http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Ashfield & Mansfield Liberal Democrats en-GB Ashfield & Mansfield Liberal Democrats http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Ashfield & Mansfield Liberal Democrats 2010-03-18T15:14+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000094/ashfield__eastwood_life_sudoku_answer.html Thank you for playing the Ashfield & Eastwood Life Sudoku challenge. 2010-03-09T22:42+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000093/lib_dem_gain_from_labour.html Liberal Democrats are today celebrating victory in last night's Eastwood South Borough Council by-election. Liberal Democrat Keith Longdon took the seat on Broxtowe Borough Council with a huge swing from Labour. Lib Dem Lorraine Perro also gained a seat from Labour on Eastwood Town Council. 2010-02-26T13:54+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000092/liberal_democrats_launch_manifesto_housing_pledge.html The Liberal Democrats today set out plans to bring a quarter of a million empty homes back into use, making homes available for people who need them and creating 65,000 jobs. 2010-01-20T23:55+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000091/100000_nottinghamshire_residents_held_on_police_dna_database.html More than 100,000 innocent people have been added to the National DNA Database since the European Court of Human Rights ruled in December 2008 that the practice was illegal, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. This is a similar figure to the 99,875 DNA records Nottinghamshire Police hold on local residents. 2010-01-17T22:48+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000090/up_to_17m_pensioners_will_miss_out_on_cold_weather_payments.html Up to 1.7m pensioners will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats. 2010-01-14T18:23+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000089/liberal_democrats_are_not_for_sale.html Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has sent a clear message to the Labour and Conservative parties that the Liberal Democrats are "not for sale" and will not be easily wooed into a coalition. 2010-01-06T07:00+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000088/jason_zadrozny_in_a_debate_on_tax.html Jason Zadrozny took part in a debate on tax last week, on behalf of Grant Thornton chartered accountants. The debate took place at Nottingham City Hall in front of a number of businesses from across Nottinghamshire. 2009-12-12T23:40+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000087/jason_zadrozny_demands_action_on_climate_change.html An estimated 50,000 people came together to demand action on climate change today at The Wave, the biggest ever UK climate change march. The Wave called for the Government to take much more urgent and effective action. 2009-12-05T23:00+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000086/jason_zadrozny_says__low_paid_shouldnt_pay_any_tax.html Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Ashfield and Eastwood, Jason Zadrozny, today welcomed the party's new plans to bring in a fairer tax system. 2009-11-30T20:30+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000085/kay_cutts_the_tory_boss_purposefully_misleads_the_public.html Kay Cutts, the Tory boss, who is taking an axe to many of Nottinghamshires vital public services has today found herself in hot water again. 2009-11-22T13:41+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000084/jason_zadrozny_fights_tory_cuts_for_elderly.html Jason Zadrozny will again appear on BBC 1's Politics Show, this Sunday, 22nd November. This time he is discussing the massive impact the cuts from Tory run Nottinghamshire County Council will have on elderly and vulnerable local residents. 2009-11-21T20:54+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000083/jason_zadrozny_tackles_worldwide_response_to_climate_change.html Next month, members of the United Nations meet in Copenhagen for very important talks on securing a new worldwide response to climate change. 2009-11-17T16:00+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000082/jason_zadrozny_on_crime_and_hate_crimes.html Jason Zadrozny spoke live on the BBC Politics show on Sunday 15th November 2009. The topic was crime and particularly hate crimes. This is in response to several restaurant owners in Huthwaite having been racially abused and their request for more help from the authorities on what is a growing problem. 2009-11-15T22:00+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000081/anti_bullying_alliance_campaign.html Monday marks the beginning of this years Anti-bullying week. 2009-11-15T17:53+00:00 http://www.ashfieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000080/jason_zadrozny_will_be_speaking_on_the_bbc_politics_show_sunday_15th_november_2009.html Jason Zadrozny will be speaking on the BBC Politics show tomorrow, Sunday 15th November 2009 at around 12noon, on the unacceptable crime and hate related crime figures within Ashfield. 2009-11-14T20:20+00:00