http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Western Counties Liberal Democrats en-GB Western Counties Liberal Democrats http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Western Counties Liberal Democrats 2010-03-11T16:15+00:00 United Kingdom http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000064/paddy_ashdown_joins_keynote_speakers_for_regional_conference_7th_november.html Paddy Ashdown will join MP's, candidates and campaigners from across the region at the Western Counties Regional Conference in Bath on 7th November. Other speakers announced last week include Don Foster MP and Graham Watson MEP. 2009-10-30T09:52+00:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000063/last_regional_conference_before_the_general_election__saturday_7th_november_bath.html Liberal Democrat members will gather for their last regional conference before the general election on Saturday 7th November in Bath at the Wessex Water Centre, BA2 7WW. 2009-10-06T00:00+01:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000061/graham_watson_mep_encouraged_by_solid_result.html Liberal Democrat MEP Graham Watson is responding to results for the European Parliamentary elections for the South West & Gibraltar this afternoon. 2009-06-08T00:00+01:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000062/lib_dems_take_control_in_bristol.html Bristol has a Liberal Democrat administration for the first time on the City Council after taking 4 seats in the local elections. Labour now have just 16 seats and the Conservatives 17. 2009-06-06T00:00+01:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000060/european__local_election_rallies__meet_the_team_in_your_area.html Graham Watson MEP, Kay Barnard and the Lib Dem European Candidates for the South West are hosting a series of rallies across the region over the next four weeks. Local election candidates and council leaders will also be attending their nearby events. 2009-04-17T11:19+01:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000058/euro_elections_highlight_real_issues_and_political_choice.html The European Parliament officially kicked off its public awareness campaign about the forthcoming European elections (4th-7th June). In a break with the past, the information campaign will be focused on issues and political choices rather than the purely institutional dimension. 2009-03-18T00:00+00:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000059/clegg_praises_success_in_the_heartland_of_liberal_democracy.html Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg MP told a packed hall at the South West Regional Conference on Saturday 31 January of his admiration for the success of Lib Dems in the South West. Speaking of the challenges ahead, he went on to outline the key policy areas where the Lib Dems can make a difference to the people of Britain. 2009-02-02T00:00+00:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000057/vince_cable_confirmed_as_keynote_speaker_on_sunday_of_regional_conference.html Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable MP is confirmed as the keynote speaker on Sunday 1 February in the final agenda for the South West Liberal Democrat's Joint Regional Conference published today. 2009-01-26T17:44+00:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000051/david_heath_hits_the_airwaves.html David Heath has started recording a monthly radio show, Constituency Matters, for internet-based radio station Frome FM. In this first broadcast he covers many areas, including what his daily routine in Westminster is like. 2008-12-02T17:21+00:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000052/big_climate_demo_saturday.html In these troubled economic times many politicians are all too willing to forget about crucial environmental issues. In Parliament Square, London on the afternoon of Saturday December 6th Nick Clegg will be speaking at the National Climate Change March to make it clear that the Liberal Democrats remain the only mainstream party willing to take tough choices to safeguard our environment. 2008-12-02T11:00+00:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000053/david_heath_congratulates_somerset_county_council_on_yet_another_accolade.html David Heath MP has this morning congratulated Somerset County Council on yet again being told by an independent body that they are providing excellent quality services. 2008-11-27T15:03+00:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000054/cancellation_of_euchina_summit_communist_bullyingtactics_will_not_work_in_europe_says_graham_watson.html Commenting on the Chinese government's decision to cancel the EU-China Summit, due to the planned meeting between the current President of the EU Council, Nicolas Sarkozy, and the Dalai Lama, Graham Watson, Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe, said: "The People's Republic of China risks remaining on the wrong side of history. Communist bullying-tactics of this kind will not work in Europe. The world hoped that the Beijing Olympics and China's growing economic maturity would be accompanied by a growing political maturity. And the growth is clearly slower than we hoped. Thankfully, as my meetings this week in Taipei and Tokyo have shown, there are strong repositories of democratic openess and tolerance in Asia". 2008-11-27T15:00+00:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000055/economic_recovery_plan_priority_for_green_investment.html Local Liberal Democrat MEP Graham Watson has welcomed that the European Commission reaffirms the principles of a market economy and budgetary discipline in the Recovery Plan launched today. Graham Watson MEP believes that the financial crisis should not mark the return towards the old economy but on the contrary should be the occasion to turn all investment efforts towards sustainable development and the creation of well paid employment that will be Europe's future. 2008-11-27T10:22+00:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000036/free_parking_call_to_boost_local_business.html Calls have been made for parking charges in Weston-super-Mare to be scrapped for the next few months in a bid to help boost the town's economy. 2008-11-19T16:56+00:00 http://westerncountieslibdems.org.uk/news/000037/wiltshires_children_and_young_peoples_service_slammed_by_ofsted.html A report published yesterday by Ofsted awarded Wiltshire's Children and Young People's Service the second-lowest grade of 'adequate'. The Ofsted inspectors identified numerous areas where improvement was needed. 2008-11-19T10:01+00:00