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Richard Burt, Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire
Over 10,000 Local People At Risk Of Blindness
Mon 21st Apr 2008
New figures obtained by local Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate, Richard Burt show that Worcestershire PCT is failing to screen nearly half of all local diabetics for diabetic retinopathy.
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Civil Service Club Set To Close
Mon 21st Apr 2008
Nearly 300 Malvern residents completed and returned and petition about the future of the Civil Service Club in Spring Lane, Malvern which is due to close on 30th April. There was overwhelming support for retaining the club as a community facility, and opposing the idea of another large supermarket in the town.
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Burt Calls For Local Lottery Funding
Tue 15th Apr 2008
Local Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt is urging community groups in Worcestershire to apply for grants from Groundwork UK to improve local green spaces.
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Read "Burt Calls For Local Lottery Funding" in full.
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Thousands Of Worcestershire Residents Hit By Tax Grab
Tue 15th Apr 2008
Local Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt today hit out at the Chancellor of the Exchequer for bringing in tax changes that have increased income tax bills for thousands of residents across the county.
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Local Schools Can "Make IT Happen"
Mon 14th Apr 2008
Local Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt is encouraging primary schools in West Worcestershire to enter a national technology competition where there's up to £4,500 for grabs.
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Read "Local Schools Can "Make IT Happen"" in full.
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Pershore Says Save Our Care Centre
Mon 7th Apr 2008
Supporters of Pershore Care Centre marched from Station Road into the town on Saturday, cheered by residents and visitors en route supporting the campaign to keep the town's Care Centre open.
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March To Save Pershore Care Centre
Wed 2nd Apr 2008
Pershore's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt will join clients, parents, carers and supporters of Pershore Care Centre in a protest march starting at 10.30am this Saturday, from the Care Centre in Station Road to the centre of the town as part of a campaign to save the facility for adults with Profound Multiple Learning Disabilities.
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Read "March To Save Pershore Care Centre" in full.
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Lib Dems Launch County Cancer Centre Campaign
Tue 1st Apr 2008
Local Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt today launched his party's campaign to win backing for two new £1.5million radiotherapy machines for Worcester Royal Hospital.
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Read "Lib Dems Launch County Cancer Centre Campaign" in full.
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Lib Dems In Talks Over Civil Service Club's Future
Mon 31st Mar 2008
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt held discussions with National Civil Service Clubs' Chief Executive, Marion Holmes late last week about the proposed closure of the CSSC club at Spring Lane, Malvern.
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Read "Lib Dems In Talks Over Civil Service Club's Future" in full.
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Burt Calls On County MPs To Apologise For Iraq Vote
Tue 25th Mar 2008
West Worcestershire's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate, Richard Burt has called on county MPs, Sir Michael Spicer and Peter Luff to apologise for their support for the invasion of Iraq.
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Lib Dems Seek Community Support For Civil Service Club
Tue 18th Mar 2008
Malvern Link and Langland County Councillors, Clive Smith and Penelope Morgan have joined forces with Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt in a campaign to help save the Civil Service Sports and Social Club (CSSC) from closure.
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Launch Of 'Save Our Post Offices' Petition
Mon 17th Mar 2008
West Worcestershire's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt this week launched his party's local 'Save our Post Offices' petition, calling on Government to halt its programme to close 2,500 more Post Offices in rural areas.
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| Worcestershire West General Election Result |
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Turnout: 47077 (70%)
44.5%
Conservative: 20959 (−1.5%)
39.3%
Liberal Democrat: 18484 (+5.3%)
10.5%
Labour: 4945 (−3.5%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"Liberalism in Britain has lost a great champion, the Liberal Democrats, a great advocate and our public life, a great servant. "
Lord Paddy Ashdown
In memory of Lord Richard Holme, who died on 5 May
"If the Tories want to claim that they are going to cut corporation tax, they have to come clean about how they are going to pay for it. Cutting the main rate of corporation tax to 25% will cost more than £5bn a year. If David Cameron is to have a hope of sounding credible he must state clearly where the money will come from. Otherwise this will be seen as yet another unfunded tax cut. "
Vince Cable - Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor
www.libdems.org.uk - 2 May
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