http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Lewisham West and Penge Liberal Democrats en-GB Lewisham West and Penge Liberal Democrats http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Lewisham West and Penge Liberal Democrats 2010-03-11T02:22+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000082/theres_the_grit.html Forest Hill Liberal Democrat councillor Cllr Philip Peake, arriving at Lewisham Town Hall on Wednesday, was amazed to see the amount of grit in front of the civic offices. 2010-01-15T22:54+00:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000086/snow_ice_and_grit.html There's been a lot of comment on the road and pavement gritting policies of local councils in the past few days now that the snow is turning to ice in many areas. 2010-01-09T00:00+00:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000085/out_working_for_you__whatever_the_weather.html The snow this week has meant fun for a lot of residents, and disruption and chaos for many, but your Lib Dem team keeps on working - whatever the weather! 2010-01-08T00:00+00:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000084/happy_new_year_and_best_wishes_for_2010_from_lewisham_west__penge_liberal_democrats.html This year will see the general election and elections to Bromley and Lewisham councils on 6th May - this is your chance to have a say in the way that our local area and our country is governed. Across the constituency, it is the Liberal Democrats who have been standing up for residents and local communities against the heavy cost of Labour's failures in government and the indifference of the the council administrations. 2010-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000083/no_ransom_for_banks__bank_cannot_hold_taxpayer_to_ransom_says_vince_cable.html Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable has argued strongly that it is time to call the bluff of the RBS directors threatening to resign unless the government lets them pay £1.5m bonuses. 2009-12-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000079/forest_hill_twinned_with_heathrow_village_as_lib_dem_ppc_alex_feakes_joins_greenpeace_to_plant_runway_tree.html A ceremony at Kelvin Grove School on Saturday, November 28th, saw local Greenpeace members join forces with Cllr Alex Feakes, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Lewisham West & Penge, to plant an apple tree and 'twin' Forest Hill with the threatened village. 2009-11-29T09:59+00:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000080/local_campaigners_from_lewisham_called_for_the_victoria_to_bellingham_train_service_to_be_reinstated_yesterday_at_a_special_meeting_to_discuss_the_future_of_rail_provision_in_south_london.html Cllr Pete Pattisson, Cllr Alex Feakes and Tamora Langley submitted a petition of over 350 signatures from local residents demanding an end to the dire rail provision in Lewisham. The petition called for the proposed Victoria to Bellingham line to be re-instated after it was secretly cut by Transport for London. The service had been planned to mitigate the loss of the South London Line, but was scrapped without any public consultation. 2009-11-25T00:00+00:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000078/lib_dem_candidates_join_young_tamils_in_celebration.html Along with Pete Pattisson, our Lewisham East candidate, I was invited to the local Tamil community's 'Natchatram' celebration hosted by the 11 Stars Sports Club on Saturday night. A wonderful evening of great song, dance and food! 2009-11-16T18:25+00:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000081/no_to_train_cuts.html Local Liberal Democrats are fighting to save the evening train service to and from Charing Cross, via Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park. 2009-11-10T00:00+00:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000077/lib_dem_campaigners_join_hundreds_at_picture_palace_rally.html Liberal Democrat councillors joined residents from across the five boroughs at a rally to support the campaign to bring a cinema in Crystal Palace. 2009-10-22T00:00+01:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000075/labour_promises_crystal_palace_park_decision__after_the_next_election.html The Labour Minister who will take the final decision on Crystal Palace park has announced that he will not announce his decision until 20 May 2010, local Lib Dem councillors have learned. The next general election must be held by 6 June 2010. 2009-10-19T00:00+01:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000076/unemployment_doubles_in_bromley_crystal_palace_and_penge_worst_hit_wards.html Official unemployment figures show that more than twice as many residents are out of work than a year ago: the rate has jumped from 1.6% to 3.4%, meaning that thousands more local people are unemployed. However, the figures are far higher in Crystal Palace and Penge, which continue to be among the poorest in the borough. 2009-10-16T00:00+01:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000074/council_promises_traffic_calming_but_doesnt_deliver.html Lib Dem councillors have reacted angrily to Bromley Council's failure to erect speed warning signs in Fox Hill and Belvedere Road. 2009-10-14T15:23+01:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000073/homeflipping_mps_should_pay_back_money__clegg.html Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has demanded that MPs who "flipped" homes or avoided capital gains tax pay back the money and be punished. Both practices were heavily criticised during the expenses scandal but have not been addressed by the parliamentary inquiry. 2009-10-14T15:20+01:00 http://www.lwplibdems.org.uk/news/000069/labour_is_proud_of_high_council_tax_say_lib_dems.html Forest Hill Lib Dem Councillor Alex Feakes has challenged Labour administration in Lewisham over its record on Council Tax after figures released by the Department for Communities and Local Government showed the borough's Council Tax has risen at the quickest rate since the tax was introduced to become the highest in inner London in 2009-2010. 2009-10-12T00:00+01:00