rights laws, the UK's highest court has ruled. In a blow to the government's controversial anti-terror measures, the House of Lords law lords ruled in favour of the appeals made by the 9 people detained without trial at Belmarsh prison.
17 Dec 2004
Criticism of Anti-Terrorism Laws Confirmed
Detaining foreign terrorist suspects without trial breaks human rights laws, the UK's highest court has ruled. In a blow to the government's controversial anti-terror measures, the House of Lords law lords ruled in favour of the appeals made by the 9 people detained without trial at Belmarsh prison.
17 Dec 2004
Epsom Hospital - a message from Jonathan Lees
The NHS consultation "Better Healthcare Closer to Home" has now finished. Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Epsom & Ewell, Councillor Jonathan Lees says "The next big date is 25th January when we will find out which site has been chosen for the new critical care centre. This could be in Epsom or in Sutton. The Liberal Democrats in Epsom & Ewell, as LOCAL people who live in this community, are determined that nothing happens to take away our local hospital from Epsom."
17 Dec 2004
TORIES APOLOGISE OVER WHEELED BINS IN WOKING - MEDIA RELEASE
Woking Liberal Democrats Parliamentary Spokesperson, Dr Anne Lee, said: Cllr Rosie Sharpley (Liberal Democrat Councillor for Goldsworth East) has tirelessly campaigned for her residents to try to make the waste collection scheme respond to their needs. The Council Meeting last night proved her right. The Conservative led Executive admitted that they had been incompetent when the leader, Conservative Councillor Jim Armitage said "we did make mistakes in not allocating resources for the pilot...we got it wrong".
17 Dec 2004