http://www.norwich.libdems.org/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Norwich Liberal Democrats en-GB Norwich Liberal Democrats http://www.norwich.libdems.org/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Norwich Liberal Democrats 2008-07-24T04:25+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000135/lib_dems_demand_rail_improvements.html At a full council meeting this week the Liberal Democrats will demand that Norwich City Council do everything in its power to lobby for improvements and expansion of the rail network in the region. 2008-07-22T15:14+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000134/lib_dems_respond_to_unitary_announcement.html The Liberal Democrat group on Norwich City Council have responded with disappointment to yesterday's announcement by the Boundary Committee that their preferred option is for one single unitary authority to cover the whole of Norfolk and Lowestoft. 2008-07-08T09:00+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000133/update_council_backs_cycle_hire_study.html Last week the City Council backed Lib Dem plans to investigate having an on-street cycle hire scheme in Norwich. 2008-07-02T15:02+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000132/update_council_backs_post_office_plan.html Norwich City Council has unanimously backed Liberal Democrat proposals to help local post offices. 2008-06-29T10:07+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000131/update_lib_dems_get_epetitions.html Liberal Democrat Group Leader Brian Watkins has welcomed the decision by the council to support a Lib Dem proposal to introduce e-petitions. 2008-06-25T14:50+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000130/update_city_hall_is_spying_on_noisy_neighbours.html Noisy neighbours have been secretly taped by Norwich City Council using laws brought in to help fight terrorism, it was revealed today. 2008-06-24T10:26+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000129/lib_dems_call_for_cycle_hire_scheme.html Norwich Liberal Democrats will call on the City Council to investigate the possibility of establishing a cycle hire scheme across the city this Tuesday. 2008-06-24T10:21+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000128/are_council_officials_spying_on_you.html At a full council meeting this week the Liberal Democrats will demand to know if Norwich City Council is using 'surveillance' techniques to spy on Norwich residents. 2008-06-23T14:09+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000127/new_threat_to_post_offices.html At a full City Council meeting this week Liberal Democrats will highlight the damage the loss of the Post Office Card Account (POCA) contract could have to post offices in Norwich. 2008-06-23T14:03+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000126/lib_dems_call_for_epetitions.html Ahead of a key debate this Thursday which could see the council introduce e-petitioning, Liberal Democrat Group Leader Brian Watkins has called on the council to adopt the idea in order to improve community engagement. 2008-06-11T11:00+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000125/liberal_democrats_call_for_a_bus_users_group.html Following the Scrutiny Review of the bus services in the Norwich Area the Liberal Democrats have backed the resolution to set up a Bus Users Group to build on the work of the Committee. 2008-06-09T15:11+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000124/update_city_will_have_to_wait_for_20mph_zones.html At a council meeting last night it emerged that Norwich will have to wait at least 15 months before the introduction of blanket 20mph zones in residential streets across the city. 2008-06-04T13:49+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000123/norwich_streets_set_for_20mph_speed_limit.html The Liberal Democrats have welcomed the decision by the Norwich Highways Agency Committee to introduce a 20mph speed limit to residential roads in Norwich. It is the culmination of a two year campaign by the party to get the limits introduced. 2008-05-24T12:00+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000122/norwich_households_stung_by_50_tax_rise.html Households in Norwich have been stung by an average 50% rise in their annual tax bill since Labour came to power, according to new research highlighted by the Norwich Liberal Democrats. 2008-05-20T13:00+01:00 http://www.norwich.libdems.org/news/000121/ive_been_so_privileged_to_serve_city.html The former leader of Norwich City Council's Liberal Democrat group said it had been a real privilege to have served the city for eight years. 2008-05-14T11:30+01:00