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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
As Share the Care Week gets under way, the Liberal Democrats have highlighted the difficulties that many local carers face.
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
Oldham East & Saddleworth's Liberal Democrats have called upon Labour MP Phil Woolas to honour the promise he gave to the Oldham Chronicle on expenses.
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
Research from the Liberal Democrats reveals that 14 people were admitted to hospital in the Oldham area last year with malnutrition.
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Mon 1st Mar 2010
Liberal Democrat plans on policing would see an extra 1,570 arrests made in Greater Manchester each year, according to new research from the Liberal Democrats.
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Mon 1st Mar 2010
Labour MP Phil Woolas has officially written to Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg to complain about the activities of Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesperson Elwyn Watkins.
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Wed 24th Feb 2010
Schools in Oldham would benefit from a £20.5m cash injection by the Liberal Democrats to pay for smaller class sizes and better discipline as part of a plan to build Fair Schools for All.
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Tue 16th Feb 2010
A Liberal Democrat proposal which would ban MPs from making a profit when selling second homes purchased with help from Commons allowances has gained ground today.
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Thu 11th Feb 2010
Following a complaint, the House of Commons Director General of Resources has confirmed that they are investigating Phil Woolas MP's use of the Communications Allowance to deliver a "Parliamentary Newsletter" leaflet.
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Tue 9th Feb 2010
Vince Cable visited Oldham Sixth Form College for a Student's Question Time on Thursday 4th February.
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Wed 3rd Feb 2010
The Liberal Democrats have called on Oldham East & Saddleworth MP Phil Woolas to confirm that he will repay Parliamentary Expenses used to create a party-political website.
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Tue 2nd Feb 2010
Two leading Liberal Democrats in Oldham have written to the Chief Constable to request a breakdown of Greater Manchester's police numbers over the next year following leaked reports that as many as 300 posts may be axed.
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Wed 27th Jan 2010
The Liberal Democrats have today released a series of proposals to reform out-of-hours care and the employment of overseas doctors. The proposals follow the tragic death of David Gray who died after being treated by an overseas out-of-hours doctor.
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Wed 27th Jan 2010
Following the news that the gap between Britain's richest and poorest is wider than it was 40 years ago, the Lib Dems have called for radical changes to make our tax system fairer.
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Tue 26th Jan 2010
Commenting on former Defence Secretary Des Browne's admission to the Iraq Inquiry that concern was expressed over the number of helicopters even before Britain expanded its role in Afghanistan, Elwyn Watkins, Parliamentary Spokesperson for Oldham East & Saddleworth said:
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Tue 12th Jan 2010
Up to 1.7m pensioners 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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Mon 11th Jan 2010
The Liberal Democrats have announced they will fight the General Election on four key principles, designed to make Britain a fairer place.
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Thu 3rd Dec 2009
Liberal Democrat candidate for Oldham East & Saddleworth, Elwyn Watkins, today welcomed the party's new plans to bring in a fairer tax system.
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Tue 17th Nov 2009
Elwyn Watkins, Liberal Democrat candidate for Oldham East & Saddleworth, has called for the Government to award big pay rises to military personnel many of whom are risking their lives on the Afghanistan frontline.
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Fri 30th Oct 2009
Oldham's Liberal Democrats are to propose a Council motion congratulating the Prime Minister on finally confirming that he has abandoned plans for compulsory ID cards.
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Tue 20th Oct 2009
Former President of the Liberal Democrats, Simon Hughes MP, was guest speaker as Oldham District Liberal Democrats celebrated their annual dinner at the White Hart in Lydgate.
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Wed 14th Oct 2009
"An extra 34p a day will not cover the inflation rate for most pensioners who face the double whammy of mounting food and fuel costs and soaring council tax bills," said Elwyn Watkins, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Oldham East & Saddleworth
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Wed 30th Sep 2009
Oldham Liberal Democrats have been celebrating the extension of Gallery Oldham's opening hours to include Sundays from 10am to 4pm.
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Tue 29th Sep 2009
Commenting on the closing stages of the Inquiry into the use of Birks Quarry as a landfill tip, Elwyn Watkins, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Oldham East & Saddleworth said:
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Tue 22nd Sep 2009
Oldham Council leader Howard Sykes joined Vince Cable MP on stage at the Liberal Democrat Conference this afternoon for a Question and Answer session on the economy.
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Fri 4th Sep 2009
Oldham Liberal Democrats have backed leader Nick Clegg MP's call for a £6,00 pay rise for the lowest-paid British troops.
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Mon 24th Aug 2009
The Government owns an area of surplus land twice as big as Burnley that could be used to build almost 100,000 new homes, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
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Fri 21st Aug 2009
Liberal Democrat campaigners are delighted by the news that the 82 bus service from Manchester to Waterhead via Oldham is to be restored to its former route, running all day, seven days a week from August 30th. The service is currently reduced to peak hours only for the section from Oldham to Waterhead.
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Thu 20th Aug 2009
The Liberal Democrats have welcomed the news that the local bus sector has been referred to the Competition Commission due to concerns over high fares for passengers.
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Tue 4th Aug 2009
British soldiers in Afghanistan are still not being sufficiently supported by the government, according to sources inside the RAF.
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Tue 4th Aug 2009
MPs still do no not have to provide receipts for subsistence, when away from their main home on parliamentary business, according to the new amended expenses rules. MPs can now claim a standard £25 a night with no questions asked.
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