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The Liberal Democrats are proud to have been in control of Newcastle City Council from 2004 until 2011. In that time, we cut waste and contained council tax rises, oversaw improvements in educational achievement and spent more on the services people said they wanted, such as community safety, street cleaning, recycling and the environment.

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  • Summer 2013 Regional Dinner
    Document: May 7, 2013
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    Booking Form and Menu Choices

  • Nick Clegg (Photo by Dave Radcliffe for the Liberal Democrats)
    Clegg: Spread the word - we're delivering a stronger economy and a fairer society
    Article: Mar 10, 2013

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has closed the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference in Brighton by calling on members to spread the message of the Party's commitment in Government to deliver a stronger economy and a fairer society.

    In his keynote Leader's speech, Nick paid tribute to the work of the Party in winning the Eastleigh by-election, beating the Conservatives into third place and squeezing Labour while campaigning on the Lib Dem record of delivering in Government.

  • Liberal Democrats propose alternative savings of £5m
    Article: Mar 4, 2013

    At the meeting of the City Council on Wednesday the Liberal Democrats are proposing a package of alternative savings and re-allocations of expenditure that amount to over £5m and could save libraries, pools and sports centres at risk, sustain the play and youth services, give greater support to the cultural sector, and reduce the cuts to local neighbourhood environmental services and to budgets for the maintenance of roads and pavements.

  • Budget Amendments 2013
    Document: Mar 4, 2013
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  • EG Winter 2012
    Document: Feb 18, 2013
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    East Gosforth Focus for winter 2012

  • Membership Form
    Document: Jan 30, 2013
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  • Renew by Direct Debit
    Document: Jan 30, 2013
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  • Renew by cheque
    Document: Jan 30, 2013
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  • Lib Dems call on council to suspend book sales in face of potential library closures
    Article: Jan 28, 2013
    Ahead of National Libraries Day on February 9th, Opposition Lib Dem councillors have called upon Newcastle City Council to reconsider plans to sell off thousands of the city's library books as an "income generating measure", after it emerged that in addition to old and obsolete stock, brand new best-sellers are on offer priced at just 50p or £1 in sales at libraries across the city.
    Dene ward Cllr Bob Renton has taken up the issue with city libraries bosses after High Heaton library users discovered that a number of books on sale were sought-after copies which in some cases were still subject to borrowing requests. The news comes as up to 10 branch libraries are set for closure by the council's programme of budget cuts, and the council is also set to cut annual funding set aside for the purchase of new books. Lib Dem councillors are also concerned about loss of stock of DVD and Blue-Ray items due to theft from the City Library.
    Lib Dem councillors and libraries campaigners are calling for further sales to be suspended ahead of possible closures to avoid depleting the stock of branch libraries which could be saved. However, library chiefs have indicated that sales will continue in a bid to hit a £15,000 target for income generation.
    Cllr Renton said "I am supporting local residents and library users who are fighting to save High Heaton library from the axe, and am backing efforts to set up a community-run library if the council closes the building. However, the viability of community-run libraries here or elsewhere in the city is being put at risk if the council libraries services is engaged in a mass sell-off of stock. Sales of old and rarely used volumes may be appropriate but it cannot be right that the library service is flogging off popular books bought for £20 just a year or two ago for small change. These sales should be halted to allow community-run libraries to maintain a reasonable stock of books for borrowing."
  • Fight Labour's Slash and Burn Budget Proposals in Newcastle!
    Article: Jan 20, 2013

    The Labour council leader talks of Newcastle being targeted for the biggest hit, but ignores the fact that councils in the North East receive on average £300 per
    head more than the South East. He is also silent about the fact that Sunderland, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and South Tyneside all face bigger cuts than Newcastle but are not planning to close as many local facilities.

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