http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Beaconsfield Liberal Democrats en-GB Beaconsfield Liberal Democrats http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Beaconsfield Liberal Democrats 2010-03-10T10:54+00:00 United Kingdom http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000045/beaconsfield_lib_dems_choose_candidate.html John Edwards, 42, an accountant from Windsor, has been chosen as the Lib Dem candidate for the general election in a few months' time. He will contest the Beaconsfield constituency which includes Beaconsfield itself as well as Gerrards Cross, Denham, Burnham, Iver, Bourne End, Flackwell Heath and Marlow. 2010-01-30T23:00+00:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000044/liberal_democrats_take_marlow_by_election_seat.html Liberal Democrat Ivor Coleman won the by election for Marlow Town Council caused by the disqualification of Tory ex-Councillor Anthony Dunn. 2009-01-31T12:00+00:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000043/lib_dems_and_tories_both_take_labour_votes_at_henley.html The Conservatives have held the Henley seat but Liberal Democrats also increased their share of the vote at the expense of Labour, who came a disastrous fifth and lost their deposit. Full details are to the right of this story. 2008-06-27T09:12+01:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000040/conservatives_win_by_election_in_marlow_liberal_democrats_second_well_ahead_of_labour.html The resignation of a Conservative Councillor on Wycombe District Council just 6 months after the elections in May last year caused a by election in Marlow North and West ward. Carrol Cummins contested the election for the Liberal Democrats on February 7, 2008. 2008-02-09T15:00+00:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000042/lib_dems_say_enough_is_enough_at_heathrow.html The government says that there are economic benefits associated with allowing Heathrow to continue to expand. Britain is the world's second largest exporter of services and the financial services industry uses 6 times more air travel than other businesses. The government says that 70% of foreign investment wants to, and does, locate within one hour of Heathrow. Allowing Heathrow to expand would create another 10000 jobs. 2008-01-26T22:28+00:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000041/clegg_is_new_leader.html Nick Clegg MP has been named as the new Leader of the Liberal Democrats, following a ballot of members from across the country. 2007-12-20T21:00+00:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000039/bucks_county_council_consults_on_sites_for_waste_disposal.html This month Bucks County Council is inviting comments from the public on its proposal to make four sites in the county "preferred areas" for the disposal of waste. 2007-07-11T11:21+01:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000038/tesco_will_open_new_gerrards_cross_supermarket_in_2010.html Tesco management called a public meeting in Gerrards Cross on July 4 to give more details of their decision to complete their supermarket and to answer residents' questions. 2007-07-11T10:52+01:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000037/libdems_double_their_representation_on_south_bucks_and_wycombe_district_councils.html Liberal Democrats now have two councillors on South Bucks District Council, up from one previously and four on Wycombe District Council, up from two previously. 2007-05-04T18:13+01:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000032/shock_reductions_in_library_hours.html Hard on the heels of closing 8 libraries last year, Bucks County Council wants to reduce the opening hours of dozens more. 2007-02-22T23:10+00:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000031/tesco_store_to_be_dismantled_and_rebuilt.html Gerrards Cross Parish Council heard a report this week that Costain, advising Tesco on the options for completing their store over the Chiltern Railways line, proposes dismantling the steel structure and removing more of the infill around the tunnel constructed two years ago. 2007-02-22T20:15+00:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000030/lib_dem_county_councillors_challenge_permit_system_for_household_waste.html Lib Dems have challenged the County Council's decision to make residents get permits if they want to take DIY waste to local recycling sites. 2006-09-19T21:10+01:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000029/home_office_fiasco_shows_up_labours_attitude_to_government.html Charles Clarke should have spent less time on expensive gimmicks and constant new "initiatives" and more time on the humdrum business of running his department. 2006-05-01T09:46+01:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000027/bombshell_libdem_win_in_dunfermline_and_fife_west.html Liberal Democrats stormed home at the by election on February 9th to take the seat in which Gordon Brown lives. There was a massive swing from both Labour and Conservatives to the new Liberal Democrat MP, Willie Rennie. Get the detailed result from the menu on the left. Willie takes our numbers up to 63 in the House of Commons. 2006-02-10T22:00+00:00 http://beaconsfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000026/15_million_black_hole_in_bucks_county_council_finances.html A crisis cabinet meeting on January 23 revealed that desperate measures are required to balance the Council's books for the next financial year. 2006-01-27T16:21+00:00