http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Stockport Liberal Democrats en-GB Stockport Liberal Democrats http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Stockport Liberal Democrats 2010-03-10T08:11+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000049/innocent_people_should_not_be_punished_for_dwp_mistakes.html Local Lib Dem campaigner Stuart Bodsworth has welcomed the Court of Appeals ruling this week that the Government was wrong to threaten innocent people with court action if they did not return benefits paid to them by mistake. 2009-10-16T13:21+01:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000048/back_gurkhas_now__lib_dems_tell_ann_coffey.html Liberal Democrats are calling on Stockport's Labour MP to support the Gurkhas after she voted against proposals to allow those who had put their life on the line and fought for Britain to remain in the UK. 2009-05-05T18:44+01:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000047/labours_budget_will_not_help_stockport.html New Labour are floundering as the realities of their own recession reveals the Budget to be nothing more than the hollow spin of a Government that has run out wool to pull over the countries eyes. 2009-04-25T00:12+01:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000046/love_food_hate_waste.html Stuart Bodsworth is backing a new campaign to help local people save money and reduce their impact on the environment. 2009-04-24T22:49+01:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000045/council_helps_local_comunities_tackle_the_danger_of_speeding_motorists.html Stuart Bodsworth met up with Stockport's community Speed Watch volunteers to find out how their training is going. Stockport's Lib Dem led council has launched a partnership initiative to help communities protect themselves from irresponsible motorists driving dangerously fast around our neighbourhoods. 2009-04-21T00:50+01:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000044/celebrating_business_excellence_in_stockport.html Today Stockport Council's Environmental Health and Trading Standards celebrated local businesses who have gone that extra mile in pursuit of excellence. 2009-01-26T22:32+00:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000043/bbc_should_broadcast_gaza_appeal.html Stuart Bodsworth the Parliamentary Spokesperson for Stockport has described the BBC's refusal to broadcast the Gaza appeal as "perverse". 2009-01-26T00:08+00:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000042/lib_dem_adopts_bill_to_end_fuel_poverty.html Stuart Bodsworth has welcomed the decision by Lib Dem MP David Heath to take forward a bill to end fuel poverty. 2009-01-20T00:56+00:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000041/something_wonderful_growing_in_woodbank_park.html Stuart Bodsworth the Parliamentary Spokesman for Stockport has welcomed a Stockport Partnership initiative to tackle youth offending, rejuvenate Woodbank Park and benefit the local community. 2009-01-15T23:07+00:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000040/british_government_must_do_more_to_stop_the_violence_in_gaza.html If any nation in the world knows the value of dialogue in deeply entrenched sectarian conflict it is the UK. The road to peace in Northern Ireland has been long and complicated and we would not be this far down it without the brave decision of previous governments to talk to the IRA/Sinn Fein. 2009-01-11T14:38+00:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000039/eradicating_fuel_poverty_too_important_to_sweep_under_the_carpet__stuart_bodsworth_stockport_liberal_democrats.html Stuart Bodsworth Lib Dem Parliamentary spokesman for Stockport is calling on MPs to introduce a Fuel Poverty (Eradication) Bill to reinstate the Governments Duty to wipe out fuel poverty. 2008-12-12T15:14+00:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000038/labours_con_charge_given_the_boot_by_stockport.html Stuart Bodsworth Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman for Stockport has welcomed the overwhelming NO vote in the congestion charge referendum. 2008-12-12T15:09+00:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000037/queens_speech_wont_help_families_in_stockport.html The Government's plans for new laws will do little to help hard-pressed families in Stockport, claims local Liberal Democrat spokesman Stuart Bodsworth. 2008-12-05T20:01+00:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000036/stockport_lib_dems_welcome_for_small_businesses_action_plan.html Liberal Democrats in Stockport have backed plans to help small businesses survive the looming recession. 2008-10-28T03:23+00:00 http://www.stockportlibdems.org.uk/news/000035/gordon_brown_a_year_of_drift_dither_and_failure.html Stockport has not benefited from Gordon Brown's leadership, claim local Liberal Democrats. 2008-06-30T11:45+01:00