North Cornwall Liberal Democrats News Stories http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from North Cornwall Liberal Democrats en-GB North Cornwall Liberal Democrats http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 North Cornwall Liberal Democrats 2010-09-04T21:26+01:00 United Kingdom MEP urges climate action to mitigate future Pakistan floods http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001292/mep_urges_climate_action_to_mitigate_future_pakistan_floods.html Replying to EU Development Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva at an extraordinary committee meeting in the European Parliament in Brussels today, SW LD MEP Graham Watson said: 2010-08-31T00:00+01:00 Plastic Bag Free- From Salisbury to Cyprus! http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001293/plastic_bag_free_from_salisbury_to_cyprus.html Members of Salisbury City Residents Action on Packaging (SCRAP) have enlisted the support of local Lib Dem Euro-MP Graham Watson in their campaign to make Salisbury a plastic bag free (PBF) city. 2010-08-31T00:00+01:00 New 111 service will be better than NHS Direct - Burstow http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001291/new_111_service_will_be_better_than_nhs_direct__burstow.html 2010-08-30T12:42+01:00 Corus deal will get Teesside's heart beating again, says Swales http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001290/corus_deal_will_get_teessides_heart_beating_again_says_swales.html Corus and Thai steel company SSI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for SSI to buy the Teesside Cast Products plant from Corus. 2010-08-27T12:54+01:00 Corus deal will get Teeside's heart beating again, says Swales http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001289/corus_deal_will_get_teesides_heart_beating_again_says_swales.html Corus and Thai steel company SSI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for SSI to buy the Teesside Cast Products plant from Corus. 2010-08-27T12:54+01:00 Rise in obesity operations shows Labour failed on public health http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001288/rise_in_obesity_operations_shows_labour_failed_on_public_health.html Commenting on the 10-fold rise in the number of obesity-related surgeries carried out on the NHS in less than a decade, Liberal Democrat health minister Paul Burstow said: 2010-08-27T10:59+01:00 Nick Clegg delivers speech on social mobility http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001286/nick_clegg_delivers_speech_on_social_mobility.html Nick Clegg said: 2010-08-18T11:37+01:00 MEP's frustration "erupts" over volcano compensation http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001287/meps_frustration_erupts_over_volcano_compensation.html South West MEP Graham Watson has vowed to continue fighting for those constituents still awaiting reimbursement from airlines for costs incurred during the ash cloud disruption in April. 2010-08-18T00:00+01:00 Coalition bans cowboy clampers http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001284/coalition_bans_cowboy_clampers.html The Coalition Government has announced that car clamping on private land is to be banned. 2010-08-17T09:46+01:00 More must be done to help Pakistan flood victims- Watson http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001285/more_must_be_done_to_help_pakistan_flood_victims_watson.html Graham Watson MEP, a Lib Dem member of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, has called upon the EU, member states and countries around the world to do more to help victims of the floods in Pakistan. 2010-08-16T00:00+01:00 Chris Huhne delivers speech on Labour’s legacy http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001283/chris_huhne_delivers_speech_on_labours_legacy.html “Labour were once a serious party. 2010-08-11T11:53+01:00 Chris Huhne has called on councils to kick-start a local power revolution http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001281/chris_huhne_has_called_on_councils_to_kickstart_a_local_power_revolution.html At present only 0.01% of electricity in England is generated by local authority-owned renewables, despite the scope that exists to install projects on their land and buildings.  In Germany the equivalent figure is 100 times higher. 2010-08-09T10:12+01:00 Controversial children's database ContactPoint to be scrapped http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001280/controversial_childrens_database_contactpoint_to_be_scrapped.html Liberal Democrats opposed ContactPoint from the start. At the last Lib Dem Autumn Conference a motion was passed calling for an end to the database and to invest the money in alternatives to help staff more effectively. 2010-08-06T14:14+01:00 RBS must use profits to help struggling businesses, says Williams http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001279/rbs_must_use_profits_to_help_struggling_businesses_says_williams.html Commenting on the £1.1bn pre-tax half year profits announced by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) today, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Treasury Policy Committee, Stephen Williams said: 2010-08-06T11:12+01:00 Vince Cable announces large investment in low-carbon jobs in the North East http://www.northcornwalllibdems.org.uk/news/001278/vince_cable_announces_large_investment_in_lowcarbon_jobs_in_the_north_east.html Of this package, £1.3m will help develop Carbon Capture and Storage technology, which will be vital in reducing carbon emissions while ensuring Britain's energy supply. 2010-08-05T14:12+01:00