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Did you hang up your trainers when you left school?

Mon 25th Feb 2008

Cllr David Ward, chair of the Bradford East Local Sports Alliance ( LSA ) has announced that a major focus of the LSA will be increasing sports participation for women and for those residents from low socio-economic groups in Bradford East.

Runners

1,463 families lost their homes in Bradford in 2007

Thu 14th Feb 2008

Too many families in Bradford are losing their homes because of difficulties over mortgage payments, claims Cllr David Ward, chair of the Bradford North Area Committee

Halifax for sale sign (photography: Season Prater)

Residents of Bradford face winter fuel payment wipe out

Mon 21st Jan 2008

LIBERAL Democrats in Bradford are calling on the Government to protect pensioners in Bradford from energy price rises. They have made the call after figures showed that recent increases in the cost of electricity and gas are set to wipe out pensioners' winter fuel payment.

Lit gas hob on cooker. (photography: Matt Raines)

Brackendale Mills pond contaminated

Mon 21st Jan 2008

Councillor Jeanette Sunderland, Lib Dem Idle and Thackley, has reported the possible contamination of a watercourse and mill pond at Brackendale Mills, Thackley to the Environmental Agency amid local concerns that it has been fatally damaged by construction works.

Councillor asks, ' How has spending £51m benefited the people of Bradford District?'

Thu 20th Dec 2007

Councillor Jeanette Sunderland ( Lib Dem Idle ) is asking the Council to set out clearly what benefits the £51m contract for Information and communications technology ( ICT) has brought to the citizens of Bradford.

Computer

Local anger as Government overturns decision on amusement centre

Thu 20th Dec 2007

Residents and local councillors have reacted angrily to a decision by the government to allow an amusement arcade to open above a row of shops in Greengates.

gaming machine

Bradford Council Lib Dems welcome new party leader

Tue 18th Dec 2007

Councillor David Ward, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats on Bradford Council has welcomed the election of Nick Clegg as the new Leader of the Party. The result of the vote of Liberal Democrat members was announced on Tuesday 18th December.

Nick Xlegg

Festive Lights brighten up our area

Mon 17th Dec 2007

Councillor David Gray is writing to residents in Bolton and Undercliffe who have put up exceptional displays of Christmas lights on their homes, to thank them.

Christmas lights

Dubious loan leaflets circulating

Mon 17th Dec 2007

Councillor Howard Middleton is warning people about leaflets which are being circulated offering loans.

Two year campaign against sword sales hailed as a success

Thu 13th Dec 2007

A two year campaign started by Cllr David Ward against the display and sale swords and knives finally paid off yesterday when the Government announced that the import, sale and hire of samurai swords would be banned from April 2008.

Samurai Swords
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Nick Clegg launches 'Make It Happen'
Thu 17th Jul 2008

Liberal Democrats launch proposals to tackle youth crime - Huhne
Mon 14th Jul 2008

Olympic quango wasting 600,000 - Foster
Wed 23rd Jul 2008

Land Girls announcement long overdue - Lamb
Wed 23rd Jul 2008

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Quotes of the Week

"Holding someone without charge for 42 days adds nothing of value to the investigation, prosecution or conviction of terrorists."

Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Lord (Martin) Thomas

Comment ahead of the Second Reading of the Counter-Terrorism Bill in the House of Lords - 8 July

"Opponents of Mugabe's regime are at serious risk of being tortured or killed if they are sent back to Zimbabwe. I am dismayed that the Home Office seems intent on pushing ahead with deportations at the earliest opportunity."

Chris Huhne, Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesman

www.libdems.org.uk - 8 July

"Schools' performance in recognising and tackling homophobia should be an assessed criterion in Ofsted school inspections."

Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg

www.bbc.co.uk/news/ - 7 July

Quotes of the Week

"Holding someone without charge for 42 days adds nothing of value to the investigation, prosecution or conviction of terrorists."

Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Lord (Martin) Thomas

Comment ahead of the Second Reading of the Counter-Terrorism Bill in the House of Lords - 8 July

"Opponents of Mugabe's regime are at serious risk of being tortured or killed if they are sent back to Zimbabwe. I am dismayed that the Home Office seems intent on pushing ahead with deportations at the earliest opportunity."

Chris Huhne, Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesman

www.libdems.org.uk - 8 July

"Schools' performance in recognising and tackling homophobia should be an assessed criterion in Ofsted school inspections."

Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg

www.bbc.co.uk/news/ - 7 July