http://secambslibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from South East Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats en-GB South East Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats http://secambslibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 South East Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats 2010-03-10T05:06+00:00 United Kingdom http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000309/southern_bypass_dealt_another_blow_as_tif_abandoned.html The government's decision to abandon the Transport Innovation Fund and the possibility of £500 million for Cambridgeshire had dealt another severe blow to Ely's Southern Bypass. 2010-03-08T15:34+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000308/masterplan_goes_ahead__but_there_is_no_money.html Ely's controversial Masterplan - the city's blueprint for the future - has been given the go-ahead without the money to carry it through. 2010-02-27T13:45+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000307/county_council_plan_threatens_villagers_with_1000_lorries_a_day.html Villagers are warned they could face up to 1,000 lorries a day going past their homes if plans to extract 1.4 million tons of sand and gravel from nearby pits is given the go-ahead. 2010-02-27T13:42+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000306/lib_dem_candidate_delighted_at_council_u_turn_over_ely_market.html Jonathan Chatfield the Liberal Democrat general election candidate for South East Cambridgeshire welcomes East Cambridgeshire district council's change of mind over Ely Market at its full council meeting last night (23 February 2010), with its decision to consult traders, residents and shoppers over its intention to stop providing stalls for the Saturday market. 2010-02-27T13:40+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000305/lib_dem_candidate_asks_minister_to_act_over_ely_market.html Jonathan Chatfield the Liberal Democrat General Election candidate for South East Cambridgeshire has written to the local government minister Rosie Winterton MP asking her to intervene in East Cambridgeshire district council's decision not to supply stalls for Ely market traders. 2010-02-23T11:44+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000304/lib_dem_candidate_is_backing_the_pub.html Jonathan Chatfield the Liberal Democrats' candidate for South East Cambridgeshire in the General Election is supporting the "I'm backing the pub" campaign, by the British Beer & Pub Association and the Society of Independent Brewers which is also supported by the CBI, Visit Britain and the Campaign for Real Ale. 2010-02-19T18:59+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000303/lansley_attacked_for_failing_to_attend_social_care_talks.html Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats have attacked Shadow Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley for refusing to attend cross party talks on social care. 2010-02-18T17:37+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000302/lib_dems_fury_as_tories_score_cheap_points_on_most_vulnerable.html Leading Liberal Democrat Geoff Heathcock has attacked the Tories over their tombstone poster campaign accusing them of using the country's most vulnerable citizens to score cheap political points. 2010-02-15T17:27+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000301/lib_dems_pledge_13m_to_transform_countys_road_network.html A major £13m investment to transform the county's neglected roads, pavements and paths has been promised by Cambridge Liberal Democrats in their alternative budget. 2010-02-15T17:25+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000300/roads_and_pavements_falling_apart_after_years_of_tory_neglect.html New figures revealed by Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats show that the county's road and pavements are disintegrating after years of Tory neglect. 2010-02-15T17:23+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000299/tories_grab_transport_fund_for_years_to_pay_guided_bus_legal_costs.html Tories are to grab £5 million of taxpayers' money earmarked for county transport projects to pay legal costs in the guided bus fiasco. 2010-02-10T19:57+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000298/tories_cut_staff_handling_primary_school_crisis.html Cambridgeshire Tories have failed to predict the number of children needing primary school places; yet they are planning to cut jobs in the department that is handling the crisis. 2010-02-10T19:55+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000297/vulnerable_easy_targets_for_tory_cuts__lib_dems.html Worried Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats fear the elderly and vulnerable across the county have become easy targets for the Tories trying to balance their books. 2010-02-09T17:47+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000296/tories_hold_secret_meetings_to_discuss_cuts.html Angry Liberal Democrats have accused the Tories on East Cambridgeshire District Council of making decisions behind closed doors and rubber stamping them at public meetings. 2010-02-09T17:45+00:00 http://secambslibdems.org.uk/news/000295/recycling_scheme_dumped_as_tories_struggle_with_debt.html East Cambridgeshire's kerbside plastic bottle recycling scheme has become the latest victim of Tory cuts. 2010-02-04T17:56+00:00