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LETS GET TOUGH ON BINGE DRINKING
A new plan to tackle binge drinking has been launched by the Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg MP.
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WELCOME FOR GOVERNMENT U-TURN ON POST OFFICE CARD ACCOUNT
Newcastle Liberal Democrats in have welcomed a decision by the Government to abandon proposals to hand over the payment of pensions and benefits from post offices to a private company.
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LIB DEMS DEMAND ACTION TO TACKLE UNEMPLOYMENT
Local Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to do more to support businesses in the face of rising unemployment in the North East.
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LIB DEMS WELCOME COMMITMENT TO REOPEN LEAMSIDE LINE
North East Liberal Democrats have welcomed the party's commitment to reopening a local railway line.
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TIME TO ACT ON TYNE GREEN JOBS, SAYS LIB DEM CHALLENGER
Newcastle East Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Greg Stone is backing Shepherd Offshore's plans to establish a renewable energy manufacturing cluster at former shipyard sites on the Tyne.
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MINISTER FOR THE NORTH EAST CHALLENGED OVER LATEST CUTS TO STUDENT GRANTS IN REGION
Reports released today suggest that the Government will have to reduce entitlement to grants for students starting this year after underestimating the numbers applying, with the Department for…
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BUS LANE EXCLUDED FROM TRANSPORT BID
Plans for a new bus lane on the West Road have been excluded from the submission to the Government by transport operator Nexus.
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GREAT PARK BUS MEETING PLANNED
A meeting is to be held with Arriva and the Great Park Consortium to try and improve bus services to the Great Park.
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FLOODING WORST IN RECENT MEMORY
During the first weekend of September, some 80 properties in Parklands Ward close to the Ouseburn took in water to some extent - many of them having water in living areas. Official estimates say that…
