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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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Cllr Charles Royden with Carron Road Payphone

BT Looks to Wield Axe on Local Payphones

British Telecom have announced plans to remove 28 public payphones from a variety of both urban and rural locations across Bedford Borough. Liberal Democrats have called for BT to justify the removals by providing individual usage figures for the payphones and stating the criteria they have used to identify call boxes for removal.

7 Jun 2008
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Turkey must not prohibit gay sexual equality rights

London MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford, Liberal Democrat European justice spokeswoman, has written to the Turkish Ambassador in London calling for a reversal of the recent ruling by an Istanbul court to ban the LGBT organisation, Lambdaistanbul.

6 Jun 2008
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Housing Need

I read with some concern the views of Bury Society and the Suffolk Preservation Society. To care for the character and environment in which we live is a worthwhile cause. We cannot however ignore the needs of our community. It is the needs of people we should look after first. In Bury St Edmunds the average wage is below the national wage, while the cost of housing is above the national housing. Curbing house building will only widen this gap.

DC
6 Jun 2008
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Can You Help the Lib Dem Campaign in Henley?

Delga members and supporters nationwide are being asked to join the campaign team for the Liberal Democrats at the Henley by-election which has now been confirmed for the 26th June. Lib Dem candidate Stephen Kearney and a big team is fighting to win in the seat, which would fall to the Party if we can achieve the same swing as in Bromley 2 years ago.

6 Jun 2008
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Lib Dems take Red Lodge from Tories

In a spectacular by-election victory Liberal Democrats in neighbouring Forest heath District Council stormed to victory with 55% of the vote taking the seat from the Conservatives after their existing Councillor resigned. Labour's local collapse was highlighted by their failure to even find a candidate. A characteristic of this by-election was the high turnout at over 38%.

6 Jun 2008
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Can You Help the Lib Dem Campaign in Henley?

Liberal Democrat members across Shepway are being asked to join the campaign team for the Liberal Democrats at the Henley by-election which has now been confirmed for the 26th June. Lib Dem candidate Stephen Kearney and a big team is fighting to win in the seat, which would fall to the Party if we can achieve the same swing as in Bromley 2 years ago.

6 Jun 2008
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