http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Reigate Liberal Democrats en-GB Reigate Liberal Democrats http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Reigate Liberal Democrats 2010-07-30T21:25+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000124/surrey_taken_for_a_ride_by_bus_companies.html This week, I attended the consultation meeting for the School Special Bus review. The Council are looking for savings in all areas that they fund. Surrey County Council Officers presented their case for cutting some services however there were some serious and obvious flaws and omissions in their presentation. 2010-06-21T22:20+01:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000123/surrey_special_schools_bus_service_review.html A public meeting is to be held at Reigate School, Pendleton Road on Monday 21st June 2010 from 6.30pm until 8.00 pm as part of the consultation on the School Specials Bus Service Review. 2010-06-17T18:15+01:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000122/reigate_lib_dem_election_success.html Good news update from the recent local and parliamentary elections. 2010-05-08T10:15+01:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000120/a_personal_guarantee_from_nick_clegg.html My personal guarantee is that I will use all the support you give me on Thursday, to deliver fairness in Britain. 2010-05-05T06:00+01:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000118/real_change_in_reigate_constituency.html Jane Kulka, the Reigate Constituency Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate is campaigning for every vote in our area. Jane and the other local liberal Democrats have been delighted by the very positive reaction they are receiving on the doorstep and in the towns and villages of this area. 2010-05-03T23:00+01:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000121/lib_dems_win_the_youth_vote.html An election debate was held at St Bede's school in Redhill on the 21st April. Jane and the other candidates for the General Election took part. Students had the opportunity to express who they would vote for, both before and after they had heard from the candidates. It was clear from the results that the Liberal Democrats policies are favoured overwhelmingly by the 6th form Students at St Bede's. 2010-04-22T20:20+01:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000116/nick_clegg_storms_first_ever_party_leaders_debate.html The polls following the first ever Party Leaders' General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders' debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the newspapers and polls are calling it a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats. 2010-04-16T08:00+01:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000117/preston_ward_residents_able_to_vote_in_reigate_constituency_for_the_first_time.html In this years General election the residents of Preston Ward will be voting for the MP for the Reigate constituency for the first time. In 2007 the Boundary commission moved the Preston Ward in to the Constituency to balance up the resident numbers in the constituencies in Surrey. Jane Kulka the Parliamentary Candidate for the Lib Dems said, "It's great to have Preston in this Constituency now, this is the place I was born and went to school. I know it well and appreciate the problems that are experienced there. Preston has been recognised as an area of particular disadvantage within Surrey." 2010-04-02T20:15+01:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000115/victory_vince_cable_wins_channel_4_chancellors_debate.html The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne. 2010-03-29T22:32+01:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000109/coffee_and_croissants_with_barroso_wont_solve_tory_trouble_in_europe.html "Ken Clarke's legendary hush puppies made no sound this week as they padded their way to EU Commission President Barroso's office. The Daily Telegraph got wind of the story, but there was no further media comment, no photographic evidence and not so much as a press release to mark the Shadow Business Secretary's visit", writes Lib Dem MEP for the South East, Catherine Bearder. 2010-03-19T21:00+00:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000110/capping_internet_roaming_charges__triumph_for_mobile_internet_surfers.html South East MEP Sharon Bowles (Lib Dem), who chairs the European Parliament's powerful Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, has welcomed a cut-off facility on Internet roaming charges. 2010-03-15T21:00+00:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000113/weve_fixed_it.html Team working gets pot holes fixed. After being told by the Leader of the Council to "Do it yourself" - Lib Dem (Meadvale & St. Johns) Cllr. Steve Kulka, worked with Lib Dem (Reigate) County Cllr. Peter Lambell and is proud to announce that this really dangerously deep hole in the road has been fixed. 2010-02-28T19:27+00:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000112/tory_borough_leader_cant_be_bothered_to_get_involved_do_it_yourself.html When Councillor Graham Norman asked the Tory Leader of the Borough Council, if she was working with the Conservative Council Highways team, to fix the pot holes, he was told that she had no influence and he should work with the new Liberal Democrat County Councillor for Reigate, Peter Lambell. 2010-02-07T21:00+00:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000111/reigate_lib_dems_succeed_with_council_energy_saving_plan.html In these difficult economic times, it's important that you get the best value from the money you spend. It's especially important when you are relying on someone else to spend your money for you. 2010-01-20T20:00+00:00 http://www.reigatelibdems.org.uk/news/000107/reigate_lib_dems_try_one_more_time_to_get_the_council_to_reduce_energy_use.html Cllr. Steve Kulka has used the Council Motion procedure to request that Reigate and Banstead Borough Council sign up support the 10:10 campaign, to cut Council emissions by 10% within 12 months. 2009-12-10T23:10+00:00