http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from St Austell and Newquay Liberal Democrats en-GB St Austell and Newquay Liberal Democrats http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 St Austell and Newquay Liberal Democrats 2008-10-06T14:47+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000111/post_office_closures_wrong_headed_after_sham_consultation.html As the Post Office announces that they will be proceeding with closure of all of branches that were under threat in St Austell & Newquay, local MP Matthew Taylor has condemned the consultation as a 'sham' and the closures as 'totally wrong headed'. 2008-09-23T11:42+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000110/incinerator_stephen_gilbert_county_council_is_wrong.html Stephen Gilbert, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for St Austell & Newquay, spoke out against the planned incinerator at St Dennis during last night's public consultation meeting. He said that: "Incineration is not the right option, one-site is not the right solution, and St Dennis is not the right place." 2008-09-18T11:00+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000109/fifteen_bring_taste_of_cornwall_to_lib_dem_conference.html Fifteen Cornwall, the award winning Watergate Bay restaurant that helps disadvantaged young people to turn their lives around, served up some of the best of Cornwall's food to Liberal Democrat delegates from across the country at the party's annual conference in Bournemouth this week. 2008-09-17T11:00+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000108/eco_towns_cornwall_must_get_the_right_deal.html Stephen Gilbert, the Lib Dem candidate for St Austell & Newquay, which includes the clay villages, told delegates at the annual Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth that he would "Guard against Imerys simply moving from being Cornwall's largest employer to Cornwall's largest property developer". 2008-09-16T14:00+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000107/residents_quiz_post_office_managers_on_closure.html Senior managers from the Post Office Limited faced local residents in Charlestown and Tywardreath on Thursday [28 August] in two meetings arranged by local Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate Stephen Gilbert. 2008-09-01T10:00+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000106/lib_dem_leader_hears_concern_over_fishing_quotas.html The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg MP, was in Newquay Harbour on Friday (August 22) to hear for himself the concerns of local fishermen about the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy. 2008-08-25T10:53+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000105/post_office_bosses_to_face_local_anger.html The Post Office Limited has accepted an invitation from local Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate Stephen Gilbert to send representatives to two public meetings to discuss the proposed closure of Tywardreath and Charlestown Post Office. 2008-08-22T10:27+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000104/tywardreath_on_march_to_save_village_post_office.html Over 150 people from Tywardreath braved the wet weather on Saturday morning to march in support of the village post office which is threatened with closure. 2008-08-12T10:00+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000103/comment_on_cornish_guardian_investigation_of_divas.html Stephen Gilbert, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Newquay, commenting on the recent undercover investigation by the Cornish Guardian into Divas Gentleman's Club, said: "I am sure a lot of people will be shocked by what your report reveals - the offer of a live sex-show seems to me to be a long-way from the innocent image the promoters would have us all believe." 2008-08-06T10:00+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000102/tywardreath_comes_out_in_force_for_post_office.html Over 200 people packed into St Andrews Hall in Tywardreath last night [Wednesday] to show their support for the village post office which is threatened with closure. 2008-07-31T10:00+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000100/simon_hughes_backs_local_post_office_campaign.html Simon Hughes, the MP for North Southwark & Bermondsey and the President of the Liberal Democrats, was in St Austell & Newquay on Saturday July 26 and gave his backing to the campaign to save local post offices from closure. 2008-07-29T11:54+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000101/gilbert_welcomes_mcti_vision.html Stephen Gilbert, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for St Austell, has welcomed the vision developed by the Market & Coastal Towns Initiative to make the St Austell area a vibrant and exciting place to live, work and play. 2008-07-26T10:00+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000099/incinerator_battle_is_won_but_fight_goes_on.html "A battle has been won but the fight must go on" said Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate Stephen Gilbert as he welcomed the unanimous decision of Restormel Borough Council to object to the plans for an incinerator in St Dennis and to call for a public inquiry. 2008-07-23T12:46+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000098/community_must_rally_to_save_post_offices.html "The battle to save our post offices has started and everyone is needed", said Stephen Gilbert, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for St Austell & Newquay. 2008-07-19T10:00+01:00 http://www.staustellnewquay-libdems.org.uk/news/000097/cornwall_council_must_be_open_to_one_and_all.html Stephen Gilbert has said that the new Cornwall Council "must be open to one and all" to take part - and not just those who are retired or independently wealthy. 2008-07-18T12:00+01:00