http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Shas Sheehan en-GB Shas Sheehan http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Shas Sheehan 2010-03-09T22:42+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000020/save_kingston_hospital.html Liberal Democrat MPs, Ed Davey and Susan Kramer have uncovered controversial plans to close A&E and Maternity Services at Kingston Hospital. 2010-01-28T00:01+00:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000019/save_our_freedom_pass.html Labour Transport Ministers have drawn up proposals to reduce the grant for older and disabled residents' travel that pays for the popular Freedom Pass Scheme in London. 2009-12-16T22:23+00:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000018/a_better_deal_for_our_troops.html Labour has taken us into five wars. Afghanistan is going into its ninth year - almost as long as the two world wars combined. 2009-12-16T22:03+00:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000017/one_hour_bus_ticket_moves_a_step_closer.html The London Assembly has overwhelmingly agreed a motion calling on the Mayor to explore a proposal to introduce a 'one hour bus ticket' to be available on 'Pay As You Go' Oyster Card. 2009-11-06T16:57+00:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000016/speech_to_liberal_democrat_conference_2009_policy_motion_development_in_a_downturn.html "Good afternoon Conference. I welcome and support this motion - in so far as it goes. 2009-09-27T18:56+01:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000015/speech_for_liberal_democrat_autumn_conference_2009__energy_and_climate_change.html "Good afternoon Conference. I am delighted to see line 26 [Conference therefore calls for the halving of carbon intensity of global food production by 2050.] in the motion. 2009-09-27T18:40+01:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000014/speech_to_liberal_democrat_conference_2009__thriving_in_a_globalised_world__a_strategy_for_britain.html "Good Morning Conference. I would like to speak on lines 58 and 59 ["Conference welcomes proposals to promote sustainable production, consumption and trade by analysing product supply chains in order to identify the opportunities for reducing resource use, and providing support for industry initiatives to reduce resource use and pollution"]. 2009-09-27T18:36+01:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000013/mertons_air_quality_already_a_cause_for_concern__another_nail_in_the_coffin_for_workspace_glebes_proposals.html London's air quality is the worst in the UK and among the worst in Europe. It currently fails to meet EU limits on nitrogen oxides and fine particles. These emissions can cause breathing problems and can make asthma worse. Fine particles contribute to heart and lung disease and lead to premature death in those already ill. Estimated deaths from prolonged exposure to fine particles range from 1,600 to 4,000 per year for London alone. 2009-07-17T00:00+01:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000012/mps_expenses__my_pledges.html Those MPs who thought it was okay to cheat the system should get their just desserts and be de-selected by their parties. 2009-05-22T00:00+01:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000011/public_meeting_on_the_sustainable_communities_act_wimbledon_community_centre_thurs_7_may_700830pm.html Local Democracy 4 Merton, together with Local Works, has organised a public meeting to raise awareness about what the Sustainable Communities Act could mean for residents in Merton. 2009-04-26T00:00+01:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000010/local_democracy_4_merton.html 'Local Democracy 4 Merton' is a group set up to draw attention to a new law, the Sustainable Communities Act. If this law is implemented locally by Merton Council it would give residents and the Council the power to influence what central government does and spends locally. It could help the Council promote things like renewable energy and public transport, and protect green spaces, local shops and post offices. 2009-04-24T00:00+01:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000008/litter_picking_on_cannon_hill_nature_reserve.html On Saturday 28 March, Shas Sheehan joined Mary-Jane Jeanes and Friends of Cannon Hill Common to help with the bi-annual litterpick. In the space of an hour and a half about half a dozen black bin liners were filled with unsightly waste. 2009-03-31T00:00+01:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000007/opposition_to_the_rainbow_eco_park_grows.html Residents gathered in force on Saturday 28 March outside the Worple Road Methodist Church to demonstrate against the waste processing and energy generating plant proposed at the Rainbow Industrial Estate in Raynes Park. 2009-03-31T00:00+01:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000009/wimbledons_mp_fails_to_attend_fuel_poverty_bill_debate.html Every winter the death toll among the elderly rises. Most of these deaths are caused by cold homes - 'fuel poverty' is when a household can't afford to keep the house warm. Wimbledon's Tory MP could have voted to end this scandal by supporting the Fuel Poverty Bill when it was discussed in Parliament on 20 March 2009. 2009-03-27T00:00+00:00 http://www.shassheehan.org.uk/news/000006/environmentalists_fight_to_prevent_destruction_of_rare_bat_habitat.html A wildlife area inhabited by endangered birds and bats is under threat from Merton Council, who it's feared, plan to clear some of the land against the wishes of plot-holders. 2009-03-18T00:00+00:00