http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Chichester Liberal Democrats en-GB Chichester Liberal Democrats http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Chichester Liberal Democrats 2008-07-09T11:55+01:00 United Kingdom http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000028/standing_up_for_st_richards.html Serious questions need to be asked about the scoring system used by the Primary Care Trust when it decided that Worthing should be the location for the one Major General Hospital for West Sussex 2008-06-26T17:00+01:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000030/planning_by_numbers.html The government has recently issued a directive requiring local planning authorities to have sites with five years worth of housing supply with planning permission. 2008-06-26T16:31+01:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000029/graylingwell__need_for_a_transport_masterplan.html Linden Homes are pressing on with their plans for Graylingwell, although a planning application has not yet been submitted. 2008-06-26T16:27+01:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000027/bury_byelection_called.html A by-election for the Bury ward of Chichester District has been called following the resignation of the sitting Conservative councillor who was selected as the Tory prospective parliamentary candidate for York Central a few months ago. 2008-06-19T16:09+01:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000026/madness.html The recommendation to downgrade the highly regarded, award winning St Richard's Hospital can only be described as madness. 2008-05-29T21:43+01:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000025/chris_huhne_mp_to_speak_in_chichester.html Chris Huhne MP is the the guest speaker at Chichester Liberal Democrats Annual Dinner to be held on 16th May at the Chichester Park Hotel, Madgwick Lane, Westhampnett, Chichester PO19 7QL. 2008-04-11T13:48+01:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000024/reprieve_for_parklands_post_office.html The Post Office, having put out to consultation its proposed closure programme, has seen sense and reprieved the Post Office in Parklands. 2008-04-11T12:09+01:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000023/fernleigh_centre_closure_shambles.html The County Council denies having taken a decision to close the Fernleigh Centre in North Street, Chichester but has nonetheless told the many groups that use it to find alternative accommodation. 2008-04-11T11:53+01:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000021/shock_choice_for_post_office_closure.html The Post Office has announced which Post Offices it intends to downgrade or close in the Chichester area. 2008-01-31T19:00+00:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000022/orchard_st_playing_fields_under_threat_from_county_council.html The County Council is failing to raise enough funds from its surplus property to fund its capital programme. And its blaming District and Borough Councils in West Sussex for obstructing its development proposals. 2008-01-31T17:06+00:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000020/local_lib_dems_welcome_nick_cleggs_election_as_leader.html Both the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Martin Lury and Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Chichester District Council Andrew Smith have welcomed Nick Clegg's election as Leader of the Liberal Democrats. 2007-12-18T15:07+00:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000019/tory_councillors_give_themselves_a_pay_increase.html Tory County Councillors today voted for increased allowances for cabinet members and a handful of committee chairmen against the recommendation of the Council's Independent Remuneration Panel. Furthermore, they decided to back date the increase to the 1st April 2007! 2007-12-14T21:01+00:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000018/county_council_hypocrisy_on_waste.html Conservative run West Sussex County Council has championed its stance on no mass burn incineration before 2015 and saying "No" to London waste being sent to landfill in the county. 2007-12-14T20:40+00:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000017/ae_developments_welcomed.html Chichester Liberal Democrats have welcomed the recent joint statement by the Primary Care Trust, St. Richard's Hospital and Worthing & Southlands Hospital announcing plans for Accident and Emergency to be retained at both hospitals. 2007-11-19T14:43+00:00 http://chichesterlibdems.org.uk/news/000016/tories_in_denial_on_climate_change.html Tories on Chichester District Council are in denial of the causes of climate change. Council Leader, Myles Cullen, dismisses climate change as something that has been happening "since year dot" whilst Tory colleagues Stuart King and Derek James believe it is a conspiracy to extract more taxes and limit people's freedoms. 2007-10-25T11:01+01:00