Former Middleton Councillor switches allegiance to the Lib Dems

Rochdale Liberal Democrat Council Leader Alan Taylor has spoken of his delight after a long-serving former Labour Councillor, Terry Smith, joined the Liberal Democrats. Ex-Councillor Terry Smith will be standing in his former council seat of West Middleton for the Lib Dems in May. Council Leader Alan Taylor said "Terry Smith has worked hard for many years and given a lot to West Middleton. Unfortunately the Labour party didn't treat him well at all. I have had many meetings with Terry since he left the Council in January and it is quite clear that a number of his priorities - including building more socially affordable housing, more money for our young people, drastically improving the environment on our Council estates, tackling anti-social behaviour, delivering more power to Middleton and much more - is being delivered by the Liberal Democrats. We will work hard with Terry to make sure that Langley and the whole of West Middleton gets a Liberal Democrat Councillor who can get things done for their area. I a

6 Apr 2007
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Letter on Gun Crime by Councillor Peter Evans

We have seen to huge rise in gun crime across the UK. It is around ten years since The Government attacked gun clubs and declared that a central national register would be compiled for guns. Looking at the mural of the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 by King John in the large hall of our town hall, I have reflected on the fact that it took seven and a half years using quill and donkey to complete a national census of Britain. Compare this to the fact that after 10 years a central register for guns has still not been done! It suggests to me that the attack on gun clubs was another deliberate ruse by our government wanting to sounding tough: they knew full well that it would have no impact whatsoever on the number of guns acquired by criminals - a fact that has been proved emphatically since then.

6 Apr 2007
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Fight for night-time fire cover

The fight to stop the threat to Windsor's night-time fire service is continuing, after the quick midnight arrival of fire fighters from the town saved a house from total destruction on Friday.

6 Apr 2007
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We Live in Strange Times

A few weeks ago Parliament voted to privatise key parts of the probation service and Labour MP's sitting opposite me cheered because they had narrowly forced this controversial measure through. More recently still Conservative and New Labour MP's - including all but Dennis Skinner here in Derbyshire - combined to ensure that Britain took a premature decision to renew the UK's nuclear deterrent for another 40 years.

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6 Apr 2007
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Iraq War - Four more British deaths ahead of fall of Baghdad anniversary

Four British soldiers were killed today in a bomb blast in Basra, Iraq. Next Monday is the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad in the Iraq War, the day the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square, Baghdad, was toppled, and the reign of Saddam was declared ended. It is also the day the Iraq government has designated as 'Iraqi Freedom Day'.

5 Apr 2007
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