http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Maidstone and the Weald Liberal Democrats en-GB Maidstone and the Weald Liberal Democrats http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Maidstone and the Weald Liberal Democrats 2010-03-12T22:37+00:00 United Kingdom http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000198/maidstone_maternity__an_update.html The campaign to Keep Full Maternity at Maidstone Hospital has received a welcome and unexpected boost. Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for Maidstone, Peter Carroll, has met with the Secretary of State for Health, the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP. An unscheduled meeting took place outside the Department of Health in Whitehall when Peter was handing in letters from over 3,000 local people opposing the downgrade. 2010-02-24T07:41+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000197/joy_at_news_that_government_is_to_review_maidstone_maternity_downgrade.html Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for Maidstone, Peter Carroll has reacted with joy to the news that the powerful Health Scrutiny Committee of Kent County Council is to ask the Government to 'call in' and review the decision to downgrade maternity at Maidstone Hospital. 2010-02-22T08:12+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000195/lib_dems_call_to_put_all_highways_work_out_to_competition.html Lib Dems at Kent County Hall have called for all of KCC's £50million roadworks programme to be put out to competition from local firms. Currently much of KCC's £50 million annual spending on roads goes to their partner contractors Ringway without open competition. 2010-02-19T10:42+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000196/kent_lib_dems_go_for_zero_council_tax_increase_in_rainy_day_budget.html Lib Dem County Councillors have proposed a package of cuts at County Hall which would result in no increase to current Council Tax bills, and which would have no effect on services to residents. In a package totalling £10.4 millions of savings, the Lib Dems proposed: 2010-02-18T09:00+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000194/peter_carroll_supports_new_rail_commuter_forum.html Peter Carroll is supporting a new initiative to help fight for better commuter services into London. Peter has given his backing to the newly launched on line forum 2010-02-16T09:32+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000193/bank_bonuses__bank_robbery.html Lib Dem campaigner Peter Carroll has slammed the City and 'Big Banks' for the return of Bonus culture. Peter is reacting to news that Barclays today announced over £11 Billion in profits and will pay enormous bonuses. Peter believes that paying bonuses to bankers in this climate is 'Bank Robbery'. 2010-02-16T09:30+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000192/weekend_freighter_service_to_be_axed.html Maidstone Borough Council confirm their Intent to axe the popular Weekend Freighter Service . Plus weekly waste collection service is once again under threat. 2010-02-16T09:26+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000191/carroll_takes_maternity_fight_back_to_whitehall.html Maidstone Maternity Campaigner Peter Carroll will be back in Whitehall on Tuesday 23rd February to fight against the downgrading of Maternity services in the County Town. Peter will be standing outside the Department of Health at 11.00am with over 3,000 letters from local people all asking for the Secretary of State to intervene and stop the downgrade. Many of the letters will be stuck to a 100ft long banner. This visit to Whitehall follows on from Peter handing in an enormous petition to 10 Downing Street a few weeks ago. 2010-02-15T09:40+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000190/peter_carroll_welcomes_maternity_report.html Peter Carroll, the Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for Maidstone & The Weald has welcomed the long awaited report from the KCC working group set up to investigate the downgrading of Maidstone Maternity. The report recommends that Kent County Council ask the Secretary of State for Health to 'call in' and review the decision. 2010-02-15T09:38+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000189/peter_carroll_makes_pledges__and_challenges_other_candidates_to_do_the_same.html Peter Carroll has today announced an important set of pledges to the electorate of Maidstone and the Weald. 2010-02-10T16:50+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000188/liberal_democrats_launch_general_election_plans_on_policing.html The Liberal Democrats have set out their General Election plans to put 3,000 more police out on the beat to cut crime. 2010-02-08T08:53+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000187/rural_matters__just_as_much_as_the_town.html Lib Dem Cllrs Brian Mortimer and Colin Parr are angry that Conservative-led Maidstone Borough Council is considering cutting £120,000 from the Street Cleaning budget. 2010-02-05T17:17+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000186/fighting_for_their_future.html After twelve years of Labour rule, children still aren't getting the opportunities they deserve. 2010-02-05T17:17+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000185/conservatives_shut_public_loos.html The closure of public toilets by Conservative run Maidstone Council has hit the elderly and young families hard. 2010-02-01T17:15+00:00 http://maidstoneandthewealdlibdems.org.uk/news/000183/snow_joke_council_car_parks_chaos.html Maidstone Council park and ride and pay and display car parks were plunged into danger during the busiest shopping weekend of the year, leading up to Christmas. 2010-01-26T17:13+00:00