http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Market Harborough Liberal Democrats en-GB Market Harborough Liberal Democrats http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Market Harborough Liberal Democrats 2010-03-10T10:05+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000031/bid_to_improve_services_at_connaught_road_post_office.html A petition launched to support the calls for passport and car tax services to be offered at a Harborough post office has topped 1000 signatures. 2010-02-22T19:46+00:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000030/phil_knowles_says_thank_you_to_the_residents_of_great_bowden_and_arden_ward.html On Thursday Phil Knowles, chairman of Market Harborough Liberal Democrats, won the by-election in the Great Bowden and Arden ward of Harborough District Council. 2010-01-30T19:33+00:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000029/president_of_the_liberal_democrats_visits_focsa_site_in_great_bowden.html Baroness Ros Scott, President of the Liberal Democrats, has met residents in Great Bowden to hear at first hand the concerns they have about the Focsa site which has opened on the edge of the village. Along with councillors, Sarah Hill and Barbara Johnson, Harborough Lib Dem Parliamentary spokesman Zuffar Haq and local Lib Dem Chairman Phil Knowles accompanied the party's President on the trip. 2009-12-15T21:00+00:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000028/great_bowden_focsa_depot_liberal_democrats_get_the_facts_for_residents.html Just days after the public meeting in Great Bowden, we have secured the draft tender documents from the District Council. 2009-11-16T23:10+00:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000027/great_bowden_residents_act_now_on_welham_lane_site.html Focsa, the company responsible for emptying bins in the Harborough, is planning to move to a site off Welham Lane just outside Great Bowden. 2009-10-27T21:24+00:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000026/local_lib_dems_attend_the_partys_autumn_conference.html Annette Deacon and Sarah Clarke attended the Liberal Democrat Conference in Bournemouth. They told this website: 2009-10-17T20:35+01:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000025/zuffar_asks_schools_and_business_to_support_1010_campaign.html The 10:10 campaign aims to cut our carbon emissions by 10 per cent in 2010. And Zuffar Haq, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Harborough, is calling on local people to support it. 2009-09-25T22:25+01:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000024/swine_flu_lets_work_together__says_bill_newton_dunn.html The first case of H1N1 inside the European parliament was confirmed on Monday. The medical centre is planning for a peak of cases in the second half of October when 20 per cent of staff could be absent from work. East Midlands Lib Dem MEP Bill Newton Dunn says that this must be the catalyst to bring the EU members together in a single and co-coordinated plan of action without delay 2009-09-24T22:13+01:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000023/new_harborough_hospital_still_on_track.html Market Harborough's new hospital facilities are still on schedule. That's the message after the recent meeting between Health Trust Executives and local Liberal Democrats. 2009-06-28T22:50+01:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000022/tim_farron_calls_for_proton_therapy_to_be_available_in_uk.html Cancer patients suffering from aggressive forms of the disease should be able to receive the life-saving treatment they need in the UK instead of being forced to travel abroad, says Lib Dem MP Tim Farron. 2009-05-21T00:47+01:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000021/future_of_local_fire_service_secured.html The United Kingdoms's long standing opt-out from the European Working Time Directive will remain in place after attempts by the European Parliament to phase it out failed. This is good news for the retained firefighters and the many communities they serve - including Market Harborough. 2009-05-02T18:42+01:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000020/20_mph_dont_forget_the_villages.html As the campaign for widespread introduction of 20 mph zones throughout Harborough grows. a plea has been made to the authorities not to forget the villages. Local campaigner Phil Knowles says there is just as much potential danger in villages as in rural areas and towns. 2009-04-29T19:57+01:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000019/zuffar_haq_calls_on_local_hospitals_to_help_tackle_knife_crime.html Harborough Liberal Democrats Zuffar Haq and Phil Knowles have called on all local hospitals to play their part in tackling knife crime. Forty-three young people died from knife crime in Britain last year. 2009-04-27T19:35+01:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000018/want_a_postal_vote_act_now.html After every election we meet people who say they wanted to vote but didn't - often because something cropped up unexpectedly on polling day. 2009-04-26T22:44+01:00 http://www.marketharboroughlibdems.org.uk/news/000017/battle_for_our_fire_service_goes_on.html The Battle to save the retained firefighters service as we know it will go on, and there may be significant signs of hope. That's the view of Liberal Democrat MEP Bill Newton Dunn. 2009-03-25T21:07+00:00