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20 Most Recent News Stories
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Wed 11th Aug 2010
Councillor John Fletcher says :
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Sun 8th Aug 2010
Liberal Democrats on Stockton Council have welcomed the news from the Government that they will provide money for new buildings for two academies already planned - for North Shore Health Academy in Stockton and Thornaby Academy.
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Tue 27th Jul 2010
Should we vote for having an elected mayor or a council leader - would there be any real difference? That's the question people are asking us in Stockton Borough.
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Wed 7th Jul 2010
North East MEP Fiona Hall, has welcomed today's vote (7 July 2010) in the European Parliament restricting bankers' bonuses in Europe and seeking to ensure that banks are sitting on stronger capital reserves than before the financial crisis. The Liberal Democrat MEP also heavily criticised UKIP and BNP for voting against the tough new laws.
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Tue 6th Jul 2010
Nick Clegg has announced some detail of the referendum on Fair Voting. Below is the text of his letter:
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Fri 2nd Jul 2010
Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has launched a £1bn Regional Growth Fund to help communities that may be particularly affected by public spending cuts.
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Wed 23rd Jun 2010
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister, says:
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Thu 10th Jun 2010
The Liberal Democrat - Conservative coalition government yesterday announced the end of the Garden Grabbing which has so changed Eaglescliffe over recent years. Under the previous government our pleas to change the rules fell on deaf ears. Gardens were classified in the same way as derelict factories - previously developed land. Beautiful old houses were demolished and the land along with the garden used for flats and their car parks. Houses were built in the back gardens of other houses. Local people worried that the character of Eaglescliffe was changing for ever.
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Wed 19th May 2010
Jacquie Bell has welcomed news that the coalition government will be proceeding with Lib Dem manifesto policy to end the detention of children seeking sanctuary.
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Sun 9th May 2010
The Chair of Stockton Liberal Democrats, Denis Rigg, explains the process now being undertaken:
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Sat 8th May 2010
Jacquie Bell would like to thank all those who voted Liberal Democrat on May 6th. "We had more votes than in 2005 in a wider field of candidates and in the midst of a tactical voting battle between Labour and the Conservatives. It is interesting that more voters backed parties other than the winner. A sure sign of the need for a fairer voting system.
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Fri 7th May 2010
Last night was a disappointment for the Liberal Democrats. Even though more people voted for us than ever before, even though we had a higher proportion of the vote than ever before, it is of course a source of great regret to me that we have lost some really valued friends and colleagues and we have returned to Parliament with fewer MPs than before.
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Wed 5th May 2010
Stockton Candidates Jacquie Bell (South) and Philip Latham (North) attended a meeting arranged for local candidates with members of the local Muslim community.
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Wed 5th May 2010
Voters living at various places around the Stockton constituencies have been telling us that the Royal Mail has not delivered a Liberal Democrat election leaflet or delivered one for the wrong constituency. I'm sorry that this has happened - I sent the right number of leaflets to the Royal Mail and the Ordnance Survey supplied them with the constituency boundaries.
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Mon 3rd May 2010
Jacquie Bell is supporting the Get My Vote campaign being organised by the charity for people with learning disabilities, Mencap.
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Mon 3rd May 2010
At last night's public meeting in Redcar, attended by Jacquie Bell and other members of the Stockton team, Nick Clegg spoke of the disastrous way in which Labour and Tory governments have ignored this area. He spoke of Lib Dem plans to get our banks supporting local businesses that have viable plans to create new jobs;
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Sun 2nd May 2010
Jacquie Bell, Liberal Democrat Candidate for Stockton South attended debates for young people at Stockton 6th Form College and Yarm School. A debate at Egglescliffe School was put off due to the volcanic ash which detained its organiser abroad.
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Sat 1st May 2010
Philip Latham met with Shirley Williams to press the case for Stockton having its fair share of public and private investment in renewable green technologies. Shirley reminded Philip that in the 1980's the Conservatives created mass unemployment in the North East and destroyed the old industrial heart of the region. Neither Labour nor Conservatives have put Stockton renewal at the top of their agendas.
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.
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Wed 28th Apr 2010
On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.
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