http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Congleton Liberal Democrats en-GB Congleton Liberal Democrats http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Congleton Liberal Democrats 2010-03-09T21:40+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000138/cheshire_east_liberal_democrats_call_for_a_review_of_gritting_roads_and_footways.html The current winter gritting schedules were adopted by Cheshire County Council in 2005 after a number of milder than average winters. We are currently experiencing one of the harshest winters for many years. 2010-02-27T19:09+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000137/the_conservatives_and_climate_change.html Dear Sir, 2010-02-27T19:05+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000136/the_conservatives_and_climate_change__letter_to_congleton_chronicle.html 2010-02-27T19:03+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000135/liberal_democrats_launch_plans_to_revitalise_congleton_constituencys_high_streets.html Liberal Democrats in Congleton constituency have today supported plans to revitalise Britain's high streets, protect the future of the Post Office, and help small businesses establish and grow in a fairer marketplace. 2010-02-27T19:00+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000134/reorganising_social_services__letter_to_congleton_chronicle.html Dear Sir, 2010-02-21T19:11+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000133/local_lib_dems_call_for_consensus_on_social_care.html Dr Peter Hirst, the Liberal Democrat, who hopes to be the new MP for Congleton is calling for a common agreement between all the political parties on the funding arrangements for social care for the elderly. 2010-02-21T19:09+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000132/car_parking_charges_and_party_loyalty__letter_to_congleton_chronicle.html Dear Sir, 2010-02-04T21:13+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000131/lib_dems_call_for_more_generous_pensions.html Responding to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics that show an estimated 2 million pensioners in the UK are living in poverty, Dr Peter Hirst, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Congleton said, 2010-02-04T21:05+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000130/parliamentary_hopeful_warns_against_closure_of_onestop_shops.html Congleton's would-be Liberal Democrat MP Dr Peter Hirst has condemned Cheshire East Council's proposals to close the Council's One-Stop Shops - which provide vital personal advice and information to local residents in Alsager, Holmes Chapel, Knutsford, Middlewich, Poynton and Wilmslow. The Tory-run Council wants residents to seek the advice and information they need from local libraries instead. Dr Hirst warns that a recession is not a good time for such "rationalisation," which would disproportionately hit vulnerable people. 2010-02-04T21:00+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000129/libdem_questions_proposed_closure_of_onestop_shops.html Dear Sir, 2010-02-04T20:56+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000128/illegal_retention_of_dna_profiles__letter_to_congleton_chronicle.html Dear Sir, 2010-02-04T20:53+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000127/parking_charges_reconsidered_letter_to_congleton_chronicle.html Dear Sir, 2010-01-19T18:25+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000126/local_lib_dems_welcome_cheshire_east_retreat_on_car_parking_charges.html Dr Peter Hirst, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Congleton is pleased Cheshire East Council has at long last seen sense and decided to reconsider its plans to implement car parking charges throughout the Borough. 2010-01-19T18:23+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000125/liberal_democrats_will_make_britain_a_fairer_place.html Dr Peter Hirst, Parliamentary Candidate for Congleton puts fairness at the heart of the Liberal Democrat campaign 2010-01-13T21:33+00:00 http://www.congletonlibdems.co.uk/news/000124/continued_concern_for_elderly__letter_to_congleton_chronicle.html Dear Sir, 2010-01-13T21:30+00:00