http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Lewisham Liberal Democrats en-GB Lewisham Liberal Democrats http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Lewisham Liberal Democrats 2010-03-19T23:35+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000142/lib_dems_give_lewisham_mayor_90_days_notice.html The Liberal Democrat opposition on Lewisham Council have announced Chris Maines will be their Mayoral candidate in May. Chris, who came a close second to the Labour incumbent in 2006 says, "I think people are ready for change and we are the main challengers. The local Liberal Democrat team is strong, willing and ready to beat Labour." 2010-02-25T13:36+00:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000141/lewisham_bottom_of_the_heap_on_waste.html London's Wasted Resource, Mayor Boris Johnson's waste strategy launched today (18th January) is a wake up call to Lewisham, a council which manages to recycle only half the rate that most other London Borough achieve according to Lewisham Liberal Democrat Cllr Chris Maines. 2010-01-18T16:25+00:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000140/official_lib_dems_are_hardest_working_lewisham_councillors.html A Council question from Conservative group leader David Britton has revealed that his group are Lewisham's laziest councillors and that Liberal Democrat councillors challenge the directly-elected Mayor the most. 2009-11-26T21:00+00:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000139/lib_dem_concern_over_mosquito_devices.html Liberal Democrat councillors have expressed concern over the installation of several "mosquito" devices outside private properties in Lewisham. The devices emit a high pitch sonic frequency designed to be heard by those under 20 and are intended to stop gangs and large groups from congregating. 2009-11-26T17:57+00:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000138/blackheath_passengers_anger_at_rail_cuts.html Angry train passengers are protesting at cuts to train services via Blackheath. They have launched a petition to 10 Downing Street, met with managers from Southeastern Trains and are determined to get the cut services re-instated. 2009-11-16T15:14+00:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000137/mayoral_adviser_quits_labour_over_apartheid_row.html In a shock resignation from Lewisham Labour Party, David Michael, the high-profile Chair of Lewisham Local Police Consultative Group (LCPCG), has accused his fellow Labour party activists of treating him shabbily, claiming "there is a real absence of leadership." 2009-11-05T18:08+00:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000136/no_to_unfair_caribbean_tax_hike.html Lewisham Lib Dem Chris Maines is calling on the government not to proceed with an increased Air Passenger Duty that will hit the Caribbean community. 2009-11-01T20:46+00:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000135/government_set_to_claw_back_money_from_council_tenants.html Lewisham's Liberal Democrat councillors have slammed Government proposals to make some of the poorest tenants in the borough nearly £800 a year worse off. 2009-10-18T23:15+01:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000134/cuts_threaten_freedom_pass.html Proposed Government cuts could jeopardise parts of the concessionary fare scheme enjoyed by over a million elderly and disabled London residents. The Labour Government have drawn up plans to reduce the funding of London's Freedom Pass so that it will only cover half of the cost, leaving a £50 million shortfall. 2009-10-15T10:22+01:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000133/alex_feakes_and_simon_hughes_mp_back_lewisham_1010_campaign_signup.html Alex Feakes, Lib Dem parliamentary spokesman for Lewisham West & Penge, has been joined by popular MP Simon Hughes in congratulating Lewisham Council on signing up to the 10:10 campaign to reduce carbon emissions. Simon Hughes is the Liberal Democrats' Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. 2009-09-29T10:19+01:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000132/new_opinion_poll_puts_lib_dems_in_second.html An Ipsos Mori survey released today puts the Conservatives on 36% (down 7), Labour on 24% (down 2) and the Liberal Democrats on 25% (up 8). 2009-09-29T10:13+01:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000131/labour_is_proud_of_high_council_tax__feakes.html Forest Hill Lib Dem councillor Alex Feakes has challenged the Labour administration in Lewisham over its record on Council Tax. Figures released by the Department for Communities and Local Government showed the borough's Council Tax has risen at the quickest rate since the tax was introduced to become the highest in inner London in 2009-2010. 2009-09-29T10:09+01:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000130/make_our_park_safe_say_lib_dems.html Whitefoot Liberal Democrat councillors have teamed up with local residents to call for the clean-up of a play area and park in Downham. 2009-09-25T12:10+01:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000129/forest_hill_in_the_mystery_of_the_emergency_help_point.html The emergency help point outside WHSmith at Forest Hill station has been broken for a long time and no-one will take responsibility for maintaining it. Forest Hill's Liberal Democrat councillor John Russell has called on Lewisham Council and Transport for London to work together to get to the bottom of the mystery. 2009-09-25T01:37+01:00 http://www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk/news/000128/local_youth_unemployment_targeted_by_lib_dems.html Over a thousand young people in Lewisham and Bromley boroughs would be helped into work, vocational courses or higher education by new Lib Dem plans to relieve the impact of the recession on Britain's 'lost generation'. 2009-09-11T10:46+01:00