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Wed 25th Aug 2010
Enjoy a little 'flutter' every month, and in the process assist Stevenage Liberal Democrats to become an even stronger force in Stevenage community politics.
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Tue 10th Aug 2010
The decision, announced on 6.8.2010, by Michael Gove, Education Secretary, to allow the capital spending projects for rebuilding three Stevenage schools to go ahead, has been warmly welcomed by the local borough and county councillor for the area involved, Liberal Democrat Robin Parker.
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Wed 4th Aug 2010
Police Officers from the Stevenage Safer Neighbourhood Team are staging a 4-5 mile ride taking you along the cycle paths of Stevenage through Fairlands Valley Park and Monks Wood before finishing back at the Town Gardens.
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Tue 27th Jul 2010
Stevenage Borough Council has published a handy pocket sized map of the town's cycle routes. The map is available free of charge and is a comprehensive guide to Stevenage's 45 km of cycle paths.
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Thu 22nd Jul 2010
The Comet featured this story on Thursday, 1 July, 2010. It details how Stevenage Borough Council paid Peter Ollis, former chief executive almost £170,000 after he left his post.
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Mon 12th Jul 2010
Three mature trees have been so badly damaged by Hertfordshire County Council contractors working for Herts Highways on pavement repairs at Mobbsbury shops, Mobbsbury Way, Stevenage, that the tree officer for Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) was called in and ordered the immediate removal of two of the trees and severe pruning of the third tree on safety grounds.
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Fri 9th Jul 2010
Figures released this week by Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) reveal that sickness absence amongst the council's staff is over 40% higher than the next worst local council in Hertfordshire. Sickness absence levels at Stevenage Homes, which is the "arms length" organization running SBC's housing stock, is almost as bad, at over 33% higher than the next worst local council in Hertfordshire.
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| Stevenage General Election Result |
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Turnout: 44651 (65%)
41.4%
Conservative: 18491 (+6.4%)
33.4%
Labour: 14913 (−9.7%)
16.6%
Liberal Democrats: 7432 (−1.7%)
View the results in detail.
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| Votes at the last local elections for four parties on Hertfordshire County Council | | 50.1% Conservative 24.9% Liberal Democrat 17.9% Labour 3.7% Green |
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| Stevenage General Election Result |
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Turnout: 41934 (63%)
42.9%
Labour: 18003 (−9%)
35.4%
Conservative: 14864 (+3.7%)
18.1%
Liberal Democrats: 7610 (+3.9%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"How can you possibly take on such a large financial commitment as Trident without considering the military and political implications? If fierce cuts are to be made in Britain's conventional forces, surely we have to consider whether replacing Trident can be justified. "
Sir Menzies Campbell
Response to announcement that the Ministry of Defence will be responsible for the cost of replacing Trident - 30 July
"With most of their leadership contenders claiming to back AV for a fairer voting system, it is astonishing they now wish to block the legislation to make that happen. Each and every Labour MP campaigned on a manifesto committing to a referendum. Now they have the opportunity to make this happen but have chosen to say no for opposition's sake. "
Simon Hughes MP
Comment on Labour's decision to oppose legislation for a referendum on the alternative vote - 28 July
"With more than half of ASBOs breached in 2008, this was a policy more about posturing than effective policing. Local communities know that other measures, such as Acceptable Behaviour Contracts can nip problems in the bud before they escalate. "
Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake MP
Commenting on speech by the Home Secretary in which she said it was 'time to move beyond Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) - 28 July
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