20 Most Recent News Stories

Alistair Cameron support's Macmillan's "Vote Cancer Support" Campaign

Sat 6th Mar 2010

Alistair Cameron, Liberal Democrat PPC for Tewkesbury Constituency says he is

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Alistair Cameron slams ward closures

Thu 18th Feb 2010

Alistair Cameron, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Tewkesbury has strongly criticised plans by the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to cut up to 200 beds at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals.

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Alistair Cameron opposes plans to build 190 houses at Swindon Lane, opposite Cheltenhamracecourse.

Thu 18th Feb 2010

An outline planning application has been put before Cheltenham Borough Council to build 190 houses at Swindon Lane, opposite the racecourse.

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Floods Bill - Tewkesbury people let down

Wed 17th Feb 2010

Local residents feel badly let down that the Conservative MP for Tewkesbury failed to support crucial measures to enable people in flood risk areas to get decent insurance and to allow councils to stop building in flood risk areas.

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Alistair Cameron says give children the individual attention they need by cutting class sizes

Mon 1st Feb 2010

To give every child a fair start, Liberal Democrats will spend an extra £2.5bn on schools.

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Conservative county and borough councillor Klara Sudbury joins the Liberal Democrats.

Sat 19th Dec 2009

Tewkesbury Constituency Liberal Democrats are delighted by the news that Gloucestershire County and Cheltenham Borough councillor Klara Sudbury has today announced that she will be leaving the Conservative Party and applying to join the Liberal Democrats and the party's groups on the county and borough councils.

New Liberal Democrat Councillor Klara Sudbury with MP Martin Horwood

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County Lib Dems question Tory cuts in Gloucestershire

Tue 15th Dec 2009

Up to £32 million is proposed to be cut from Gloucestershire County Council's budget next year, along with 200 job cuts. County Lib Dem leader Jeremy Hilton is concerned that the Tories whilst publicly hoping to protect vital services have less money to spend and debts to be paid.

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Alistair Cameron supports Ashchurch Army Depot

Fri 11th Dec 2009

Alistair Cameron, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Tewkesbury has given his support to keeping the MoD vehicle depot open at Ashchurch.

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Allotment holders supported by Alistair Cameron

Fri 4th Dec 2009

Bishop's Cleeve allotment holders concerned about the effect of housing development on their plots at Nortenham have received the support of Alistair Cameron and local Lib Dem County Councillor Ceri Jones in their protests to local authorities. The allotment tenants are concerned that the developers could build an access road through their site. Alistair Cameron has said that the allotment holders have an extremely strong case and that growing food locally should be supported on environmental grounds :'in view of global warming we should be doing all we can to reduce transport miles, this is a green, environmental issue', he said. County Councillor Ceri Jones is concerned that Bishops Cleeve has grown enough and cannot take anymore.

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Alistair Cameron criticises proposals for incinerator in Gloucestershire

Thu 3rd Dec 2009

Alistair Cameron, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Tewkesbury has criticised the County Council's proposals which could result in an incinerator being built in Gloucestershire. Alistair made this criticism when he responded to the County Council's recent consultation on its waste core strategy.

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Alistair Cameron slams proposals to build 5000 houses in Swindon Village and Uckington

Sat 21st Nov 2009

Alistair Cameron, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Tewkesbury, severely criticised proposals to build 5000 houses between Swindon Village, Uckington and Elmstone Hardwick, when he viewed the plans at an exhibition run by developers Bloor and Persimmon Homes, at Uckington, on Thurdsay.

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Alistair Cameron criticises Floods Bill as "Damp Squib"

Sat 21st Nov 2009

Alistair Cameron, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Tewkesbury has criticised the Floods Bill which is currently making its way through Parliament as a "damp squib" which is far too limited in scope to prevent another major disaster.

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Alistair joins cyclists to oppose waste plans

Mon 16th Nov 2009

Alistair Cameron, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary spokesman for Tewkesbury, joined local residents and councillors, at the Wingmoor Farm site in Bishop's Cleeve, in their opposition to the plans of Grundon Waste Management to carry on dumping toxic waste at the site for another 20 years.

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Alistair Cameron slams rail company over train stops at Ashchurch Rail Station

Sun 18th Oct 2009

Alistair Cameron, Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Tewkesbury has strongly criticised the rail company, CrossCountry, for failing to increase the number of stops at Ashchurch Railway Station near Tewkesbury for its service between Bristol and Birmingham.

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LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER TORIES "SLASH AND BURN" OF COUNTY COUNCIL SERVICES

Thu 15th Oct 2009

Liberal Democrats have mounted a legal challenge to the Tory cabinet on Gloucestershire County Council. This is done using the council's "call-in" rules. Now Council Scrutiny will begin investigating the cabinet's plan to axe 500 unidentified jobs.

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Light Bulb Ban Good for the Environment and Bill Payers

Fri 28th Aug 2009

Lib Dem MEP Graham Watson has welcomed the first phase of the ban on incandescent light bulbs citing evidence that it will cut almost 5 million tonnes of CO2 and save the average household £55 per year.

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Alistair Cameron makes three pledges to the people of Tewkesbury Constituency

Sun 5th Jul 2009

Local Liberal Democrat campaigner, Alistair Cameron, is making three pledges to local people about how he will act if he is elected as our MP in the next General Election.

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Government claims on flooding are laughable - Horwood

Thu 25th Jun 2009

Commenting on today's Government's report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Pitt report into flooding, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, Martin Horwood said:

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Protesters urge council - "don't sell us short"

Wed 24th Jun 2009

On Wednesday 24th June, campaigners from the Save the Countryside group presented their local County Councillor Suzanne Williams with a petition containing over 1500 signatures, urging the County Council to resist the temptation to sell any land to developers that is currently in the greenbelt.

Suzanne Williams accepts the petition from protesters

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Lib Dem County Council candidates nominated

Mon 11th May 2009

Everyone in Tewkesbury Constituency will have the opportunity to vote for a Liberal Democrat candidate in the County Council elections. The full list of candidates is below. Alistair Cameron tewkesbury parliamentary spokesman said 'I am delighted we have such a strong team in these elections. The Liberal Democrats have the vision that is needed at county level to move Gloucestershire and Tewkesbury in particular forward. Do conatct us if you can help in any way'.

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