http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Wiltshire Liberal Democrats en-GB Wiltshire Liberal Democrats http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Wiltshire Liberal Democrats 2010-09-03T12:40+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000320/thank_you_for_your_terrific_support_during_the_general_election_campaign.html Without the hard work of so many volunteers, we could not have elected Wiltshire's first Liberal Democrat MP. 2010-05-20T13:03+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000329/eurochiefs_end_bluefin_tuna_fishing_season.html The European Commission has closed the fishing season for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic due to exhausted quotas. 2010-06-10T00:00+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000330/conservatives_threaten_wiltshire_libraries.html In their latest desperate attempt to save money following the move to one council Wiltshire Conservatives are cutting half a million pounds from the libraries budget, which may mean library closures in Wiltshire. 2010-06-09T08:46+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000331/more_bad_planning_on_paxcroft_mead.html Wiltshire Council has approved a planning application which perpetuates many of the errors which have caused problems for people living on Paxcroft Mead. 2010-06-02T19:27+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000332/new_wiltshire_police_website.html Wiltshire Police Force has a new website that aims to be more accessible and interactive for the public, with a contemporary look. The website offers a host of new features at the same online address www.wiltshire.police.uk 2010-06-02T08:20+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000333/speed_limit_trials_for_westwood_and_limpley_stoke.html Two local villages have been invited to participate in a trial to determine the most effective locations for 20mph speed limits across Wiltshire. 2010-06-01T09:58+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000334/killane_asks_for_sense_on_sen.html Malmesbury councillor Simon Killane has sent an open letter to all cabinet members of Wiltshire Council. It covers the important points they should consider before making any decisions on the future of the Special Learning Centre. Here it is: 2010-05-31T10:16+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000335/too_late_for_wiltshire__new_government_saves_democracy_in_exeter_norwich_and_suffolk.html Wasteful and unnecessary restructuring plans for Exeter, Norwich and Suffolk Councils are to be stopped immediately the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles announced today. 2010-05-26T17:57+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000321/wiltshire_councils_tenants_receive_a_poor_service_says_watchdog.html Wiltshire Council is providing a 'poor' housing management service which has 'uncertain' prospects for improvement, according to a report released today by the independent Audit Commission. 2010-05-20T08:26+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000322/eu_to_assist_organ_donors_and_recipients_in_south_west.html The European Parliament has voted for legislation to make organ transplantation in Europe easier. MEPs want to see laws that will inform Europe's citizens about the issue, bring down administrative barriers and ensure high standards of quality and safety for donors and recipients. 2010-05-20T00:00+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000324/meps_demand_cap_simplification_and_leniency_on_sheep_tagging.html The European Parliament today told the European Commission and national governments that the EU must focus on cutting bureaucracy and making farmers' lives easier as it thinks about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2013. 2010-05-19T00:00+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000323/lib_dem_assembly_endorses_coalition_deal.html The Liberal Democrats as a party have met in Birmingham to endorse the arrangement with the Conservatives. 2010-05-16T09:32+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000325/coalition_deal_has_liberal_democrat_stamp_of_fairness.html South West Liberal Democrat MEP Graham Watson has commented on the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat Government. He said: 2010-05-12T14:45+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000328/councillors_consider_wiltshire_rubbish.html Wiltshire Council's 'Environment Select Committee' looked at the way our waste is disposed of at a meeting in County Hall on Tuesday May 11th. 2010-05-12T08:29+01:00 http://www.wiltshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000327/shall_we_dim_the_lights.html Wiltshire Council (WC) is looking to save money and reduce energy consumption by switching off street lights. 2010-05-10T08:39+01:00