http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Hexham Liberal Democrats en-GB Hexham Liberal Democrats http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Hexham Liberal Democrats 2008-10-12T20:11+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000052/post_office_closures_announced_for_tynedale.html Following the review of Post Offices in Northumberland, rural Tynedale faces dramatic cuts to its Post Office services. Villages throughout the region are set to lose their Post Office or be limited to the occasional visit by a "mobile office", typifying the Labour government's continued neglect of rural communities. 2008-09-20T00:00+01:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000051/lib_dems_confirm_commitment_to_community_groups_in_northumberland.html Speaking at the Northumberland Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) annual conference to be held at Alnwick Gardens today, Councillor Neil Bradbury will calm the fears of community groups across the county over the possibility of slashed funding by the new Northumberland Authority. 2008-07-01T12:00+01:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000048/post_offices_closure_update.html Despite strong vocal opposition from local communities, the closure process continues. 2008-06-17T00:00+01:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000049/closures_of_phone_boxes.html Is your nearest phone box under threat?. If you are unhappy about this then contact Tynedale Planning Department email planning@tynedale.gov.uk 2008-06-10T00:00+01:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000050/getting_off_to_a_good_start_in_northumberland.html The Liberal Democrats have got straight to work in keeping their election pledge on post 16 school transport. They have agreement that all transport charges for post 16 students will be scrapped. 2008-06-05T00:00+01:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000047/gift_of_light_for_hexham_juniors_fc.html In 6 short years the Hexham Juniors Football Club has made significant progress both on an off the field. As the club advances towards a long held ambition for junior football in Hexham, having a place Junior Football can call 'home', Northumberland County Councillor Derek Kennedy of Hexham West has stepped in to back the club's ambition and effort by allocating almost £10,000 from the Council's Local Improvement Scheme Fund to the DukesHouse Wood Development. This contribution will be used specifically to provide the floodlighting for the training pitch at DukesHouse Wood. 2008-05-30T12:00+01:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000045/lib_dems_triumph_as_labour_collapse.html With dramatic gains across Northumberland, the Liberal Democrats have emerged as the largest party in for the new Northumberland Unitary authority. 2008-05-02T14:00+01:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000041/polling_day_thursday__lib_dems_in_confident_mood.html Liberal Democrats in the Hexham Constituency and across Northumberland are hopeful of being the strongest party following the elections for the new Northumberland council on Thursday. 2008-04-30T11:24+01:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000043/tories_fall_apart_amongst_infighting.html In sensational scenes, the Conservatives own leader on Tynedale has not been selected to fight a seat in the forthcoming elections on the 1st May and so is standing as an independent against his own party. Across Tynedale the Tories have been subsumed in infighting with 4 candidates standing against their own party. Labour has not been totally immune from this either, with two embittered councillors standing against their own party. 2008-04-21T00:00+01:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000040/liberal_democrats_announce_candidates_for_may_election.html In May 2008 elections will be taking place throughout Northumberland to elect councillors for the new unitary authority to replace Tynedale District and Northumberland County Council. 2008-04-06T12:11+01:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000039/making_the_nhs_responsive_to_our_needs.html The recent row about GP contracts is alarming. Not only are hard working public servants being put under unacceptable pressure but there are other serious issues. 2008-03-28T12:09+00:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000038/lib_dem_campaigner_chosen_for_corbridge.html Former Northumberland District and County Councillor, Andrew Duffield - who is also his party's Parliamentary candidate for the Hexham Constituency - has stepped into the Unitary Authority battle for Corbridge. 2008-03-19T00:00+00:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000037/andrew_duffield_writes_to_pm_over_tynedale_tories_290000_payment_to_senior_council_staff.html Appalled at Conservative Tynedale Council's decision to pay senior staff £290,000 in retention payments, Liberal Democrat's parliamentary candidate Andrew Duffield has written to the Prime Minister. 2008-03-17T14:41+00:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000036/tynedale_tories_to_hand_over_15_million_to_fund_county_council_230_million_black_hole.html Finally the Conservatives on Tynedale Council have admitted that they will hand over millions upon millions to the new Unitary authority. At least £15 million of your money will be lost and is likely to be swallowed up by the County Council's £230 million debts. 2008-03-10T00:00+00:00 http://www.hexhamlibdems.org.uk/news/000035/student_transport_victory_for_the_liberal_democrats.html Following a Liberal Democrat campaign, the Labour County Council have agreed to review the cost of the transport charges for students aged over 16. Labour increased the charge to £360 a year and were condemned by Lib Dems who called it "a tax on education" and demanded the "charges to be reduced to something much more reasonable". 2008-03-05T00:00+00:00