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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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Larches Lane

Traffic calming for rat run streets

Claire Darke and Councillor Robin Lawrence have both welcomed traffic calming plans for busy Larches Lane, Haden Hill and Clarendon Street. Liberal Democrats began consulting with residents on traffic calming in these streets in January 2006 and have been encouraging Wolverhampton Council to try to solve the traffic problems of the area ever since. Commenting on the proposals Park Ward Liberal Democrat candidate Claire Darke told Focus "I am very pleased that at long last there are plans for calming the traffic in this area. The Liberal Democrats have been right to call for such a scheme for so long. The roads are used far too often as rat-runs and speeding traffic is a dangerous nuisance for residents.'

2 Jan 2008
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Council Leader: New Year Interview

Rochdale Council Leader Councillor Alan Taylor talks to Rochdale Online reporter Jan Harwood about council housing, alternate weekly bin collections, Rochdale's people's champion, boroughwide housing, the prospects for Heywood and Middleton in 2008, the Council's New Years' resolution and reacts to Labour accusations that the Rochdale Liberal Democrats are in turmoil.

2 Jan 2008
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New DELGA team unveiled

Following the DELGA Annual General Meeting a the 2008 executive takes office from 1st January, with Jen Yockney continuing as Chair and Dave Page as Treasurer. Adrian Trett replaces Eve Friday as Secretary, but Eve remains on our executive as a General Executive Member alongside Ross Pepper and Gemma Charlton.

1 Jan 2008
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Clegg challenges Brown and Cameron to match their words with deeds

We need to reopen the political system and revitalise public trust in government and public bodies, Nick Clegg has said. Mr Clegg called upon Gordon Brown and David Cameron to support the Liberal Democrats in establishing an independent British Constitutional Convention, with the purpose of constructing a consensus on the reforms needed to reopen the political system and revitalise public trust with representatives from all political parties and all aspects of society playing a part.

1 Jan 2008
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