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National News
The latest national news from the Liberal Democrats
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Roswell Pits latest - it's going to be an hotel!
Possible marina development threatens to spoil a much-loved nature reserve.Submitted on 22/09/2007
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SAY NO TO MEREHAM
Public urged to attend public inquiry to say No to Mereham – the new Town proposed between Stretham and Wilburton.Submitted on 09/08/2007
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Tories trick way into snatching control of East Cambs District Council
Submitted on 04/05/2007
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2007 district election candidates launch manifesto
Reasons why you really need to vote Liberal Democrats in to run East Cambridgeshire District Council for the next four yearsSubmitted on 08/04/2007
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Care home to close due to Tory budget cuts
A respite care home is to close under the Conservative-run County Council plans to cut spending on social care.Submitted on 01/01/2007
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Ely transport strategy gets go-ahead
At a recent District Council Transport Committee meeting, plans for a new, better transport strategy for Ely were given unanimous backing.Submitted on 14/12/2006
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Reducing speed on Back Hill, Ely
Plans for speed reductions in Back Hill have won Council approval.Submitted on 14/12/2006
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Ely Sacrists’ Gate loos saved
Sue Austen helps save Ely loos from Tory penny-pinchingSubmitted on 01/12/2006
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County council cuts will hit elderly and disabled
£18 million cuts by the Conservative-run County Council will hit vulnerable elderly and disabled.Submitted on 01/11/2006
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Green tax plans to tackle climate change
The tax system should reward good behaviour and tax environmental wasters.Submitted on 29/10/2006
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Cash crisis hits County Council
Conservative County Council cash crisis forces huge cutsSubmitted on 01/10/2006
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Tories vote to cut Ely Loos
City centre toilets to be axed, leaving a fraught public, particularly the disabled.Submitted on 13/08/2006
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Conservatives make shock 'Nazi' slur
Local Tories resort to their ‘nasty’ party image by slinging ‘Nazi’ slur at opponentsSubmitted on 20/07/2006
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Tory U-turn on car park in Cathedral meadow - but for how long?
Tories have dropped the hot potato in the face of strongly hostile public opposition led by your local Lib Dem councillors. But they sound like they would bring back the idea.Submitted on 08/06/2006
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Development row rumbles on
New estates in Ely are still crying out for improvements to roads, pavements, footpaths and open spaces - 6 years on after developers started the work.Submitted on 08/06/2006
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New Council Office - back on the agenda
Summer 2006 sees the long term future of the Grange back on the council agenda. And we all thought the Tories had got the message from the 1000+ petition.Submitted on 08/06/2006
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Tories support Cathedral car park in Dean’s meadow
Shocking news has broken that the Tories in East Cambs are proposing further land is taken out of the Ely Cathedral’s Dean’s Meadow, south-east of the Cathedral, to form a car park extension.Submitted on 13/05/2006
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High Barns traffic calmed
Residents delighted at traffic calming near Schools’ in High Barns ElySubmitted on 13/03/2006
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Ely set to get new station car park
The District Council has decided to add extra car parking near Ely Station Submitted on 09/03/2006
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Stunning victory in Ely by-election
Simon Higginson wins a sensational result against the Tories in the County Council by-election in Ely South & West division.Submitted on 20/01/2006
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Prickwillow traffic calming welcomed
New traffic calming schemes for PrickwillowSubmitted on 04/07/2005
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Lib Dems make local election gains
In Cambridgeshire County Council elections, Lib Dems win 4 out of 5 Isle of Ely seatsSubmitted on 03/06/2005
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Toxic Tories asking for Incinerator?
Tories ask for incineration to be considered as they don't like recycling.Submitted on 20/10/2004
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Council Office Move - update
East Cambs District Council consults on a short-list of 4 sites for its offices.Submitted on 28/07/2004
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Keep the council here!
Help resist the District Council plans to move to an airfield outside Ely.Submitted on 04/04/2004
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Green Garden Waste Collection Saved
Lib Dems voted for a District Council budget which includes saving the Green Waste Collection.Submitted on 14/03/2004
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Tories halt Green Waste Collection
Tories have halted the expansion of the green garden waste collection scheme. They threaten to cut the current service.Submitted on 25/09/2003
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Pensions Petition taken to Parliament
Local Lib Dem Councillors travelled to Westminster to hand in their petition.Submitted on 01/09/2003
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Scrap the Council Tax!
Local Lib Dems have launched a campaign to scrap the hated Tory council tax.Submitted on 04/08/2003
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Lib Dem District Council gets Cash Windfall Boost for Ely Transport Interchange
Tesco's forthcoming expansion at its station site is set to fund £1/2 million of several exciting projects including the Lib Dem manifesto pledge for an Ely Transport Interchange, as well as a hopper bus, car park improvements and more.Submitted on 01/08/2003
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Conservatives dodge £3 million overspend on social services
County Social Services overspends are to be met by massive cuts in services and hefty hikes in fees to the needy.Submitted on 01/07/2003
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Lib Dem alternative proposal to save village libraries - gagged!
The County Lib Dems proposal to save village libraries have been thrown out by county council Tories.Submitted on 01/07/2003
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GREEN TIPS FOR AFTER CHRISTMAS
East Cambs has been giving local residents ‘green’ tips on how they can recycle the excessive amounts of material generated during the festive season at two recently held recycling roadshows.Submitted on 01/05/2003
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Lib Dem Council backs Home Energy Efficiency Campaign
Lib Dem controlled East Cambs District Council lines up with 50 Councils to back ‘clean dozen’ home energy efficiency campaign.Submitted on 01/05/2003
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Lib Dems are winning!
More seats fall to the Lib DemsSubmitted on 11/04/2003
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Lib Dems unveil plans for £100 cut in council tax
Lib Dems nationally plan to cut council tax bills by £100 as a first step towards scrapping the whole unfair Tory tax.Submitted on 08/04/2003
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2003 Election results
Labour wiped out as Lib Dems remain largest party but lose majority control.Submitted on 11/03/2003
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Shake up on ward boundaries challenges local politicians
Politicians face-up to new prospects as red-lines drawn on political map of East Cambs.Submitted on 30/01/2003
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Campaign for Free Care for the Elderly
Help win the same deal for free long term care of the elderly in England just as the Liberal Democrats have won for those in Scotland.Submitted on 16/11/2002
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Stop the New Wilburton Town!
Big response to Fiona Mckay-Rae's campaign to help stop the barking mad idea to build a new town between Wilburton and Stretham.Submitted on 02/11/2002
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And the band plays on...
... the new hard-standing for bands in Jubilee Gardens, Ely, has been used for the first time.Submitted on 07/10/2002
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Station Cycle Boost
Cycle racking at Ely Station has doubled again to 98 'parking' spaces.Submitted on 04/10/2002
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Women's Pensions - are you losing out?
Many women face a gaping hole in their pension provision but the Government has done nothing about it.
Submitted on 22/08/2002
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Lib Dems Take Norwich and Milton Keynes Councils
Lib Dems now control 7 Councils in Eastern Region, (up 2).Submitted on 19/05/2002
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Air Con goes 'green'
East Cambs is to install power-free air conditioning in its Council offices. Lib Dem led Council authorises purchase of first 3 units.Submitted on 10/04/2002
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Labour's still dreaming over house prices in Broad Street
One week before the Lib Dems won control of the District Council, the Labour/Independent-supported Council contract to sell all the former Tescos/Jewsons site for houses was exchanged.Submitted on 10/04/2002
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Jubilee Gardens Opens
HRH Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh opens the new Jubilee. Success of long running people's struggle.Submitted on 10/04/2002
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