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Fiona swaps her car for a bike to raise cash for children New!

Sun 29th Aug 2010

Cambridgeshire Lib Dem leader, Fiona Whelan, has parked her car and motorbike for a month and plans to get on her bicycle.

Fiona Whelan and Julian Huppert

Lib Dems select their candidate to fight by-election

Mon 23rd Aug 2010

Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats have chosen East Chesterton resident, Ian Manning to fight the seat in the forthcoming by-election on September 16.

Ian Manning

Councillors' dilemma as residents divided over parking scheme

Thu 5th Aug 2010

Residents in the De Freville area of Cambridge are divided as to whether they should have their own parking scheme.

Kevin Wilkins

Youth clubs under threat as Tories cut budget

Fri 9th Jul 2010

Youth clubs across Cambridge are under threat as county Tories plan to cut £800,000 from the budget.

Lucy Nethsingha

Lib Dems condemn bus service cuts after surge in passengers

Fri 2nd Jul 2010

Lib Dems have attacked county Tories for failing to step in after a major bus operator cut services despite an increase in passenger numbers.

Kilian Bourke

Lib Dem urges planners to give new homes latest technology

Mon 21st Jun 2010

A Liberal Democrat Councillor has called on planners to make sure new homes are installed with the latest phone and computer technology.

Edd Stonham

Tories accused of disgraceful complacency over guided bus review

Wed 16th Jun 2010

Cambridgeshire Tories have been accused of a "disgraceful level of complacency" after calling for a routine review of the guided bus fiasco.

Cllr Nichola Harrison

Lib Dem acts to cut death toll at accident blackspot

Tue 8th Jun 2010

Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrat Leader, Fiona Whelan has called a meeting of residents, highway officers and councillors tomorrow (Wednesday,June 9) in a bid to end the death toll at a notorious Cambridge accident blackspot.

Fiona Whelan (photography: Martin Land)

Safety projects sacrificed to bail out guided bus

Mon 7th Jun 2010

Major safety and transport projects for Wisbech have been sacrificed to pay for Cambridgeshire's £116 billion guided bus.

Lorna Spenceley

City parking charges to be set by county Tories

Fri 28th May 2010

On-street parking and resident permit charges in Cambridge could be set by county Tories without any input from the city Liberal Democrats.

Julie Smith

Lib Dems fobbed off over death road as it claimed another life

Wed 26th May 2010

Cambridgeshire highway chiefs delayed taking action at an accident blackspot where two people died only to see another killed within 24 hours.

Fiona Whelan (photography: Martin Land)

The weakest link - Tories in the dark over guided busway track problems

Wed 26th May 2010

Cambridgeshire Tories are in the dark as to the severity of the problems with part of the guided bus track.

Kilian Bourke

Fear for dementia patients as day care centres under threat

Thu 20th May 2010

Leading Cambridgeshire councillors are worried that patients with dementia could suffer following the news that day care provision at three centres will be lost.

Fiona Whelan

Residents "silenced" by Tory petition ban

Wed 19th May 2010

Cambridgeshire Tories have been accused of "silencing" a great swathe of the county after banning petitions carrying less than 15,000 signatures for full council debate.

Sarah Whitebread

Tories refuse to hold public inquiry into Guided Bus

Wed 19th May 2010

Cambridgeshire Tories have refused point blank to hold a public inquiry into the Guided Bus fiasco, denying residents the chance to have their say.

Cllr Nichola Harrison

Tories attacked for protecting A14 project from national cuts

Tue 18th May 2010

Cambridgeshire Tories, who have united to back the £1.4 billion widening of the A14, have come under fire from Liberal Democrats for "protecting their pet project" from scathing national cuts.

Sebastian Kindersley

Lib Dems elect new county leader

Tue 11th May 2010

Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats have announced today (Monday, May 10) that Fiona Whelan will be taking over as group leader from David Jenkins.

Fiona Whelan (photography: Martin Land)

Tories stage secret meeting to discuss city schooling

Tue 4th May 2010

Tories at Shire Hall have been accused of meeting in secret to decide the future of education for youngsters in Cambridge.

Belinda Brooks-Gordon

Undecided voters swing to Lib Dems following final Leaders Debate

Fri 30th Apr 2010

Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.

Nick Clegg MP

Third and Final Party Leaders' TV debate: The Economy

Wed 28th Apr 2010

On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.

Debate Night Graphic

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