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Over the last year County Cllr. Keith Morgan has been activate in casework and attending meeting at County Hall. Specifically, he opposed the Youth Club closures proposed by the controlling group. Locally, he has supported several local projects with the County Council leadership fund. The very successful Chatsworth Road Festival (Oct. 2011) attracted £500 towards its publicity this year; Cruse Bereavement Group also received £400 to enable its development and visiting: other beneficiaries have included the Friends of Walton Dam and the Robinson Bowling Club. These are all social support networks which contribute towards the improvement of life in our area.

29 Sep 2012
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Hipper Corridor Regeneration Survey

The summer and autumn have brought mixed fortunes for the Walton & West Division. At last the plans for the regeneration of the Hipper Corridor have been lodged with the Council. Local Liberal Democrats contacted some 2,000 households immediately affected by the development to elicit some measure of local opinion.

29 Sep 2012
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Car Park Charges Hypocrisy or Car Park Hypocrisy Charge?

The Chesterfield Labour Party, campaigning against the Chesterfield Liberal Democrat Council in the local elections in May 2011 claimed to reduce these charges if they were elected! We know the Labour Party will deny their evident hypocrisy: yet it is there, in public record, for all to see…as follows:

29 Sep 2012
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In Chesterfield, Labour promised reduced parking charges......

.... but this is what you got ! In the Borough Council elections last year, a key plank of the Labour Party's manifesto was that they would reduce car parking charges. They claimed that trade was down in the town because of high parking charges. Well - surprise, surprise !! - This year they have:

4 Aug 2012
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Summer Schools open in Chesterfield

In Chesterfield three schools will be opening their doors this summer to help some of the most disadvantaged pupils in our area with the big step up from primary to secondary school. Many pupils find the move to a bigger school and a more challenging curriculum daunting and this can lead to falling results and they often never catch up again. To help pupils who are especially vulnerable to falling behind, those on free school meals (FSM) or looked-after children, Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg launched the first Summer Schools programme this week. Commenting, Cllr Ray Russell leader of Chesterfield Lib Dem Councillors said: "These Summer Schools can be the key to a child's success in later life. The step from primary to secondary school can be a really daunting one for many children. If your confidence is knocked back at this stage, it is difficult to recover as a child progresses through the school. "Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government have done the right thing by usi

ICLDF
26 Jul 2012
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