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Lib Dem victory in Telford by-election New!

Fri 12th Mar 2010

Deborah Crane won the by-election on 11 March with a majority of 154 in the Central Ward of Lawley & Overdale Parish Council. Deborah got 381 votes and the Labour candidate got 227. Voting took place at the Carpenter Centre, Oak Road, Overdale, and the Dawley Bank Baptist Church . It was noticeable that the number of postal votes returned far outnumbered those voting on the day, although the turnout was a poor 17%.

MEP welcomes EU Parliament plan to cut red tape for small businesses

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Local Euro MP Liz Lynne has welcomed today's European Parliament vote for a plan to exempt struggling very small businesses from the need to produce annual accounts.

Liz Lynne MEP and John Wright from the Federation of Small Businesses are campaigning to scrap pointless red tape. (photography: Press Officer)

Liz Lynne backs European Parliament call for war crime allegations in Gaza to be investigated

Wed 10th Mar 2010

A resolution calling for alleged war crimes in Gaza to be independently investigated and for an end to the blockade of the territory won support from Euro MPs today, including local LibDem MEP Liz Lynne.

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Holidays for cats, dogs and ferrets - Euro MP Liz Lynne

Tue 9th Mar 2010

New EU rules will allow family pets to take continental holidays for years to come.

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Local MP Lembit Öpik Welcomes Adult Autism Strategy

Tue 9th Mar 2010

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.

Lembit Öpik backs community pubs, local brewers and consumer rights

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Lembit Öpik, Local MP for Montgomeryshire has today committed to:

Öpik meets with Hain to discuss fairer business rates for Montgomeryshire

Tue 9th Mar 2010

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.

New needle stick safety law a victory, but governments must act now - Liz Lynne

Mon 8th Mar 2010

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.

Lib Dems announce their candidate for The Wrekin

Sat 6th Mar 2010

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.

Tom Rippeth: Scrap 'dead duck' air-link that no-one wants to operate

Fri 5th Mar 2010

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:

Tom Rippeth

Liz Lynne welcomes ban on Mobile Phone companies' extortionate data roaming charges

Thu 4th Mar 2010

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.

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Manufacturing Week highlights need for more government action to help Midlands firms

Wed 3rd Mar 2010

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.

Liz Lynne visiting the Peugeot factory in Ryton, Coventry, which has been specially adapted for disabled workers.

Local MP Lembit Öpik joins Campaign to get More Direct Trains to London

Tue 2nd Mar 2010

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.

Newport Petition against Closure

Tue 2nd Mar 2010

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.

Meeting for members on 5 March

Mon 1st Mar 2010

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.

Euro MP backs move for moratorium on electronic tag penalties for local farmers

Fri 26th Feb 2010

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.

Liz Lynne MEP discussing fears over sheep tags with Shropshire farmer Richard Huffer at Ludlow livestock market (photography: Press Officer)

India Pakistan talks are vital step to progress in Kashmir

Thu 25th Feb 2010

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.

A map of Kashmir (photography: Colin Ross)

Liz Lynne and breast cancer campaigners step up drive for screening

Thu 25th Feb 2010

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.

Liz Lynne MEP with Ellen Verschuur from the European Breast Cancer Coalition (Europa Donna) (photography: Press Officer)

Liberal Democrat Regional Conference

Thu 25th Feb 2010

The Liberal Democrats are holding their Regional Conference in Kidderminster on Saturday 27 February from 09.30 to 16.30. The location is the Oldfield Hall at the King Charles 1 School, Comberton Road, DY10 1XA, and all regional members are invited.The guest speakers will be Baroness Ros Scott, President of the party, and Kirsty Williams, member of the Welsh Assembly. With a general election due to be called in the near future, it will be a good opportunity to get up-to-date with what is going on in our West Midlands constituencies, and take part in some of the training sessions available on the day.

EU Commission must speed up plans to cut the 124 billion Euro cost of red tape - Liz Lynne

Tue 23rd Feb 2010

The European Commission must accelerate progress on stripping away unnecessary red tape for small businesses which is seriously hampering efforts to beat the recession, says Midlands Euro MP Liz Lynne.

Liz Lynne MEP and John Wright from the Federation of Small Businesses are campaigning to scrap pointless red tape. (photography: Press Officer)

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