http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articlearchive.php Recent Press Articles from Derbyshire Dales Liberal Democrats en-GB Derbyshire Dales Liberal Democrats http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Derbyshire Dales Liberal Democrats 2008-12-01T20:37+00:00 United Kingdom http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000082/dales_public_toilets_face_cutbacks.html A survey of Dales public conveniences is under way, with council bosses looking to cut spending on toilets by £25,000 next year. 2008-10-23T12:14+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000081/council_concerns_at_matlock_quarry_eyesore.html Councillors have raised concerns over revised plans to build more than 400 houses at Matlock's Cawdor Quarry. Matlock Town Council discussed changes to the layout of the scheme at a meeting on Monday. 2008-10-23T11:45+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000080/to_halt_the_bank_tsunami_slash_interest_rates__vince_cable.html The rules of financial seamanship devised for calm waters and the occasional moderate storm are not proving much use in the face of the tsunami bearing down on us. Panic is the all-too-human reaction. And fear. 2008-10-05T00:00+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000079/europe_has_to_work_together_to_end_this_turmoil.html Traumatised by the devastation of the second world war, the founders of the European Community were guided by a simple insight: economic integration and stability are the cornerstones of peace and prosperity. Economic meltdown and nationalism in the 1930s created the seedbed for extremism and war in the 1940s. So, as EU leaders meet at an emergency summit this weekend, Europe's history provides them with a stark lesson: collective action is vital in the face of an economic crisis that recognises no borders. 2008-10-03T00:00+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000078/the_way_to_tackle_fuel_poverty.html There are demands for a windfall tax on the big energy companies. But this largely misses the point 2008-07-31T11:19+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000076/councillor_welcomes_report_on_homes.html A Dales councillor has welcomed the government's latest rural housing report, but said urgent action was needed. 2008-07-30T19:00+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000077/homes_planned_for_matlock_sports_site.html The site of Matlock's former leisure centre looks set to be developed for affordable homes after council chiefs accepted a £920,000 bid. 2008-07-30T18:00+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000074/home_prices_hitting_rural_lives.html Many first-time buyers cannot afford property in rural areas in England. English villages will become "exclusive enclaves of the elderly and wealthy" unless more affordable housing is built, an independent review has said. 2008-07-24T15:29+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000075/west_derbyshires_mp_defends_his_expenses_claim.html WEST Derbyshire MP Patrick McLoughlin has defended his use of taxpayer's money to fund items including a new shower and home decorations. And the Conservatives' new Your Right to Know report also revealed Mr McLoughlin paid his wife Lynn £30,000-39,999 to be his constituency secretary last year. The report showed that in the last three months, Mr McLoughlin claimed £487 for a shower, £400 in cleaning costs, £700 for food and £544 for decorations for his London home. 2008-07-24T11:00+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000073/councils_at_odds_over_matlock_traffic_plan.html PLANS to change Crown Square into a traffic light junction could 'destroy the town' if they get the go ahead, it has been claimed. 2008-07-10T09:52+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000071/crown_square_plan_not_up_for_debate.html Long-awaited plans for the redesign of Matlock Crown Square have been revealed - but developers say its layout is 'not open to reconsideration'. 2008-07-03T10:05+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000070/decision_delay_on_dales_allowance_rise.html Councillors have delayed a decision which would see them get a four per cent rise in their allowances. 2008-07-03T10:03+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000069/town_centre_masterplan_is_scrapped.html Matlock Masterplan - a blueprint for town's future - has been "scrapped" in shock moves by the district council 2008-07-03T09:58+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000072/a_home_for_progressives.html Henley proved the New Labour mode of social democracy is dead. There is only one alternative 2008-07-01T00:00+00:00 http://derbyshiredaleslibdems.org.uk/articles/000068/theres_a_whiff_of_insurrection_in_the_air.html The fuel protests hammer home a clear message. After the 10p tax rebellion, the local elections, and the Crewe by-election, no one can doubt the mood of the country any more. There is insurrection in the air. The British people are ready for change and they don't believe Labour can deliver it. 2008-05-28T17:39+00:00