Constituency News

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Councillor Calls for Road Name in Honour Of Yeovil Olympian

Liberal Democrat Yeovil District and Town Councillor Jon Gleeson has launched an online Facebook campaign to have a road named in honour of Heather Stanning, the Yeovil born rower who won gold in th... more

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European Liberal Democrat Leader in Yeovil

European Liberal Democrat leader and Euro-MP for the South West Sir Graham Watson visited Yeovil on Friday to talk about developments in the Eurozone crisis and his work as an MEP. Speaking at ... more

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Olympics to Create Long, Lasting Legacy For The Whole Of The UK

Ahead of Somerset’s turn to host the Olympic Torch this week, MP for Bath and board member of the Olympic Organising Committee, Rt Hon Don Foster MP was Keynote Speaker at a dinner organised b... more

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Shock at Tory sell-off of Great Wood!

Despite the huge amount of protests at the proposed Tory sell-off of the Quantocks - they have gone ahead anyway. The Liberal Democrats proposed a motion to stop the sale at the February full... more

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South Petherton County Councillor Secures Funding For Parish Lengthsman Scheme

Liberal Democrat County Councillor for South Petherton Division, Paul Maxwell, has secured funding to keep The Parish Lengthsman Scheme alive. Paul (pictured left) was able to persuade The D... more

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Somerset Lib Dems urge the Chancellor to move further and faster on raising the Income Tax threshold

Sam Crabb joined Liberal Democrat Council Leaders and Group Leaders from across the country in calling on the Chancellor to make helping those on low and middle incomes a priority in the Budget n... more

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What the Liberal Democrats are Achieving in Government

Fairer taxes, promoting green jobs, protecting your civil liberties - these are just some of the achievements of the Liberal Democrats in government.   We're building a freer, greener... more

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Southwest One “Failure” Warnings Ignored By Conservative County Council Leader Ken Maddock

Sam Crabb, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Somerset County Group has criticised the leadership of Somerset County Council in their “failure to manage” Southwest One (SWOne). Somerset Coun... more

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Somerset Liberal Democrats Call On County Council To Reverse “Appalling” Decision To Sell Quantocks

Somerset Liberal Democrats have slammed the Conservative County Council’s decision to “rush the sale” of public woods and moorlands including Great Wood, Custom Common at Over Stow... more

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Alternative Lib Dem Budget to Save Extra £4.4 Million in ‘Back Office’ Savings Rejected By SCC

Somerset Liberal Democrats have slammed the decision by the Conservative administration at Somerset County Council to reject further savings of £4.4 million that were outlined in an Opposition... more

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Somerset Liberal Democrats Present Residents’ Petition Against Local Bus Cuts

Somerset Liberal Democrats have today submitted a further 3,134 signatures from local residents supporting a petition campaigning against the wide-ranging  reductions to bus services being... more

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Liberal Democrat Leader Questions the True Cost of the Somerset Library Service Judicial Review

Sam Crabb, Leader of the Somerset Liberal Democrat Group, has questioned Somerset County Council’s statement regarding the cost of the Library Service Judicial Review.   Councillor C... more

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Liberal Democrat Leader Slams Further Conservative Cuts To Youth Services

Somerset Liberal Democrats have slammed the Conservative County Council’s decision to dramatically further cut the County Youth Service budget. Plans to provide support towards a paid... more

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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT LEADER CALLS ON SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL TO REVERSE SALE OF GREAT WOOD

Somerset Liberal Democrats have slammed the Conservative County Council’s decision to “sell off public woods and moorlands” including Great Wood, Custom Common at Over Stowey, and T... more

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WINTER DRAIN CLEARANCE PRAISED

Councillor Sam Crabb , Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Somerset County Council, has praised the hard work being carried out by Somerset Highways who have recently been clearing l... more