http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Walthamstow Liberal Democrats en-GB Walthamstow Liberal Democrats http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Walthamstow Liberal Democrats 2008-07-25T10:52+01:00 United Kingdom http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000071/walthamstow_homeowners_at_risk_from_house_price_crash.html Local Liberal Democrats have expressed their concern after Walthamstow homeowners were told that they face an "above average" risk of suffering from negative equity. 2008-04-15T11:33+01:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000068/lib_dems_force_labour_climbdown_over_support_for_post_office_closures.html Liberal Democrats on Waltham Forest Council have forced Labour councillors into an embarrassing climb down over local post office closures. 2008-03-25T12:58+00:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000067/walthamstow_lib_dems_attack_opportunistic_campaign_over_post_office_closures.html Walthamstow Liberal Democrats have launched a stinging attack on Labour parliamentary candidate Stella Creasy, accusing her of "two-faced opportunism" over local post office closures. 2008-03-14T11:48+00:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000066/local_lib_dems_lash_out_at_green_cop_out_budget.html Liberal Democrats on Waltham Forest Council have branded the Government's budget announcement as "a great green cop out". 2008-03-13T16:46+00:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000065/lib_dems_slam_labour_hypocrisy_over_post_office_closures.html Farid Ahmed, the Liberal Democrats parliamentary spokesman for Walthamstow, has hit out at local Labour representatives for performing a 'u-turn' on the issue of Post Office closures. 2008-03-03T10:29+00:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000064/walthamstow_lib_dems_delight_at_latest_victory_over_labour.html Liberal Democrats in Walthamstow are celebrating another victory over Labour after the party took back a council seat in nearby Leyton which was left vacant after the expulsion of Labour councillor Miranda Grell. 2008-02-21T16:03+00:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000063/local_lib_dems_anger_at_post_office_closures.html Liberal Democrats in Waltham Forest have reacted with anger to the news that six Post Offices in Waltham Forest face the axe. 2008-02-21T15:22+00:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000062/walthamstow_gla_candidate_pledges_to_fight_for_fairer_fuel_bills_for_londoners.html Liberal Democrat campaigner Meral Ece has pledged to fight for fairer fuel bills for Londoners. 2008-01-30T11:17+00:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000061/social_care_review_is_slap_in_the_face_for_elderly__lamb.html Walthamstow Liberal Democrats have joined parliamentary colleagues in criticising the Government's record on healthcare reform after another day of disaster 2008-01-29T17:01+00:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000060/brian_paddick_joins_liberal_democrat_team_in_walthamstow.html Liberal Democrat London Mayoral candidate Brian Paddick came to Walthamstow on Saturday to speak to residents and give his backing to Farid Ahmed and the Walthamstow Liberal Democrat team. 2008-01-28T14:57+00:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000059/local_lib_dem_councillors_play_major_role_in_manifesto_preparation.html Liberal Democrat councillors from Walthamstow met with colleagues from all over the UK in London recently to discuss the party's manifesto for the next General Election in the first major public appearance of new Leader, Nick Clegg. 2008-01-24T15:26+00:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000058/lib_dems_want_action_to_protect_playing_fields.html Local Liberal Democrats have reacted angrily to the news that Labour is failing to live up to its promise to protect playing fields. 2008-01-22T10:52+00:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000056/lib_dems_call_for_rethink_of_crime_reduction_methods.html Local Liberal Democrats have called for Britain's 'Surveillance Society' to be curtailed. 2008-01-18T11:23+00:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000055/local_lib_dems_concerned_by_data_loss.html Local Liberal Democrats have expressed their concern about the most recent loss of personal data records, this time from Whipps Cross hospital, and repeated their call for the Labour government to abandon plans to make people carry identity cards. 2008-01-17T12:06+00:00 http://walthamstowlibdems.org.uk/news/000054/local_lib_dems_celebrate_victory_over_cultural_funding.html Local Liberal Democrats are celebrating a significant victory after government ministers agreed to their proposals on Lottery funding for the Olympics which could provide £400m extra for grassroots sporting and cultural organisations by 2012. 2008-01-17T11:46+00:00