http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Saffron Walden Liberal Democrats en-GB Saffron Walden Liberal Democrats http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Saffron Walden Liberal Democrats 2008-10-11T00:37+01:00 United Kingdom http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000228/clegg_opposes_labours_expansion_of_stansted.html Speaking at a public meeting in Chelmsford on Thursday 9th October, Liberal Democrat Party Leader Nick Clegg MP, said, in response to the first question asked, that he was totally opposed to the expansion of Stansted Airport. 2008-10-10T22:37+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000227/will_the_conservatives_hold_firm_on_stansted.html Liberal Democrats around Stansted have given a guarded welcome to David Cameron's statement of opposition to more runways at Stansted Airport. 2008-10-08T22:36+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000226/what_are_our_streets_for.html The national 'In Town, Without My Car' day passed this week (22 September) without being even acknowledged by the ruling Conservative party at Essex County Council, denying local communities any chance to participate. This annual campaign is run to remind all highway users, that our streets are shared by road and pavement users and that there are other people using the same space. 2008-09-24T20:31+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000225/tories_raid_playing_fields_fund.html In a letter to the press, Saffron Walden Lib Dem Town Councillor Richard Freeman has raised concerns about the attitude of the Town Council's current Conservative leadership to playing fields in the town. 2008-09-20T22:54+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000224/tories_cant_fool_all_of_the_people_all_of_the_time.html Despite spending millions of pounds on road maintenance, less than half of local residents are not satisfied with the speed in which potholes are fixed or with the quality of the repairs. These are the findings of a review of Essex County Council's highways maintenance initiative from the Conservative-led administration. 2008-09-17T21:53+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000223/tories_forced_to_stop_rubbishing_school_children.html Work on this year's SATS tests in schools should be turn up and thrown away, according to Conservatives at Essex County Council. The Conservatives presented a motion to annul the results, at the meeting of the full council yesterday, but were embarrassed into withdrawing the offending words after criticism by the Liberal Democrat group. 2008-09-10T22:04+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000222/tories_cry_wolf_over_county_financial_crisis.html Liberal Democrats at Essex County Council have questioned Conservative claims that the budget for services for the elderly is in crisis - a claim that is not shown on the council's balance sheets. 2008-09-09T23:09+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000221/free_police_in_uttlesford_from_government_bureaucracy.html Plans to free local police forces from the grip of central government bureaucracy and targets have been welcomed by Liberal Democrats in Uttlesford. 2008-09-07T22:11+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000219/lembit_pik_endorses_dispersal_option.html Lembit Öpik, MP for Montgomeryshire, and Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson, today visited Stansted, Henham, Elsenham and Newport to see for himself the impact that 5000 plus houses in an Ecotown would have on the local community in this beautiful part of north Essex 2008-09-03T08:11+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000217/culdesac_refuse_collections_under_threat.html Liberal Democrats in Uttlesford are concerned about the Conservative-led Council's proposals to reduce doorstep collections. Uttlesford District Council is conducting a review of its rubbish collecting procedures, which could leave the bins in cul-de-sacs across the district being left out in the cold. 2008-08-27T22:56+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000216/liberal_democrats_in_uttlesford_back_calls_for_uk_energy_independence.html LIBERAL Democrats in Saffron Walden have given their strong backing to ambitious calls by Nick Clegg MP for Britain to become self-sufficient in energy. 2008-08-27T08:24+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000215/liberal_democrats_back_call_to_introduce_999_texting_service.html Local Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman Peter Wilcock is backing MP Adrian Sanders' Parliamentary campaign to introduce a 999 text service. 2008-08-24T10:31+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000214/tory_think_tank_call_an_insult_to_uttlesford__liberal_democrats.html Liberal Democrats in Uttlesford have described a call by a Conservative-leaning think tank for people from towns and cities of the North to pack their bags and move to the South as appalling. 2008-08-24T10:21+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000213/liberal_democrats_welcome_plans_to_tackle_youth_crime.html LIBERAL Democrats in Uttlesford have welcomed proposals made by the party's Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne to tackle youth crime. The plans aim to deter crime and get young people involved in positive activities that benefit local communities. 2008-08-24T10:16+01:00 http://saffronwaldenlibdems.org.uk/news/000212/conservative_spin_on_council_finances.html Official finance reports forecast a massive £1 million under spend in Uttlesford Council's expenditure by next March. The Liberal Democrats have raised their concerns with finance and administration committee chairman, Conservative councillor Robert Chambers. 2008-08-24T10:11+01:00