http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Cornwall Liberal Democrats en-GB Cornwall Liberal Democrats http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Cornwall Liberal Democrats 2008-08-28T00:33+01:00 United Kingdom http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000063/nick_clegg_in_cornwall.html At the end of last week, Party Leader Nick Clegg came to Cornwall for a 24 hour visit split over two days. He wanted to see both the best of what Cornwall has to offer and some of the problems that rural areas such as ours have to cope with. 2008-05-26T19:28+01:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000061/prime_minister_confronted_on_second_homes.html Gordon Brown has backed away from answering questions over his planned reform of the Capital Gains Tax despite fears that it could intensify the shortage of affordable homes in Cornwall. 2007-11-28T00:00+00:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000062/green_energy_cornwall.html Cornwall County Council has been named runner-up "green energy champion" in the 2007 South West England Green Energy Awards. 2007-11-26T00:00+00:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000060/lib_dem_hopefuls_bid_for_cornish_support.html Liberal Democrat leadership hopefuls Nick Clegg and Chris Huhne visited Cornwall this weekend to bid for local party members' support. 2007-11-26T00:00+00:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000059/bus_service_cuts_have_left_residents_stranded__mp.html North Cornwall's MP, Dan Rogerson, has met with residents in the West Park area of Egloshayle as part of the campaign to have the local loop bus service reinstated. 2007-11-25T00:00+00:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000058/mp_welcomes_new_veteran_scheme.html Today's announcement that St Austell will be one of six areas to pilot better healthcare for veterans, including those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, has been welcomed by the local MP. However, Matthew Taylor MP is calling for the scheme to be made national. 2007-11-23T00:00+00:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000057/tory_no_confidence_in_local_conservative_candidates.html The Conservatives, whose MPs were defeated in Cornwall having saddled the county with the highest water bills in the UK, amongst the highest unemployment, lowest wages and unfair Government funding, have now voted no confidence in their parliamentary candidates. 2007-07-27T14:41+01:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000056/truro_and_falmouth_select_their_prospective_parliamentary_candidate.html Leading Cornish campaigner and "Cornish Business Woman of the Year", Terrye Teverson, has been selected by Truro & Falmouth Liberal Democrats as their parliamentary candidate for the next General Election. 2007-07-21T00:00+01:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000055/st_austell_and_newquay_select_prospective_parliamentary_candidate.html Local man Stephen Gilbert has been announced as the Lib Dem's choice to run for the new St Austell & Newquay seat in the next General Election - winning nearly three times as many votes as his closest rival. 2007-07-04T00:00+01:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000054/brown_should_see_for_himself.html Cornwall's five Liberal Democrat MPs have today invited the new Prime Minister Gordon Brown to come to Cornwall and see for himself the challenges faced by the County. 2007-06-27T17:02+01:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000053/cornwalls_mps_put_minister_on_spot_over_tax_cuts.html Cornwall's five Liberal Democrat MPs today (Wednesday) welcomed reassurances from the Paymaster General, Dawn Primarolo, that frontline services will remain in Cornwall's HMRC tax offices. 2007-06-20T00:00+01:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000052/one_cornwall_the_right_choice__mps.html Cornwall's five Liberal Democrat MPs this evening (Tuesday) backed Cornwall County Council's vote to continue with Cornwall's bid to replace both the County and District Councils with a single elected body as "the right choice for Cornwall". 2007-06-19T00:00+01:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000051/urgent_reassurances_needed_on_hospital_hygiene.html Reacting to the publication of data submitted to the NHS Watchdog, showing that the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust is failing to meet three quarters of hygiene standards, Cornwall's MPs have called for reassurances that the Trust will be fully compliant next year. 2007-06-18T00:00+01:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000050/minister_challenged_on_water_poverty.html Cornwall's MPs have met with DWP Minister, Jim Murphy to raise the impact that that the region's high water bills are having on poverty in the county. 2007-06-15T22:21+01:00 http://devon-cornwall-libdems.org.uk/news/000049/success_for_mps_as_cornwalls_collection_times_move_later.html A letter received this morning to the House of Commons office of North Cornwall's MP, Dan Rogerson, confirms success for his campaign for later collection times from Cornish post boxes. 2007-06-14T00:00+01:00