http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Kettering & Wellingborough Liberal Democrats en-GB Kettering & Wellingborough Liberal Democrats http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Kettering & Wellingborough Liberal Democrats 2010-03-11T06:47+00:00 United Kingdom http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000073/rothwell_desborough_and_geddington_bus_services_set_to_be_slashed_in_county_council_cutbacks.html Proposals to reduce County Council subsidised bus services have been put out for consultation by a Cabinet meeting of Northamptonshire County Council - and sees big cuts to services across Kettering constituency, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Chris Nelson has warned. 2010-02-12T02:06+00:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000072/county_council_tax_increase_is_the_largest_in_the_country.html Research by the Liberal Democrats shows that of the 27 Conservative controlled County Councils who have published their proposed Council Tax increases, Northamptonshire County Council is the highest at 3.5%. 2010-02-10T22:14+00:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000071/liberal_democrat_candidates_challenge_opponents_to_sign_up_to_clean_campaign_pledge.html The Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidates for Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough have challenged their opponents to sign up to a Clean Campaign Pledge for the coming General Election, in a bid to set clear standards for the coming election. 2010-01-26T23:32+00:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000070/liberal_democrats_choose_chris_nelson_to_fight_for_kettering_constituency.html Local Liberal Democrat members have chosen local campaigner Chris Nelson to be the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for the Kettering constituency. 2010-01-08T00:10+00:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000069/sky_sports_paid_on_the_taxpayer__peter_bones_expenses_revealed.html Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Wellingborough Kevin Barron has reacted with disbelief - after it was revealed today that Wellingborough's Conservative MP Peter Bone had claimed for a Sky Sports television package on parliamentary expenses. 2009-12-10T23:05+00:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000068/conservative_county_hall_cuts_are_worst_ever.html Liberal Democrats in Northamptonshire have reacted strongly to news that Northamptonshire County Council faces a £100m shortfall over the next five years. 2009-11-25T22:39+00:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000067/lib_dems_choose_kevin_barron_for_wellingborough_constituency.html Local Liberal Democrats have chosen local activist Kevin Barron as the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Wellingborough & Rushden constituency. 2009-09-04T23:30+01:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000066/opposition_silenced_at_annual_council_meeting.html Opposition councillors were silenced today at the first meeting of the County Council since the election. At Thursday's Council meeting, Conservative leader Jim Harker addressed the council on his programme for the year, with no right of reply given to Brendan Glynane as Leader of the Opposition or to any other opposition councillors. 2009-06-18T18:25+01:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000065/lib_dems_oppose_honorary_aldermen_in_county_hall.html Conservative County Councillors are pushing ahead with unelected Honorary Aldermen with a direct line to decision making at County Hall despite the opposition of the Lib Dem group. Former Councillors who have been turfed out by the voters will be able to take up this honorary position. 2009-06-18T18:18+01:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000064/serious_questions_to_be_answered_by_kettering_conservative_mp_in_clean_coal_directorship_row.html Liberal Democrats in Kettering have demanded answers from Kettering's Conservative MP Philip Hollobone - after a BBC investigation suggested that he broke parliamentary rules on declaring his financial interests.T 2009-06-13T15:09+01:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000063/thank_you_lib_dems_become_the_second_party_in_northamptonshire.html Liberal Democrats in Northamptonshire have thanked local residents for solid progress in county council and European Parliament elections held on Thursday 4th June - which saw the party become the official opposition on the Conservative-run County Council. 2009-06-10T22:30+01:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000062/lib_dems_launch_county_council_manifesto_online.html Northamptonshire Liberal Democrats launched their bid to unseat the Conservatives today in June's County Council elections - by going online. 2009-05-14T15:14+01:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000061/county_hall_budget_overruns_despite_whitehall_help.html A crunch financial report to County Councillors yesterday saw County Hall budgets overrun by £1.1m this year, despite one-off savings gained from new accountancy rules. 2009-04-15T00:00+01:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000060/tories_in_unlawful_34m_privatisation_scandal.html Bosses at County Hall have today confirmed that senior councillors failed to safeguard over £34m of taxpayers' money as part of a 'pioneering' privatisation contract. 2009-04-09T00:00+01:00 http://ketteringlibdems.org.uk/news/000059/leading_conservative_councillor_switches_to_lib_dems.html Conservative-run Northamptonshire County Council has been dealt a fresh blow, as a high-profile County Councillor switched to the Liberal Democrats ahead of a crucial council meeting. 2008-12-18T00:24+00:00