http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Thurrock Liberal Democrats en-GB Thurrock Liberal Democrats http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Thurrock Liberal Democrats 2010-03-12T03:35+00:00 United Kingdom http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000029/thurrock_lib_dems_head_to_last_conference_before_election_2010.html Liberal Democrats in Thurrock are heading to the party's national spring conference this weekend confident it will be a springboard to success in the coming General Election. 2010-03-11T20:38+00:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000028/read_carys_submission_to_thurrock_council_in_objection_to_proposed_chafford_phone_masts.html Re: Application No 10/00072/RDG 2010-03-09T20:48+00:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000027/thurrock_lib_dems_call_for_a_fair_deal_for_armed_forces.html Carys Davis PPC and the Thurrock Liberal Democrats have today launched an online petition, 'Fair Deal for Armed Forces.' 2010-03-01T00:01+00:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000026/carys_urges_thurrock_residents_to_support_ngage.html Thurrock Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, Carys Davis, has today called on residents to back Ngage's petition against funding cuts. 2010-02-21T23:05+00:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000025/liberal_democrats_announce_funding_boost_for_thurrock_schools.html The Liberal Democrats have announced a major funding commitment to improving education across the country, a move that would see Thurrock schools receive a boost of over £8m a year. 2010-02-02T18:08+00:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000024/prison_ship_for_tilbury__expensive_and_ineffective_say_lib_dems.html Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for Thurrock, Carys Davis, has torpedoed Labour's criticisms re proposed prison ships off Tilbury. The Conservatives are considering reintroducing prison ships to help deal with prison overcrowding. 2010-01-24T00:00+00:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000023/new_lib_dem_candidate_for_thurrock_selected.html Thurrock Liberal Democrats are pleased to announce the selection of Carys Davis as their parliamentary candidate. 2010-01-17T14:50+00:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000022/mep_visit_boosts_local_campaign.html Chafford Liberal Democrats campaign received a boost over the weekend when Andrew Duff, the party's Member of the European Parliament called to shore up support. He was seen canvassing in North Stifford and other parts of Chafford Hundred where the Liberal Democrats are expecting to regain the seat they lost in 2004. 2008-04-24T01:31+01:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000021/liberal_democrat_manfesto_2008.html Thurrock is a lovely place to live and work. Liberal Democrats want to make it more attractive to indviduals, families, professionals and thriving businesses. However there are serious inadequacies with respect to the strategic planning for appropriate infrastructural development and essential services for existing residents and the impending housing expansion and accompanying population growth in the area. 2008-04-24T01:18+01:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000020/council_tax_hitting_the_vulnerable_with_three_million_poor_families_paying_too_much.html Thurrock Liberal Democrats are renewing their campaign calling for council tax to be scrapped council and replaced with a tax based on a person's ability to pay, to avoid the need for complex means-tested benefits like Council Tax Benefit (CTB). 2008-03-17T02:13+00:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000019/labours_failure_to_combat_fuel_poverty_hits_thurrocks_pensioners.html Thurrock Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to protect pensioners in Thurrock from energy price rises. This comes after figures showed that recent increases in the cost of electricity and gas are set to wipe out pensioners' winter fuel payment. 2008-01-28T01:33+00:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000017/thurrock_labour_mp_urged_to_abandon_support_for_crazy_id_cards_plan.html The Government's data disaster over confidential and child benefit records shows why plans for Identity Cards must be scrapped, say Thurrock Liberal Democrats. 2008-01-28T01:23+00:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000016/thank_you_from_election_candidates.html I would like to thank all the residents of Chafford and North Stifford who voted for the Liberal Democrats last Thursday. Although I did not win on this occasion, I will endeavour to continue the hard work for our area. 2007-05-11T18:21+01:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000015/thurrock_lib_dems_launch_local_election_manifesto.html Thurrock Liberal Democrats today unveiled their manifesto for the local elections,which can be viewed on-line at www.thurrocklibdems.org.uk/manifesto2007/ 2007-04-12T14:41+01:00 http://thurrocklibdems.org.uk/news/000014/parish_councils_will_restore_democratic_accountability_in_thurrock.html Liberal Democrats are calling for the introduction of Parish Councils in Thurrock. 2007-04-10T01:33+01:00