http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Eastbourne and Willingdon Liberal Democrats en-GB Eastbourne and Willingdon Liberal Democrats http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Eastbourne and Willingdon Liberal Democrats 2008-11-22T12:18+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000160/meads_tesco_application_rejected_for_the_second_time.html Stephen Lloyd, who spoke at the Planning Meeting against the re-application by Tesco for their proposed Store in Meads said: "I was delighted the application by Tesco was rejected a second time by the Planning Committee. The grounds for refusal were exactly the same as last. The noise nuisance given off by the air-conditioners." 2008-10-31T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000159/action_needed_now_to_stop_flooding.html Action is needed now to stop major flooding in the years ahead, say Liberal Democrats in Eastbourne. 2008-10-31T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000152/ocklynge_walking_bus_goes_from_strength_to_strength.html Ocklynge School which launched its 'walking bus' service early in the year is growing in popularity, heard Old Town resident and School Governor, Stephen Lloyd, who joined them this week to see for himself. 2008-10-14T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000154/almost_half_of_eastbournes_children_live_in_low_income_families.html The Campaign to End Child Poverty has released data for every parliamentary constituency in the UK, showing how many children are living in low income families. Low income means where no-one is working more than 16 hours a week or the family is receiving the full amount of Working Tax Credit. In Eastbourne the research indicated that 45% of families live in low income households. 2008-10-07T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000153/local_people_feel_the_pinch.html Like everyone else in the country residents of Eastbourne are suffering from rocketing food and energy prices. The government's own figures show that bread is up a fifth, butter and eggs by over a third and potatoes by over a quarter. Hardest hit are pensioners and others on fixed incomes. 2008-10-07T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000147/local_resident_in_despair_over_work_and_pensions_department.html Eastbourne pensioner and Willingdon Road resident Barbara Limage has been driven to despair over the Pensions department's ability to constantly lose her paperwork. 2008-08-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000143/county_council_slammed_for_ignoring_little_ratton.html Residents from the Little Ratton association had their petition demanding action be taken to repair the roads and pavements in their area presented to the County Council this week by Cllr Beryl Healy. 2008-07-27T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000158/stephen_holds_successful_fundraiser.html Local Lib Dem campaigner recently held a quiz night at his Old Town home. 2008-10-31T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000155/good_news_for_the_ghurkhas.html On Tuesday this week at the High Court in London a group of former Ghurkha soldiers with the British Army, won their immigration test case. They were challenging immigration rules which said that those who retired from the British Army before 1997 did not have an automatic right to stay. The government said it would now review all Ghurkhas cases. 2008-09-30T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000156/tesco_try_again_in_meads.html After the surprise reversal last July when Tesco Stores put forward an amendment planning application only to rejected by the Borough Council Planning Committee, the retail giant has come back for a second attempt. 2008-09-24T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000157/equitable_life_policy_holders_ask_for_support.html Current and former Equitable Life members have been contacting local parliamentary campaigner Stephen Lloyd, asking for his support for compensation, following the EU and Parliamentary Ombudsman's recommendations the regulatory authorities were negligent over many years. 2008-08-26T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000151/lloyd_gets_local_nhs_volunteer_drivers_motion_to_parliament.html The rising cost of fuel has caused problems for volunteer NHS drivers within Eastbourne and the surrounding area. Lib Dem parliamentary campaigner, Stephen Lloyd, first publicised there was an issue in early July when he was contacted by a local resident who volunteers as a driver for the NHS. 2008-08-21T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000150/lifeline_goes_from_strength_to_strength.html Lib Dem parliamentary campaigner Stephen Lloyd paid a recent visit to Wealden and Eastbourne Lifeline (WEL) at their offices in Eastbourne. 2008-08-20T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000149/old_towns_carolyn_heaps_cleans_up.html Old Town Lib Dem Councillor Carolyn Heaps has spent an early morning shift working with SITA to clean up our seafront. 2008-08-18T18:46+00:00 http://www.eastbournelibdems.org.uk/news/000148/conservative_think_tank_calls_for_millions_of_new_houses_in_the_south_of_england.html Lib Dem campaigners have described a call by a Conservative-leaning think tank for people from towns and cities of the North to pack their bags and move to the South, as appalling. 2008-08-15T00:00+00:00