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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Tue 15th Jul 2008
Manchester Liberal Democrat Leader Cllr Simon Ashley has welcomed yet another Manchester Labour U-turn, this time to scrap their plans for a new free underground Councillors' car park. Following public ridicule, Manchester's out-of-touch Labour hypocrites have dropped their proposal.
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Mon 7th Jul 2008
Greater Manchester's 4 Liberal Democrats MPs have joined forces to campaign against Labour's plans to close 67 Post Office branches in Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Derbyshire.
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Thu 17th Jul 2008
Manchester Withington Lib Dem MP John Leech is reminding South Manchester residents that they only have a few days to respond to the Post Office closure plans. Three Post Offices are earmarked for closure in South Manchester, at Ladybarn, Parrswood Rd and Barlow Rd, and the 21st July is the deadline for comments.
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Mon 14th Jul 2008
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has today called on the Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust to reinstate sacked nurse Karen Reissmann.
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Fri 11th Jul 2008
John Leech, Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, is delighted that moves to secure the future of the world famous observatory in Cheshire are under way.
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Fri 11th Jul 2008
John Cameron and Iain Donaldson, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Burnage Ward, are calling for swift action to save council taxpayers thousands of pounds in the face of an epidemic of drain cover thefts across Manchester.
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Thu 10th Jul 2008
The government has hailed the Farmers' Market in Northenden as a success story in a recent report on food. The Farmers' Market, held every month since October 2007, offers a wide range of food produce in the very heart of Northenden's shopping district. Local Lib Dems Mary Di Mauro and Councillor Martin Eakins are delighted by the recognition received from the government.
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Wed 9th Jul 2008
John Cameron, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Burnage Ward, has slammed Labour-run Manchester City Council for failing to introduce cardboard and plastic recycling collections across South Manchester. After years of calls from the Lib Dems and local people to have the range of materials collected from the kerbside increased to include plastics, directories and cardboard, the City Council is at last taking action - but only in a handful of places.
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Wed 9th Jul 2008
Manchester Liberal Democrats have criticised a leading Labour Councillor for defending massive hikes in pest control charges for local residents.
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Tue 8th Jul 2008
A campaign by the Manchester Evening News to promote the availability of Tap Water in restaurants across the City could receive a major boost on Wednesday 9th July when the City Council votes on proposals by Liberal Democrat Councillors to stop buying bottled water and make filtered tap water available from all Council Premises.
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Wed 2nd Jul 2008
John Leech MP, Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, is calling for the public consultation period on post office closures to be immediately halted after uncovering a shocking postcode flaw in the system, which may mean that hundreds of local voices will not been heard.
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Wed 2nd Jul 2008
Manchester Lib Dem Leader Cllr Simon Ashley today pledged that there was "No Way" Manchester Lib Dem Councillors would support Labour's Proposed new underground car park just for Councillors. Cllr Ashley has written to the Council's Chief Executive asking for more details of the cost and capacity of the proposed car park.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
Liberal Democrat Councillors in Manchester have welcomed a Council report into last month's staging of the UEFA cup final in Manchester but believe that some questions remained unanswered by the report. They have also called on Labour's City Centre Spokesperson to resign his position, following the revelation that a key turning point in the debacle was his pre-match announcement that ticketless fans were encouraged to visit, reversing the previous policy of discouraging ticketless fans from visiting in large numbers.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
John Leech MP is supporting the launch of the World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims, to be held on the third Sunday of November each year.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
As the good weather continues, Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, attended Cancer Research UK's molewatch clinic in Westminster last week to learn about the increasing threat of skin cancer in young people.
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Wed 25th Jun 2008
Manchester Liberal Democrats have welcomed Council Leader Richard Leese's proposal, announced today, to hold a Greater Manchester-wide referendum on proposed public transport improvements including an element of congestion charging. A referendum, if agreed by Council Leaders across Greater Manchester, would take place after consultations on the funding bid end in October.
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Mon 16th Jun 2008
Liberal Democrat Councillors in Manchester have welcomed a Council report into last month's staging of the UEFA cup final in Manchester but believe that some questions remained unanswered by the report.
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Thu 12th Jun 2008
Manchester Lib Dem Leader Cllr Simon Ashley has accused Council Leader Richard Leese of "putting the Labour party before the interests of Manchester" after it was revealed today that the Council would not take legal action against the government for breach of promise when they cancelled Manchester's Super Casino and the 3,000 jobs it would have brought to the City.
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Wed 11th Jun 2008
A recent Manchester Evening News (MEN) poll has stated that 88% of respondents supported a Greater Manchester-wide referendum before the introducing a Congestion Charge. Manchester Liberal Democrats have welcomed the widespread support for a referendum.
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Tue 10th Jun 2008
Manchester Lib Dem Leader and Gorton South Councillor Simon Ashley has slammed the Post Office for proposing to shut down the Post Office on Barlow Road in his ward.
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Mon 9th Jun 2008
Manchester Liberal Democrats have called for a Greater Manchester-wide referendum to take place before a congestion charge is introduced. Today's announcement by Government could bring badly-needed public transport improvements as well as a peak-time congestion charge.
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Fri 6th Jun 2008
MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, is backing the International Fund for Animal Welfare's (IFAW) latest campaign to protect thousands of endangered elephants from the brutal ivory trade.
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Wed 4th Jun 2008
With National Veterans' Day Celebrations taking place on June 27th, MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, is urging all those who qualify to apply for their veterans' badge.
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Tue 3rd Jun 2008
Manchester Liberal Democrats have demanded Labour rethinks its plans for massive increases in the cost of the Council's Pest Control services, following concerns expressed by local residents.
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Fri 23rd May 2008
Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, has joined with Breakthrough Breast Cancer and the All-Party Group on Breast Cancer to congratulate the NHS Breast Screening Programme on its 20th anniversary.
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Thu 22nd May 2008
MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, has participated in an end-of-term photo to raise awareness and funds to support dyslexia training in schools.
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Wed 21st May 2008
MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, met with constituent Ben Dale at the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign's Parliamentary Reception to lobby the government to improve specialist services for people with neuromuscular conditions.
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Fri 16th May 2008
Manchester Liberal Democrat Leader Councillor Simon Ashley has written to Manchester Chief Executive Sir Howard Bernstein asking for a full enquiry into events on Wednesday night. Manchester hosted the UEFA cup final, but the event was marred when trouble broke out between Rangers fans and police.
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Thu 15th May 2008
MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, and local councillors, David Sandiford, Tony Parkinson and Helen Fisher, welcome the news that the proposed Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) extension for its Didsbury campus has been put on hold - in preference for a new campus in Hulme close to the All Saints Campus.
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Thu 15th May 2008
Rumours that Tesco have bought the old Somerfield store at 988-990 Stockport Road, Levenshulme were confirmed today when local Councillors received notification of a licence application. Local residents have until the 10th of July to make representations regarding the opening hours.
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