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20 Most Recent News Stories
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Mon 5th Jan 2009
Measures announced in the Pre-Budget report take effect today. These include:
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Sun 4th Jan 2009
Bob Fielding gets his campaign underway this week in Fairhaven Ward. Bob, a resident of St. Anne's is standing for a place on St. Anne's Town Council left vacant due to the resignation of Cllr. Walker in October last year.
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Sun 4th Jan 2009
Bob Fielding gets his campaigning underway this week in Fairhaven Ward. Bob, a resident of St. Anne's is standing for a place on St. Anne's Town Council left vacant following resignation of Cllr. Walker in October last year.
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Sat 3rd Jan 2009
Cllr. Mark Jewell will be speaking at a rally at the Flag Market at 1.15pm concerning the troubles in Gaza.
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Thu 25th Dec 2008
The Fylde Libdem Team wish all members, campaigners and supporters a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Sat 20th Dec 2008
Liberal Democrats in Fylde have given their backing to plans for investment in green schemes that will make homes warmer, cut energy bills and improve public transport. The plans, called Green Road out of Recession, were announced on 18th December by Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg MP.
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Sat 20th Dec 2008
Prospective Euro MP Helen Foster Grimes has agreed to speak at our Annual Dinner which is being held on Friday February 6th.
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Sat 20th Dec 2008
By-elections held yesterday in various towns and villages across the country show more good wins for the Liberal Democrats. One of the best results was on Wymondham Town Council where the Liberal Democrats took two seats away from the Conservatives.
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Fri 12th Dec 2008
Liberal Democrats in Fylde have given the thumbs up to a ten-point plan which could save motorists a large amount of cash and help save the planet.
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Tue 9th Dec 2008
The Liberal Democrats have won four of the five Waltham Forest by-elections called during 2008, increasing their representation on the Council to 20 seats. The two new Lib Dem Clllrs Nick Bason and Jane Morgan join the 20 strong Lib Dem Group on Waltham Forest. Labour are on 25, having lost a seat to us earlier this year. The Tories have 15 seats.
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Tue 9th Dec 2008
KIRSTY WILLIAMS made history yesterday as she won the battle to become the new leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats - and with it the first woman ever to lead a major party in Wales. She defeated former acting Deputy First Minister Jenny Randerson by 910 votes to 612 to succeed Mike German.
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Tue 9th Dec 2008
Euro MP for the Northwest Chris Davies has given the Fylde a boost this year! His Christmas card to supporters and campaigners in the area denotes Lytham Windmill. A nice touch, thank you Chris. (More........
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Tue 9th Dec 2008
Northern Rail is introducing 100 extra services every weekday as part of its new December timetable. There are changes to the Manchester - Blackpool North route which means an increase to two trains every hour between Manchester and Preston. Improvements are scheduled to the Manchester Airport services too.
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Sun 7th Dec 2008
Fiona Whelan, the Liberal Democrat candidate, has won the County Council by-election in the Hardwick division. She raised the Liberal Democrat share of the vote from 35% at the last election in 2005 to over 49%, winning the seat from the Conservatives with a majority of 200. The results, announced just before midnight on November 27th, were:
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Fri 5th Dec 2008
I was interested to read M Ashworth's letter (Express, 4th December 2008) regarding the new Conservative candidate for Fylde. As it happens the Labour candidate is a Liverpool councillor, which means he lives in Liverpool and not in this area. As the Liberal Democrat candidate for Fylde, I am pleased to say that I have lived on the Fylde for all of this century, and very much look forward to being the only local candidate from the three major parties at the next General Election.
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Thu 4th Dec 2008
The Spring 2009 North West Liberal Democrat Conference will be held in Caton near Lancaster in March.
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Thu 4th Dec 2008
The Government's plans for new laws will do little to help hard-pressed families on the Fylde, claims a leading local Liberal Democrat.The plans were outlined in the Queen's Speech but disappointed Liberal Democrats say that the Government's announcements will do very little to help the people of Fylde cope with the recession.
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Wed 3rd Dec 2008
Matthew Vincent writing in the Financial Times of 29th Nov points out that the Chancellor's plan to reduce the personal allowance of those being paid £100000p.a. by £1 for every £2 earned such that the allowance disappears at £106450 p.a. represents a 60% rate of tax.
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Wed 3rd Dec 2008
Fylde Borough Council, as part of its drive to improve and support the local economy is reminding business owners of a free promotional opportunity they can tap in to.
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Mon 1st Dec 2008
The Christmas lights went on in St. Anne's at the weekend in spite of the Tory-led Fylde Borough Council budget cuts. St Anne's Town Council came to the rescue with a £2000 donation towards this year's festive lights.
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