http://hantslibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Hampshire Liberal Democrats en-GB Hampshire Liberal Democrats http://hantslibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Hampshire Liberal Democrats 2008-09-08T14:07+01:00 United Kingdom http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000121/hampshire_library_service_downgraded.html The Hampshire Library service has lost one of its stars being downgraded from a two-star rating to a one star. 2008-08-18T08:35+01:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000120/daily_mail_says_hampshire_tories_waste_money.html The Daily Mail has recently identified Hampshire as one of the most wasteful local authorities. 2008-08-05T10:09+01:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000119/county_tories_force_through_minerals_plan.html In a packed meeting Hampshire County Council Conservatives were told by 13 deputations from the public why their Minerals plan is unsound. 2008-07-12T05:07+01:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000118/hampshire_conservatives_preelection_contrick.html Hampshire Conservatives over-charged council tax payers this year so they could bribe the voters with a lower increase next year - County election year. They denied it at the time, but now the truth is out. They have also announced some modest improvements to services to try to distract people from the major service cuts they are making. 2008-06-19T22:47+01:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000117/tories_to_increase_fly_tipping.html Conservatives at Hampshire County Council should think again over new restrictions at our waste recycling centres. 2008-02-26T11:48+00:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000116/conservative_hampshire_county_council__named_and_shamed.html Hampshire County Council are among the Top 10 WORST local authorities in the UK, for Council Tax and value for money according to the Government figures released today. 2008-02-18T09:00+00:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000115/cuts_cuts_cuts_with_council_tax_going_up_up_up.html CUTS CUTS CUTS - That's the verdict on the latest Budget from Hampshire County Council 2008-02-11T09:22+00:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000114/save_our_post_offices.html ADAM CAREW, the Lib Dem Parliamentary Campaigner, has condemned the Post Office's decision to close many Post Offices across Hampshire. 2008-02-05T09:26+00:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000113/tory_claim_no_money_for_care_homes_while_spending_40_million_on_new_offices_for_themselves.html TORY HAMPSHIRE has recently closed six Care Homes while spending £40m on Council HQ. 2008-01-20T10:42+00:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000112/more_police_for_our_local_streets.html ADRIAN COLLETT, Lib Dem Hampshire County Councillor is already doing something about it! 2008-01-12T16:24+00:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000111/hampshires_20_is_plenty_campaign_lacks_teeth.html The "20 is plenty" campaign launched by Hampshire County Council this week has been rounded on by the Liberal Democrats who accuse it of lacking teeth. 2007-06-22T09:00+01:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000110/tory_budget_cuts_hit_services_again.html "Hampshire Tories continue to cut services despite having over £103M in the bank" says Lib Dem Deputy Leader Brian Dash, "People have a right to know why services are being cut while they stash away cash for an election in two years time." 2007-04-03T08:48+01:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000109/stop_sacking_librarians_say_hampshire_lib_dems.html Liberal Democrats are supporting Hampshire librarians in their campaign against the Conservative plan to cut the library service in Hampshire. 2007-03-23T13:00+00:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000108/twentys_plenty__we_want_speed_limits_not_spin.html Speed campaigners in Hampshire have reacted with anger to news that the Conservative-run County Council is planning to introduce no 20 mph speed limits near schools in the next 12 months, but will spend money on a P.R. campaign asking people to slow down instead. 2007-03-22T22:58+00:00 http://hantslibdems.org.uk/news/000107/new_campaigns_chief_for_hampshire.html Experienced campaigner Simon Werner is the new campaigns officer for Hampshire Liberal Democrats. 2007-01-13T16:39+00:00