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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Thu 11th Mar 2010
John Kelley, the Lib Dem candidate, has won today's by-election in Esh Winning and Waterhouses.
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Tue 2nd Mar 2010
According to Network Rail, Durham City has one of the highest rates of rail crime in the region. Incidents here in the last year alone caused 8000 minutes of delays for passengers.
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Mon 1st Mar 2010
Relatives of residents at an under-threat care home have accused the County Council of underhand tactics over the timing of a visit to the home.
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Thu 25th Feb 2010
At the Budget meeting of Durham County Council, tomorrow (Friday), Councillor Nigel Martin, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, will move that the County Council council tax level be set at the same level as last year.
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Wed 24th Feb 2010
Durham County Council is trying to block opposition to its care home closure plan by gagging members of the council from commenting during the consultation.
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Wed 24th Feb 2010
Liberal Democrats in Durham have expressed their disappointment at today's news that Durham has failed to make the next round in the bid to be City of Culture 2013.
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Tue 23rd Feb 2010
Plans by Labour-run Durham County Council to use private finance to renew street lighting will jeopardise jobs and cost taxpayers millions of pounds. Despite the recent revelation that using similar funding to build the city's hospital added hundreds of millions to the cost, the council is considering the same option for street lighting.
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Thu 18th Feb 2010
Lib Dem parliamentary candidate Carol Woods has described today's Cabinet meeting in Durham as a "last-ditch publicity stunt" that was aimed more at improving Labour's election chances than improving the region.
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Tue 9th Feb 2010
Figures released today by the Liberal Democrats reveal that University Hospital of North Durham will cost the taxpayer more than half a billion pounds, despite being worth just over £60 million.
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Fri 5th Feb 2010
Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate Carol Woods has challenged the city's Labour MP to come clean over student fees.
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Thu 4th Feb 2010
During a visit to the Durham Constabulary today, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg and Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne joined with local Lib Dem Carol Woods in setting out the party's General Election plans to put thousands more police out on the beat to cut crime.
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Thu 4th Feb 2010
Leader of the Lib Dems, Nick Clegg MP held an open meeting with students in Durham today which attracted well over 400 people.
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Tue 2nd Feb 2010
The Liberal Democrats have announced a major funding commitment to boost education in Durham
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Wed 27th Jan 2010
Government figures have revealed that Durham has suffered the second biggest police cuts in the country over the last 5 years.
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Thu 21st Jan 2010
The Liberal Democrats in County Durham are calling for the County Council to freeze council tax for the next year.
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Tue 19th Jan 2010
This Wednesday, the Labour County Council will confirm their plans to close care homes in County Durham. Leading Lib Dem Councillor Carol Woods has attacked the decision and accused the Council of betraying residents.
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Fri 15th Jan 2010
Leading Liberal Democrat councillor, Carol Woods, is calling on the County Council to explain why so many roads and pavements have been left untreated during the recent cold weather, despite additional funding from the local Health trust.
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Tue 12th Jan 2010
More than five thousand pensioners in Durham will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats.
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Wed 16th Dec 2009
A long-running Lib Dem campaign to cut speeding in built-up areas and outside of schools has been boosted today by new Government guidance urging all Councils to implement the policy. The Labour County Council had refused to support these speed cuts when the Lib Dems called on the Council to do so in September.
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Sun 13th Dec 2009
Leading Liberal Democrats in Durham have slammed the Labour County Council over plans to close local care homes and have promised to fight "tooth and nail" against the closures.
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Thu 10th Dec 2009
Lib Dems in Durham have today posed question of the City's Labour MP following the news that she was forced to repay £1,330 of her expenses. The MP also claimed £3,300 for food as well as buying £1,800 worth of furniture.
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Wed 9th Dec 2009
In answer to questions put by Lib Dem Councillor Carol Woods at today's full Council meeting at County Hall, Labour bosses have refused to rule out huge front-line job cuts.
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Wed 9th Dec 2009
The demise of Durham City Council has brought into question the ownership of the many historic and ceremonial artifacts held by the former Council and located in the Town Hall.
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Tue 8th Dec 2009
Lib Dem County Councillor Carol Woods has criticised Council plans to demolish garages in Pittington without consulting the garage owners.
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Mon 7th Dec 2009
Lib Dem, Carol Woods, has called on the Labour County Council to come clean on why the Belmont Viaduct remains closed despite securing high-profile lottery funding two years ago.
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Mon 7th Dec 2009
Liberal Democrat candidate for Durham, Carol Woods, today welcomed the party's new plans to cut taxes for middle and low earners.
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Fri 4th Dec 2009
Liberal Democrats Carol Woods and Fiona Hall MEP have expressed their anger at the news that the Corus steel plant is to close with the loss of 1700 jobs.
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Thu 3rd Dec 2009
Durham County Council has been criticised today by the Liberal Democrats for failing to take advantage of funding to help cut unemployment.
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Tue 24th Nov 2009
Durham's Labour MP has been told to stop passing the buck on admissions for the Durham Johnston School. Instead, say local Lib Dems, she should be tackling her Government's decision to allow an unelected quango to tie the council's hands.
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Wed 11th Nov 2009
Following the news that the local health trust will help fund the County Council's gritting scheme over the next two years, Lib Dem councillor Carol Woods has called for guarantees to be made over the spending of the money. She has also highlighted Council policy which refuses to refill salt bins and the legal uncertainty that could leave people liable if they attempt to clear paths themselves.
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