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Welcome to Northumberland Liberal Democrats
In December, the Government announced a new single authority was to be created to cover the whole of Northumberland, replacing the County Council and 6 District Councils. The first elections for the new Council will take place in May 2008 and the new authority will begin on 1 April 2009.
The Liberal Democrats will be campaigning across Northumberland. Our intention is that this website will be a useful resource for local people to find out more about the local Liberal Democrats and the campaigns we are running.
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Thu 2nd Jul 2009
Following reports that the Sanofi-Aventis facility in Alnwick is for sale, the local MP Sir Alan Beith plans to meet the management in the very near future.
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Thu 2nd Jul 2009
The Commons Justice Committee, chaired by Berwick's Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith, has reported that current sentencing policy risks being driven by a "misconception of what people want" which is "not intelligent, appropriate or sustainable" and more worryingly, means resources will be diverted away from an effective sentencing framework and will "result in more people being victims of crime in the future and less confidence in the criminal justice system."
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Tue 30th Jun 2009
Following the public meeting held in Amble last week, Sir Alan Beith MP is to visit the Amble Day Centre on Friday to talk to service users and staff about the consultation on Northumberland County Council's future provision of adult social services.
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Tue 30th Jun 2009
Sir Alan Beith MP has taken up concerns about the future of Beadnell's BT phone box. A notice has been placed in the box on Harbour Road stating that a consultation on the removal of the box is underway and ends on 1 July, and that representations should be made to the Planning Department at Berwick Borough Council.
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Tue 30th Jun 2009
Berwick MP Sir Alan Beith has helped to secure £2.61 million pounds for Northumberland Council to cover the cost of flood repairs, in particular the badly damaged Black Bridge at Warkworth and the Lion Bridge in Alnwick.
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Archive of earlier news stories.
 News Story Feed (v1.0).
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| Wansbeck General Election Result |
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Turnout: 36834 (58%)
55.2%
Labour: 20315 (−2.6%)
26.4%
Liberal Democrat: 9734 (+3.6%)
15%
Conservative: 5540 (+2.2%)
View the results in detail.
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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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