http://www.garstonld.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Garston and Halewood Liberal Democrats en-GB Garston and Halewood Liberal Democrats http://www.garstonld.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Garston and Halewood Liberal Democrats 2010-03-11T16:00+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000822/success_for_lib_dems_green_flag_campaign.html Halewood Lib Dems have won their battle for more to be done to improve Halewood Park. 2010-03-07T17:03+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000821/schools_should_raise_their_game__in_exchange_for_more_freedom_and_more_funding.html In a speech to the Association of School and College Leaders today (6th March), Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg will propose a deal with schools. 2010-03-06T00:00+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000820/allerton_lib_dem_councillor_is_president.html Next week (Monday 8th March) Cllr Flo Clucas will be installed as the first President of the Women's International Centre for Economic Development. Flo represents Allerton and Hunts Cross on the Council and is also the deputy leader. The six million pound Centre project will enable women from all backgrounds to get help in setting up their own businesses. It'll have space for 50 small enterprises and will help new, fledgling and established business to grow. It will also have an international research and development arm, which will bring together the leading academics and practitioners from across the world to help promote women's enterprise. 2010-03-05T00:00+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000819/allegations_of_uk_complicity_in_torture_reaching_crisis_point__lib_dems.html "We now desperately need to see a judicial inquiry into all aspects of the British Government's alleged involvement in torture," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary. 2010-02-19T00:00+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000818/lib_dem_policing_pledge__launched_thursday_4_feb.html The Liberal Democrats will today set out their General Election plans to put 3,000 more police out on the beat to cut crime. 2010-02-04T19:25+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000817/end_iraq_enquiry_gag.html Following Sir John Chilcot's admission today of 'frustration' over the Government's unwillingness to declassify certain information, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has called for key documents to be published before Tony Blair's hearing on Friday. 2010-01-27T15:23+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000816/lib_dem_council_tackles_potholes.html Liverpool City Council is spending an extra half a million pounds to tackle the problem of potholes caused by the recent severe weather. 2010-01-22T00:00+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000815/dash_for_gas_risky_says_liverpool_mep.html A North West Euro-MP wants European action to stop the UK running out of gas in future cold snaps. 2010-01-16T00:00+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000810/cressington_ward_online_forum.html An on-line forum for residents of Cressington ward, and organisations involved in the ward, is taking place this month (January). 2010-01-15T00:00+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000814/liverpool_link_website_launched.html A new website has been launched today by the Liverpool Local Involvement Network (LINk) to give Liverpool residents their say on health and social care. 2010-01-14T00:00+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000813/pick_up_a_penguin_in_liverpool_charity_auction.html After the huge success of Go Penguins, Merseyside's newest and most-loved art sensations will take a starring role at a charity auction at St George's Hall on Thursday, 4 February. 2010-01-13T00:00+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000811/south_liverpool_pensioners_lose_out.html Up to 1.7m pensioners nationally will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats. 2010-01-12T14:21+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000812/friends_of_garston_park.html The next meeting of the Friends of Garston Park takes place later this week. 2010-01-12T00:00+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000807/recycle_at_christmas.html Recycling chiefs are asking residents to end Liverpool's Year of the Environment on a high by recycling as much as they can during the festive season. 2009-12-24T00:00+00:00 http://www.garstonld.org.uk/news/000809/labour_cut_chances_for_young_people__mandelsons_university_funding_announcements.html Only the Liberal Democrats are prepared to stand up for students from all backgrounds," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Universities Secretary. 2009-12-23T00:00+00:00