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20 Most Recent News Stories
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Thu 28th Jan 2010
Liberal Democrat MPs, Ed Davey and Susan Kramer have uncovered controversial plans to close A&E and Maternity Services at Kingston Hospital.
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Wed 16th Dec 2009
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.
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Wed 16th Dec 2009
Labour has taken us into five wars. Afghanistan is going into its ninth year - almost as long as the two world wars combined.
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Fri 6th Nov 2009
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.
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Sun 27th Sep 2009
"Good afternoon Conference. I welcome and support this motion - in so far as it goes.
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Sun 27th Sep 2009
"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.
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Sun 27th Sep 2009
"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"].
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Fri 17th Jul 2009
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.
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Fri 22nd May 2009
Those MPs who thought it was okay to cheat the system should get their just desserts and be de-selected by their parties.
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Sun 26th Apr 2009
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.
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Fri 24th Apr 2009
'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.
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Tue 31st Mar 2009
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.
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Tue 31st Mar 2009
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.
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Fri 27th Mar 2009
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.
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Wed 18th Mar 2009
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.
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Wed 4th Feb 2009
A petition demanding a public meeting over plans to build an industrial recycling plant in Raynes Park was delivered to developers on 26 January 2009.
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Sat 31st Jan 2009
The following is a copy of a letter sent to the Wimbledon Guardian on 18 January 2009.
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Fri 21st Nov 2008
There should be income tax cuts to help people struggling to cope with recession, Wimbledon residents heard on 20 November. Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable MP told a packed meeting at the All Saints Day Centre in South Wimbledon that people had endured a year of rocketing fuel, transport and food prices, and many were still out of pocket following the Government's decision to double the starting rate of income tax.
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Sun 2nd Nov 2008
There have been calls for a public meeting following plans to process waste and generate renewable energy on the industrial estate next to Raynes Park Station.
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Tue 28th Oct 2008
Shas Sheehan was selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Wimbledon in October 2008. At the London Assembly elections in 2008, she was the candidate for the Merton & Wandsworth seat.
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