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Bid to improve services at Connaught Road Post Office

Mon 22nd Feb 2010

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.

Lib Dem campaigners with the petition at Connaught Road Post Office (photography: Jonathan Calder)

Phil Knowles says "thank you" to the residents of Great Bowden and Arden ward

Sat 30th Jan 2010

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.

Cllr Phil Knowles

President of the Liberal Democrats visits Focsa site in Great Bowden

Tue 15th Dec 2009

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.

Ros Scott and local Liberal Democrats meet concerned Great Bowden residents

Great Bowden Focsa depot: Liberal Democrats get the facts for residents

Mon 16th Nov 2009

Just days after the public meeting in Great Bowden, we have secured the draft tender documents from the District Council.

Great Bowden residents: Act now on Welham Lane site!

Tue 27th Oct 2009

Focsa, the company responsible for emptying bins in the Harborough, is planning to move to a site off Welham Lane just outside Great Bowden.

Local Lib Dems attend the party's Autumn Conference

Sat 17th Oct 2009

Annette Deacon and Sarah Clarke attended the Liberal Democrat Conference in Bournemouth. They told this website:

Zuffar asks schools and business to support 10:10 campaign

Fri 25th Sep 2009

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.

Swine flu: Let's work together - says Bill Newton Dunn

Thu 24th Sep 2009

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

New Harborough hospital still on track

Sun 28th Jun 2009

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.

Tim Farron calls for proton therapy to be available in UK

Thu 21st May 2009

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.

Future of local fire service secured

Sat 2nd May 2009

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.

20 mph: Don't forget the villages

Wed 29th Apr 2009

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.

Zuffar Haq calls on local hospitals to help tackle knife crime

Mon 27th Apr 2009

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.

Want a postal vote? Act now!

Sun 26th Apr 2009

After every election we meet people who say they wanted to vote but didn't - often because something cropped up unexpectedly on polling day.

Battle for our fire service goes on

Wed 25th Mar 2009

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.

Business crime often overlooked says Liberal Democrat shadow home secretary Chris Huhne

Tue 24th Mar 2009

Local businesses, including town centre shops, struggling to keep their heads above water are often exposed to the added burden of costs caused by petty vandalism, smashed windows, graffiti and the like.

Vince Cable interviewed in Market Harborough

Fri 20th Mar 2009

Yesterday two leading Liberal Democrat MPs visited Market Harborough.

Support Market Harborough Liberal Democrats' campaign to safeguard our fire service

Thu 26th Feb 2009

Market Harborough Liberal Democrats are urging local residents to support their campaign to keep the right for retained fire-fighters to opt out of the European Working Time Directive.

"Twenty is plenty" says Lib Dem Euro MP

Mon 23rd Feb 2009

East Midlands MEP Bill Newton Dunn has thrown his weight behind the campaign for the introduction of 20 mph zones across Market Harborough and the village centres. He is seeking information from across Europe to support the case for better road safety here in Harborough

Government should scrap Pennbury plan now says Liberal Democrat MEP

Tue 13th Jan 2009

CASCET - the campaign against the proposed Pennbury eco-town - has received backing from East Midlands MEP Bill Newton Dunn. In a letter to the Chairman of the Campaign Group, Bill Newton Dunn calls on the Government to remove Pennbury from the short list now. He describes the site as "inappropriate" and expresses deep concern that the legacy for future generations will be negative.

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