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Campaigning for you in Chelmsford
Liberal Democrats work hard all year round not just at election time
Here, at the heart of Essex, Liberal Democrats are the only party seriously challenging the Conservatives. In all recent elections (Borough, County, Parliamentary and European) Liberal Democrats finished ahead of Labour.
For more about the area see the profile page.
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Mon 30th Jun 2008
The allotments in Avon Road, Chelmsford are now all ready for keen, green-fingered residents or just people who want a bit of space in which to grow flowers or vegetables. This follows lobbying by local councillor, Liberal Democrat Simon Jones, after he was contacted by local residents, frustrated with delays at the borough council in the allocation of sites.
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Read "Keeping our allotments in use" in full.
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Mon 23rd Jun 2008
Maltese Road residents and the local Lib Dem councillors have reacted with joy at the planning Inspector's decision to save Courtman House from demolition. This follows a long battle involving most residents of the road, writing letters and petitions and attending meetings.
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Read "Courtman House saved" in full.
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Wed 18th Jun 2008
Local Conservatives are underspending on council services and storing up millions of pounds in reserve funds, according to their OWN report. The report, on Essex County Council finances for 2007/08, was approved at a meeting of the council's cabinet at county hall.
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Read "Tories stash away YOUR money for pre-election bribe" in full.
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Wed 18th Jun 2008
Chelmsford Liberal Democrats are backing calls to save the Post Office card account, which currently helps keep open local post offices around the country. The Government has added uncertainty to the future of the Post Office network by putting the Post Office Card Account (POCA) out to tender. If another organisation such as PayPoint or an international bank wins the tender, the Post Office Network will lose a vital part of their business, with further closures likely.
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Read "Back our Post Offices - save the card account" in full.
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Tue 10th Jun 2008
The offer of a council job to the runner up of the BBC's 'The Apprentice' has been attacked by the opposition Liberal Democrats as a gimmick and an insult. Tom Smith-Hughes, Leader of the Council's Lib Dem group, said: "This is another sad example of Lord Hanningfield's obsession with headline-grabbing gimmicks. Remember his daft suggestion that a bank holiday should be created around the Oscar win by Essex girl Helen Mirren?
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Read "Tory leader's 'Apprentice' PR stunt is an insult" in full.
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Mon 9th Jun 2008
In a major survey of our local health services, Chelmsford residents have said they are mostly happy with standards of medical care and NHS staff, but have attacked waste of money, bad management and interference from central Government. The findings come in a survey conducted by the local Liberal Democrats and Parliamentary Candidate Stephen Robinson.
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Read "Survey reveals support for Lib Dem health plans" in full.
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Mon 9th Jun 2008
The Conservatives on the Borough Council's Development Policy Committee on Wednesday 21st May, were forced to abandon the published recommendation after Lib Dem Leader Mike Mackrory led the way in voicing the widespread opposition to plans for a second runway at Stansted. The Committee was being asked to respond to the planning application for a second runway at Stansted now in front of Uttlesford District Council. The original recommendation was to object unless road transport links were improved.
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Read "Stansted Expansion Plan Attacked" in full.
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Sun 8th Jun 2008
On Saturday, local Liberal Democrats joined a range of BTCV volunteers and residents of the Brownings Avenue / Eastern Crescent area to build garden areas on the field in between. It was all part of the BBC Springwatch project. Local ward councillors Graham Pooley and Jude Deakin, Cllr Alan Arnot (Patching Hall) and Parliamentary Candidate Stephen Robinson took part in the digging and planting process.
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Read "Lib Dems dig in for Springwatch" in full.
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Mon 26th May 2008
A new report into the green policies of the major parties makes grim reading for David Cameron. His Conservative party was judged to be the worst of the parties on the environment. Mr Brown's Labour Party were shown to have missed their own targets on carbon emissions and green energy. But Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats were the clear green winners in the report.
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Read "Lib Dems top green ratings" in full.
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Tue 20th May 2008
Chelmsford Lib Dem Councillor Jude Deakin has been on local radio supporting the BBC Springwatch project. The Springwatch team will be in Brownings Avenue on 13th June to create a garden area. Cllr Deakin was discussing the project recently on the BBC Essex breakfast show.
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Read "Local Lib Dems backing BBC Springwatch in Brownings Avenue".
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Archive of earlier news stories.
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Published and promoted by Chelmsford Liberal Democrats, Ian Gale, 20 Dane Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2SS.
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"The Tories' main challenger in the June 26 Henley by-election will be the Liberal Democrats. Labour is expected to do so badly it will lose its deposit. "
Evening Standard
www.thisislondon.co.uk - 5 June
"We're going to be running a strong campaign to win here in Henley, and I'm going to be back as often as I can and urge members from across the country to join me. "
Lord Rennard
www.henleylibdems.org.uk - 26 May
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