http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Oswestry Liberal Democrats en-GB Oswestry Liberal Democrats http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Oswestry Liberal Democrats 2010-03-10T05:22+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000185/holidays_for_cats_dogs_and_ferrets__euro_mp_liz_lynne.html New EU rules will allow family pets to take continental holidays for years to come. 2010-03-09T16:12+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000184/local_mp_lembit_pik_welcomes_adult_autism_strategy.html Local MP Lembit Öpik has helped to bring about changes which could transform local support for hundreds of people with autism in Montgomeryshire. Along with the National Autistic Society, Lembit has been calling for dramatic improvements in health, social care and other public services for people with autism through backing the adult autism strategy published on the 3rd March 2010. 2010-03-09T15:28+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000183/lembit_pik_backs_community_pubs_local_brewers_and_consumer_rights.html Lembit Öpik, Local MP for Montgomeryshire has today committed to: 2010-03-09T15:24+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000182/pik_meets_with_hain_to_discuss_fairer_business_rates_for_montgomeryshire.html Montgomeryshire MP Lembit Öpik has this week been involved in talks with Secretary of State for Wales, Peter Hain, about the unjustly high business rates imposed on small businesses in Montgomeryshire. 2010-03-09T15:22+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000178/new_needle_stick_safety_law_a_victory_but_governments_must_act_now__liz_lynne.html Euro MP Liz Lynne has hailed a decision by EU ministers in Brussels today to adopt new laws to tackle the serious risks faced by nurses and other workers from needlestick injuries at work. 2010-03-08T13:10+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000180/lib_dems_announce_their_candidate_for_the_wrekin.html At an all-members meeting in Newport on 5 March, the Wrekin & Telford Liberal Democrats approved well-known local councillor, David Murray, as their candidate for The Wrekin. 2010-03-06T00:00+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000181/tom_rippeth_scrap_dead_duck_airlink_that_noone_wants_to_operate.html Commenting on the news that the troubled North-South Air link has suffered a further set back after no operators made suitable bids for the latest tender, Welsh Lib Dem candidate for Wrexham Dr Tom Rippeth said: 2010-03-05T16:00+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000177/liz_lynne_welcomes_ban_on_mobile_phone_companies_extortionate_data_roaming_charges.html Local LibDem Euro MP Liz Lynne has welcomed a ban on mobile phone users racking up huge Internet roaming charges while using their phones in another EU country. 2010-03-04T13:09+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000176/manufacturing_week_highlights_need_for_more_government_action_to_help_midlands_firms.html UK 'Manufacturing Week' from 1-5 March highlights the crying need for more proactive policies to help West Midlands firms climb out of the recession, says Euro MP Liz Lynne. 2010-03-03T18:02+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000175/local_mp_lembit_pik_joins_campaign_to_get_more_direct_trains_to_london.html The Office of Rail Regulation today announced its decision to reject Arriva Trains Wales application to run two daily direct services between Aberystwyth and London Marylebone. Local MP Lembit Öpik and Arriva Trains Wales are exploring other avenues to get a direct service to London for the people of Montgomeryshire. 2010-03-02T09:42+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000179/newport_petition_against_closure.html Newport Liberal Democrats have had a massive response to their petition against the closure of the Royal Mail Sorting & Delivery Office in Newport. In their February Focus newsletter, which was delivered to houses in the town, it was pointed out that centralisation of this sort of facility inevitably leads to higher costs, greater use of time, damage to the environment, and rarely if ever results in an improved service. The Lib Dems asked recipients to support the retention of this facility in Newport, as its closure would cause hardship to the elderly, and those without access to a car. 2010-03-02T00:00+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000174/meeting_for_members_on_5_march.html Local Liberal Democrats will be meeting on 5 March at the Cosy Hall, Newport, to meet their prospective parliamentary candidates for Telford and the Wrekin. 2010-03-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000173/euro_mp_backs_move_for_moratorium_on_electronic_tag_penalties_for_local_farmers.html Lib Dem Euro MP Liz Lynne has strongly backed a call in Brussels this week for a moratorium on penalties while technical problems with electronic sheep tags are ironed out. 2010-02-26T14:02+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000172/india_pakistan_talks_are_vital_step_to_progress_in_kashmir.html The first formal India Pakistan talks since the Mumbai attacks in 2008 are a vital step forward for moves to a lasting peaceful settlement in Kashmir, local Lib Dem Euro MP Liz Lynne said at the European Parliament today. 2010-02-25T13:05+00:00 http://www.oswestrylibdems.org.uk/news/000170/liz_lynne_and_breast_cancer_campaigners_step_up_drive_for_screening.html Campaigners from the European Breast Cancer coalition joined Lib Dem MEP Liz Lynne in Brussels this week to lobby Euro MPs to sign up to a call for universal cancer screening for women between the ages of 50 and 69. 2010-02-25T09:59+00:00