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Welcome to the website of Kettering & Wellingborough Liberal Democrats
Welcome to the website of Kettering & Wellingborough Liberal Democrats - inside you can find news and campaigns about Lib Dem activities across both Kettering and Wellingborough parliamentary constituencies.
With a record number of candidates, Liberal Democrats across Northamptonshire are fighting to provide value for money and protect key local services. Since taking control of county hall four years ago, Conservative councillors have wasted millions and slashed services for the young, the elderly and the disabled; we believe it's time for a change!
You can use this website to find out who your county council candidate is, and to contact us if you have any comments or questions.
We are also campaigning to re-elect hardworking Liberal Democrat Euro-MP Bill Newton Dunn, who with other Liberal Democrat MEPs has fought to lower bills for consumers, reduce unnecessary burdens on Northamptonshire business and have pushed to make the European Union more democratic and transparent.
We hope that you find this website useful - please bookmark us today!
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Thu 18th Jun 2009
Opposition councillors were silenced today at the first meeting of the County Council since the election. At Thursday's Council meeting, Conservative leader Jim Harker addressed the council on his programme for the year, with no right of reply given to Brendan Glynane as Leader of the Opposition or to any other opposition councillors.
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Thu 18th Jun 2009
Conservative County Councillors are pushing ahead with unelected Honorary Aldermen with a direct line to decision making at County Hall despite the opposition of the Lib Dem group. Former Councillors who have been turfed out by the voters will be able to take up this honorary position.
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Sat 13th Jun 2009
Liberal Democrats in Kettering have demanded answers from Kettering's Conservative MP Philip Hollobone - after a BBC investigation suggested that he broke parliamentary rules on declaring his financial interests.T
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Wed 10th Jun 2009
Liberal Democrats in Northamptonshire have thanked local residents for solid progress in county council and European Parliament elections held on Thursday 4th June - which saw the party become the official opposition on the Conservative-run County Council.
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Thu 14th May 2009
Northamptonshire Liberal Democrats launched their bid to unseat the Conservatives today in June's County Council elections - by going online.
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Wed 15th Apr 2009
A crunch financial report to County Councillors yesterday saw County Hall budgets overrun by £1.1m this year, despite one-off savings gained from new accountancy rules.
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Thu 9th Apr 2009
Bosses at County Hall have today confirmed that senior councillors failed to safeguard over £34m of taxpayers' money as part of a 'pioneering' privatisation contract.
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Thu 18th Dec 2008
Conservative-run Northamptonshire County Council has been dealt a fresh blow, as a high-profile County Councillor switched to the Liberal Democrats ahead of a crucial council meeting.
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Fri 21st Nov 2008
Liberal Democrats in Northamptonshire have demanded that East Midlands Trains abandon its plans to impose a 6% increase in the price of regulated fares, season tickets and saver tickets.
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Wed 10th Sep 2008
Conservative plans to more than triple the cost of parking permits in Kettering alongside the creation of three new 'controlled parking zones' have been slammed by local Liberal Democrats.
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Archive of earlier news stories.
 News Story Feed (v1.0).
Printed and hosted by Prater Raines Ltd, 98 Sandgate High Street, Folkestone CT20 3BY.
Published and promoted by Chris Nelson on behalf of Kettering & Wellingborough Liberal Democrats, all at 24 Richmond Avenue, Kettering, Northants. NN15 5JG. Some photographs are used under license.
The views expressed are those of the party, not of the service provider.
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Find out more about the Lib Dem plan for change in Northamptonshire
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"On issue after issue, the Liberal Democrats have led the fight for real change while the Conservatives lagged behind. On the economy, on the environment and now on the real reform of politics, it is the Lib Dems that are offering something different. "
April Pond, Liberal Democrat candidate for the Norwich North by-election
www.norwichlibdems.org.uk - 21 June
"I believe that my position as an MP between now and the next election is untenable. "
Labour MP Ian Gibson
Resigning as MP for Norwich North - 6 June. See www.norwichlibdems.org.uk for Norwich North by-election news.
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