National Liberal Democrat News - East Riding Liberal Democrats

Lib Dems call for an end to "rail rip-off"

Rochdale Lib Dem leader Councillor Andy Kelly has called for an assurance from Northern Rail that there will be no fare increase till 2018. He was speaking after residents complained that train fares have risen by up to 50p for some fares. The 10% rise was the second in just four months. In September, fares rose by a similar amount meaning for example that the off-peak fare has risen by a pound in just four months. An off-peak day return from Victoria to Greater Manchester has risen from £4.90 to £5.40

9 Jan 2017

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Tim and Eric Morrell with a recycling bag

Kerbside recycling reaches Grange

Grange Councillor Eric Morrell and local MP Tim Farron have welcomed the rollout of kerbside recycling in Grange, which starts this week.

9 Jan 2017

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Farron proposes solution to A&E ambulance queue crisis

Figures obtained by local MP Tim Farron reveal that ambulances are being forced to wait up to four hours to drop patients off at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Tim has repeated his call for an Urgent Care Centre at Westmorland General to relieve the pressure in Lancaster and provide a better service to South Lakes residents.

9 Jan 2017

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Tim Farron arriving at Autumn 2016 Conference

Now, Theresa, you weren’t really the driving force behind mental health crisis care improvements, now, were you?

So, Theresa May gave an interview to Sky's Sophy Ridge today in which she gave the biggest signal yet that leaving the single market is very much on the agenda. In time honoured tradition, there's a nice petition you can sign if you agree with Tim Farron that "reckless plans to leave the Single Market would make us all poorer."

by Caron Lindsay

9 Jan 2017

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County Council candidates asked to back campaign to make councils stop investing in fossil fuels.

All County Council candidates have received a letter from the Energy Democracy Project (EDP) asking them to support the campaign to get their local authorities to stop investing in fossil fuels.

9 Jan 2017

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Politics for Grown ups

This is the next of a series of postcards which Anita Day, Parliamentary Spokesperson for Grantham and Stamford has written to members and supporters In the week in which our most experienced EU civil servant resigned very publicly, and the Red Cross described the NHS as in a 'humanitarian crisis', there was a much smaller story in the news which went to the heart of the ongoing Brexit debate.

by Anita Day

8 Jan 2017

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