http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from South East Cornwall Liberal Democrats en-GB South East Cornwall Liberal Democrats http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 South East Cornwall Liberal Democrats 2010-03-10T06:24+00:00 United Kingdom http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000040/3300_local_pensioners_to_miss_out_on_cold_weather_payments_says_karen_gillard.html Up to 3,300 pensioners in the South East Cornwall will miss out on Cold Weather Payments despite recent freezing conditions, according to a Liberal Democrat analysis of Government figures. 2010-02-11T10:00+00:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000039/time_to_tackle_the_8000_empty_homes_in_cornwall.html Karen Gillard, the Prospective MP for South East Cornwall, has today called for action to tackle the 8,000 homes standing empty across Cornwall-with over 1100 in the Caradon area alone. 2010-02-10T09:45+00:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000038/petitioning_downing_street.html Late last week Colin Breed, Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall met with colleagues for the UK charity Wild Futures, based at the Monkey Sanctuary near Looe, to petition Number 10 Downing Street to ensure that the Primate Code passes through Parliament before the General Election. 2009-12-17T12:35+00:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000037/differing_rates_could_save_our_local_pubs.html Colin Breed, Liberal Democrat MP for South East Cornwall has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, asking him to consider differing alcohol duty levels for draught and non-draught products. It is hoped such a system would reduce the burden on pub landlords at what is a troubling time for the industry as a whole. 2009-12-17T12:34+00:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000036/minister_agrees_to_a_public_inquiry_into_proposed_tamar_bridge_toll_rises.html Colin Breed, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall recently wrote to the Department of Transport regarding rumours of possible toll increases on the Tamar Bridge Crossing between Saltash and Plymouth. The letter mentions that Cornwall and Plymouth Councils must apply directly to the Secretary of State to revise toll charges, and that as formal objections to the original proposals have been received a Public Inquiry will need to be held. 2009-11-18T13:30+00:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000035/sir_christopher_kellys_report.html Last week the Committee on Standards in Public Life published their Twelfth Report, Sir Christopher Kelly's investigation into MPs' Expenses and Allowances. 2009-11-09T13:53+00:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000034/government_failing_to_deliver_on_nhs_dentistry.html Colin Breed, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall has today spoken out over the lack of an NHS dentist in Saltash. Over the summer, the last dentist offering NHS treatment wrote to his patients saying he could no longer afford to treat non-private patients. The decision leaves Cornwall's sixth largest town without free dental care, and forces patients to choose between going private or going to the nearest NHS dentists in Plymouth, Torpoint or Launceston. 2009-10-13T12:00+01:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000033/colin_breeds_letter_from_the_legg_inquiry.html Colin Breed MP has today received a letter from the Legg Committee, which was set up to investigate expenses claims over the past five years (see article of Thursday 18th June). 2009-10-13T10:12+01:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000019/mep_condemns_ukip_over_climate_change_denial.html Liberal Democrat MEP Graham Watson has written to a local South West newspaper branding UKIP a party of "Climate Change Deniers" who are happy to sit by and watch environmental devastation take its toll on the region and the rest of the world. 2009-09-25T00:00+01:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000018/european_parliament_votes_to_support_dairy_farmers.html South West MEP Graham Watson has welcomed a European Parliament vote calling for a series of measures to counter the growing crisis in the dairy farming sector. 2009-09-17T00:00+01:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000020/euromp_backs_south_west_for_england_2018_world_cup_bid.html As FA officials made their second visit to assess Plymouth's football World Cup plans, South West MEP Grahams Watson threw his weight behind the region's bid to be at the forefront of England's 2018 campaign. 2009-09-15T14:16+01:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000021/local_euromp_declares_victory_in_campaign_to_saveoursushi.html South West Liberal Democrat Graham Watson has helped win the support of European bosses to protect blue fin tuna, a favourite with sushi lovers, from extinction. 2009-09-11T00:00+01:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000022/light_bulb_ban_good_for_the_environment_and_bill_payers.html Lib Dem MEP Graham Watson has welcomed the first phase of the ban on incandescent light bulbs citing evidence that it will cut almost 5 million tonnes of CO2 and save the average household £55 per year. 2009-08-28T00:00+01:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000023/local_mep_announces_great_news_for_independent_garages_and_consumers.html Following an intervention by the South West's Liberal Democrat MEP Graham Watson, the European Commission has reassured small independent garages across Britain that they will continue to be protected from anti-competitive practices by major car manufacturers, such as Fiat, Toyota and Daimler-Chrysler who will have to continue providing technical information. 2009-07-07T11:00+01:00 http://wincaradon2007.org.uk/news/000024/publication_of_mps_allowances.html The Members Estimate Committee has decided that printed documents and receipts relating to MPs' ACA, IEP and Communications Allowance claims dating back to 2004/05 and up to 2007/08, together with details of stationery and postage costs covering the same period, will be published this morning. Full details of Colin's expense claims for that period can be found at www.parliament.uk. 2009-06-18T08:00+01:00