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Welcome to the Newcastle Liberal Democrats web site!
Cllr John Shipley with 2008's six new Lib Dem councillors
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The Liberal Democrats are proud to have been in control of Newcastle upon Tyne City Council since 2004. In that time, we have cut waste and contained council tax rises, overseen improvements in educational achievement and spent more on the services people say they want, such as community safety, street cleaning, recycling and the environment.
I hope that you enjoy visiting our website, and please don't hesitate to get in touch if you need any more information.
Cllr John Shipley OBE - Leader of Newcastle City Council
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Sun 16th Nov 2008
A new plan to tackle binge drinking has been launched by the Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg MP.
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Sat 15th Nov 2008
Newcastle Liberal Democrats in have welcomed a decision by the Government to abandon proposals to hand over the payment of pensions and benefits from post offices to a private company.
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Fri 14th Nov 2008
Local Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to do more to support businesses in the face of rising unemployment in the North East.
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Tue 11th Nov 2008
North East Liberal Democrats have welcomed the party's commitment to reopening a local railway line.
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Sat 1st Nov 2008
Newcastle East Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Greg Stone is backing Shepherd Offshore's plans to establish a renewable energy manufacturing cluster at former shipyard sites on the Tyne.
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Fri 31st Oct 2008
Reports released today suggest that the Government will have to reduce entitlement to grants for students starting this year after underestimating the numbers applying, with the Department for Universities, Innovation, and Skills admitting a £200 million budget shortfall.
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Fri 24th Oct 2008
Plans for a new bus lane on the West Road have been excluded from the submission to the Government by transport operator Nexus.
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Sun 19th Oct 2008
A meeting is to be held with Arriva and the Great Park Consortium to try and improve bus services to the Great Park.
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Sat 18th Oct 2008
There are plans to increase recycling by a third over the next two years.
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Tue 14th Oct 2008
The city council is considering introducing legally enforceable 20mph zones in all residential estates across Newcastle.
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Tue 14th Oct 2008
A street party was held in September to celebrate the completion of the Kingsway Avenue trees project.
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Tue 7th Oct 2008
A senior Newcastle Liberal Democrat has called upon Tyneside education chiefs to provide information on the extent of the crisis hitting payments of education maintenance allowances to 16 to 19 year old students.
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Tue 30th Sep 2008
Newcastle East Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Greg Stone has expressed concern over an announcement by ITV that it intends to cut 430 jobs in its regional news operations.
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Mon 29th Sep 2008
Reports released today suggest that the Government will have to reduce entitlement to grants for students starting this year after underestimating the numbers applying, with the Department for Universities, Innovation, and Skills admitting a £200 million budget shortfall.
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Fri 26th Sep 2008
A senior Lib Dem campaigner has welcomed an announcement that Housing Minister Caroline Flint is to introduce new proposals to address "studentification" in university towns such as Newcastle in a new Housing Green Paper - but has expressed regret that the move has taken so long.
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| Newcastle Upon Tyne Central General Election Result |
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Turnout: 35920 (53%)
45.1%
Labour: 16211 (−9.9%)
34%
Liberal Democrat: 12229 (+12.3%)
16%
Conservative: 5749 (−5.3%)
View the results in detail.
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| Newcastle Upon Tyne North General Election Result |
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Turnout: 38444 (68%)
50%
Labour: 19224 (−10.1%)
31.7%
Liberal Democrat: 12201 (+12.3%)
15.7%
Conservative: 6022 (−4.7%)
View the results in detail.
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| Newcastle Upon Tyne East & Wallsend General Election Result |
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Turnout: 31678 (51%)
55.1%
Labour: 17462 (−8%)
31.2%
Liberal Democrat: 9897 (+11.6%)
11.1%
Conservative: 3532 (−0.7%)
View the results in detail.
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