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19 Most Recent News Stories

Standing up for St Richard's

Thu 26th Jun 2008

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

Rally on Cathedral Green 2006 (photography: Andrew Smith)

Planning by numbers?

Thu 26th Jun 2008

The government has recently issued a directive requiring local planning authorities to have sites with five years worth of housing supply with planning permission.

Houses under construction (photography: Andrew Smith)

Graylingwell - need for a transport masterplan

Thu 26th Jun 2008

Linden Homes are pressing on with their plans for Graylingwell, although a planning application has not yet been submitted.

Roundabout at the end of the eastern link road (photography: Andrew Smith)

Bury by-election called

Thu 19th Jun 2008

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.

David Hares

Madness!

Thu 29th May 2008

The recommendation to downgrade the highly regarded, award winning St Richard's Hospital can only be described as madness.

St Richard's Hospital (photography: Andrew Smith)

Chris Huhne MP to speak in Chichester

Fri 11th Apr 2008

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.

Chris Huhne MP

Reprieve for Parklands Post Office

Fri 11th Apr 2008

The Post Office, having put out to consultation its proposed closure programme, has seen sense and reprieved the Post Office in Parklands.

Lib Dem PPC Martin Lury lending his support to Parklands Post Office (photography: Andrew Smith)

Fernleigh Centre closure shambles

Fri 11th Apr 2008

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.

The Fernleigh Centre, North Street (photography: Andrew Smith)

Shock choice for Post Office closure

Thu 31st Jan 2008

The Post Office has announced which Post Offices it intends to downgrade or close in the Chichester area.

The parade of shops at The Ridgeway (photography: Andrew Smith)

Orchard St playing fields under threat from County Council

Thu 31st Jan 2008

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.

Orchard St playing fields (photography: Andrew Smith)

Local Lib Dems welcome Nick Clegg's election as leader

Tue 18th Dec 2007

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.

The new leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg

Tory Councillors give themselves a pay increase

Fri 14th Dec 2007

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!

Loads of money

County Council hypocrisy on waste

Fri 14th Dec 2007

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.

An energy from waste plant in Marchwood, near Southampton (photography: Andrew Smith)

A&E developments welcomed

Mon 19th Nov 2007

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.

St Richard's  (photography: Andrew Smith)

Tories in denial on climate change

Thu 25th Oct 2007

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.

Chichester Lib Dems Support the St Richard's Campaign

Fri 19th Oct 2007

Chichester Liberal Democrats support the campaign for St Richard's to be the major general hospital for West Sussex but for A&E facilities and consultant led maternity services to be available at both Haywards Heath and Worthing.

St Richard's Hospital (photography: Andrew Smith)

PPC for Chichester selected

Fri 19th Oct 2007

Martin Lury has been selected as the PPC for Chichester

Martin Lury

Car Parking and traffic management in Midhurst

Wed 7th Feb 2007

The Conservative controlled District Council has spent £14,000 to assess the economic impact of introducing car parking charges in Midhurst.

St. Richard's Hospital

Wed 7th Feb 2007

Advances in medical science and technology will mean changes in service provision but any changes must be driven by the long term clinical needs of patients not short term financial considerations, say Chichester Liberal Democrats.

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