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Robin Lawrence calls for action on Wolverhampton's recession

Wolverhampton South West Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Councillor Robin Lawrence has called for action to tackle the recession in Wolverhampton. This follows recent news that Wolverhampton is set to have the highest unemployment rate in the country and already has the second highest rate of empty shops in the country.

26 Sep 2009
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Dave at All Saints Church Cople

Coffee and cake for a good cause

Jamie Oliver might think the nation can't cook but let me tell you, we certainly can bake! I went to some of the Macmillan Coffee Mornings being held around our area this morning and there were some great cakes to have with your cup of coffee, fundraisers had clearly made a huge effort and the coffee mornings I went to were well attended so the effort seemed to have paid off. A beautifully detailed iced cake being raffled at the hospital was really a work of art!

25 Sep 2009
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HGV Ban - Legal Advice Highlights Tory County Council Failure

Legal advice has vindicated a Liberal Democrat decision to halt the implementation of a weight restriction which banned HGV's in some North Bedfordshire Villages, after it was revealed that the former Tory County Council failed to meet a string of lawful procedures for the implementation of the scheme.They did not meet requirements for signs to be in place by the time any such Order comes into force, and also failed to follow requirements that letters be sent to all those who objected to the scheme. Apparently funds were not even in place for the scheme until months after the Order was made.

25 Sep 2009
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HIV panel at Bournemouth Conference 2009

HIV vaccine: hope for the future, but action now

Many DELGA supporters will have seen reports that an experimental HIV vaccine has for the first time cut the risk of infection. DELGA Chair Jen Yockney says, "the reports offer a brighter hope for tackling HIV in the future but remind us of the need for work on sexual health now. As budgets are being cut in so many sectors, cutting sexual health spending today is a false economy that stores up far bigger problems for the future."

25 Sep 2009
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