http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Stafford Liberal Democrats en-GB Stafford Liberal Democrats http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Stafford Liberal Democrats 2008-07-09T02:34+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000032/golf_club_plan_bad_for_the_environment.html Stafford Borough Council's decision to grant planning permission for the further development of Stafford Castle Golf course has been condemned by Staffords Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson Barry Stamp as being a bitter blow for the Environment. 2007-12-17T22:00+00:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000031/conservatives_to_cut_weekly_bin_collections.html Barry Stamp Leader of the Liberal Democrat's on Stafford Borough Council has hit out at Stafford Conservatives plan to reduce the collection of household rubbish bins from once a week to once a fortnight despite the fact that during the run up to May elections they told local residents they had no intention of making such a change. 2007-09-13T01:08+01:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000030/barry_stamp_accuses_staffordshire_county_council_of_putting_money_before_the_well_being_of_local_farmers.html Stafford's Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesperson Barry Stamp has accused the Labour run County Council of putting money before the well being of local farming families. 2007-07-17T21:03+01:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000029/stafford_borough_council_asked_to_back_call_to_drop_m6_widening_plans.html Stafford Liberal Democrats are pressing for the M6 widening scheme to be scrapped. They are worried that if it goes ahead the residents of Derrington, Seighford, Hyde Lea, and Creswell will suffer, from more noise and extra pollution. 2007-04-14T22:01+01:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000028/stafford_lib_dems_back_campaign_to_keep_staffordshire_care_homes_open.html Stafford Liberal Democrats are supporting the campaign to get the County Council to change its mind over the closure of all their old people's homes and day centres. Parliamentary Spokesperson Barry Stamp and his colleague Cllr Chris Baron have already spoken out against the plans which Barry describes as nothing more than a cash saving exercise. 2007-02-07T18:05+00:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000027/barry_stamp_welcomes_news_that_drugs_are_to_be_returned_to_community_first_responders.html News that three of the drugs recently withdrawn from use by Staffordshire Community First Responders are to be reinstated has today been welcomed by Stafford's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson. 2007-01-22T22:08+00:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000026/stafford_lib_dems_support_parties_plan_to_cut_crime.html Barry Stamp Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Stafford has thrown his weight behind the party's 'We Can Cut Crime' campaign which sets out five steps to a safer Britain. 2007-01-22T20:28+00:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000025/motorists_urged_to_do_their_bit_to_prevent_traffic_jams_and_accidents_in_stafford_town_centre.html Liberal Democrat Councillor Chris Baron is urging motorists to do their bit to prevent traffic jams and accidents in Stafford town centre by not blocking junctions and pedestrian crossings during the rush hour. 2007-01-05T00:00+00:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000024/stafford_lib_dems_call_for_rethink_on_post_office_closure_plans.html The news that 2500 post offices are to close have been meet with anger by Barry Stamp, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Stafford 2006-12-15T14:55+00:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000023/stafford_lib_dems_welcome_byelection_boost.html Liberal Democrats in Stafford have welcomed the party's election winning performance in council by-elections held in November. 2006-12-05T21:22+00:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000020/barry_stamp_calls_for_urgent_changes_to_planning_system.html Stafford Constituency's Parliamentary Spokesperson Barry Stamp is urging the Leader of Stafford Borough Council and her cabinet colleagues to make changes to the way residents who are objecting to a planning applicant can make their case heard. 2006-11-29T21:52+00:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000019/lib_dems_win_stafford_school_mock_election_vote.html Brendan McKeown, Stafford Borough Councillor for Chartley ward, beat Jeremy Lefroy, the prospective Tory candidate for Stafford and Ralph Cooke, a Labour Borough Councillor, in a mock election yesterday. Brendan took 46% of the vote in a debate in front of 100 sixth form students at Walton High School in Stafford. 2006-11-25T22:16+00:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000018/barry_stamp_supports_call_for_more_young_people_to_stand_in_next_years_elections.html Barry Stamp has thrown his weight behind a call for more young people to become active in local politics. 2006-11-14T16:34+00:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000017/more_farm_payment_delays_intolerable.html Barry Stamp, Stafford's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman has reacted angrily to the news that many Stafford farmers could face yet another delay in getting their single farm payment. 2006-11-08T22:08+00:00 http://www.staffordlibdems.org.uk/news/000016/cllr_david_seary_calls_on_county_council_to_improve_lichfield_road_site_safety.html Stafford residents are furious about the way contractors working on the new Lichfield Road development are leaving the area in a messy and dangerous state. Cllr David Seary has taken the problem up with the County Council and is insisting something is done to tidy them up. 2006-11-05T20:31+00:00