http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Central Devon Liberal Democrats en-GB Central Devon Liberal Democrats http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Central Devon Liberal Democrats 2008-05-16T06:10+01:00 United Kingdom http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000024/saving_our_post_offices__lib_dem_candidate_sees_first_class_service_first_hand.html In order to experience the issues facing sub-postmasters and mistresses in small rural communities Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Central Devon, Cllr Sally Morgan, recently spent a morning behind the counter of a Devon rural post office. 2008-05-09T14:35+01:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000023/litter_picking_good.html Led by Parliamentary Candidate Cllr Sally Morgan, Crediton Lib Dems were out collecting litter as part of Mid Devon District Council's anti litter campaign. The group gathered at Lords Meadow Leisure Centre car park, moving on the Down End, an area on the trading estate that has suffered recently from large groups of young people gathering in their cars to socialise. They completed their stint by moving into the nearby Willow Walk residential area. 2008-05-09T14:26+01:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000022/lib_dems_complain_about_lack_of_fair_trade_produce.html At a meeting of Mid Devon District Council Cllr David Nation, the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Opposition Group, attacked a decision of the council some 6 or 7 years ago not to purchase only Fair Trade tea and coffee. 2008-05-09T14:24+01:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000021/middevon_lib_dem_concerns_over_antisocial_behaviour_ignored.html A move by the Liberal Democrats at a meeting of Mid Devon District Council to publicly recognise concerns over Anti Social Behaviour, was heavily defeated. 2008-05-09T14:22+01:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000020/lib_dems_show_support_for_police.html Sally Morgan, Liberal Democrat PPC for Central Devon, visited the Communications Centre at the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary HQ at Middlemoor to learn about Police Communications across our area. Sandra Brooks, the force's Performance and Planning Manager contacted Cllr Morgan after reading about her night-shift with the police before Christmas. 2008-03-28T10:18+00:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000019/liberal_democrat_parliamentary_team_in_devon_call_on_labour_and_conservative_mps_to_explain_their_failure_to_stop_the_war.html 2008-03-28T10:14+00:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000018/lib_dems_step_up_campaign_on_excess_packaging.html Liberal Democrats in Central Devon are backing the Party's campaign against unnecessary and excess packaging after they met to discuss the issue at the Party's spring conference. 2008-03-19T10:22+00:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000017/swimming_in_bradninch__lib_dems_brave_the_deluge.html Despite atrocious weather Lib Dem PPC Cllr Sally Morgan and some of her well weatherproofed supporters still turned out for a street survey in Bradninch last Saturday. 2008-03-19T10:15+00:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000016/middevon_tories_kick_arts__culture_in_the_teeth.html A Liberal Democrat proposal to make Arts and Culture a priority in their budget for 2008-09 was heavily defeated by the controlling Conservatives and Independents at a meeting of Mid Devon District Council. 2008-03-19T10:12+00:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000015/lib_dems_question_time_in_torbay.html Torbay Buffet and Question Time 2008-03-19T10:09+00:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000014/prestige_president_for_central_devon_local_party.html 2008-02-11T11:27+00:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000013/our_national_health_service__have_your_say.html Residents in the new Constituency of Central Devon will be given the opportunity to comment about our NHS services during the next few weeks. 2008-02-11T11:25+00:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000012/residents_of_devon_face_winter_fuel_payment_wipe_out.html Liberal Democrats in Devon are calling on the Government to protect pensioners from energy price rises. They have made the call after figures showed that recent increases in the cost of electricity and gas are set to wipe out pensioners' winter fuel payment. 2008-02-11T11:20+00:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000008/save_the_northcott__lib_dems_turn_out_to_support_exeters_northcott_theatre.html Local Lib Dem MPs and activists including Central Devon PPC Sally Morgan turned out in force to support the demonstration to save Exeter's Northcott Theatre. 2008-01-13T21:41+00:00 http://centraldevon-libdems.org.uk/news/000009/lib_dem_councillor_moves_to_stop_illegal_parking.html An initiative by Lib Dem District Councillor Bob Wright (Lawrence ward, Crediton) is likely to get official backing. Cllr Wright has been concerned about non-disabled drivers parking on pavements and in spaces reserved for disabled people. He researched what action had been taken elsewhere to combat this problem and discovered that gummed labels were available to place on the windows of offending vehicles. Cllr Wright said "Often there are no police or traffic wardens around to move vehicles on and this seems to me to be a low-level response appealing to drivers to behave more considerately in future." 2008-01-12T22:05+00:00