http://lizleffman.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Liz Leffman and the Liberal Democrats en-GB Liz Leffman and the Liberal Democrats http://lizleffman.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Liz Leffman and the Liberal Democrats 2008-09-07T16:45+01:00 United Kingdom http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000080/tory_think_tank_out_of_touch_with_reality.html Liz Leffman, Prospective Liberal Democrat MP for Meon Valley, has described a Conservative-leaning think tank as "out of touch with reality" following the suggestion that people from towns and cities in the North should pack their bags and move to the South. 2008-08-14T12:16+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000079/outreach_post_offices_need_full_and_proper_funding.html Prospective Lib Dem MP for Meon Valley Liz Leffman has backed her party's calls to pressure the Government into properly funding outreach post office services. 2008-08-07T15:35+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000078/gas_prices_up_35__urgent_action_needed_to_protect_vulnerable.html British Gas has today confirmed that it has increased gas prices by 35% and electricity prices by 9% with immediate effect. The increase will see average bills for people living in and around Meon Valley rise to more than £1,250. 2008-07-30T15:59+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000077/bbc_supports_campaign_for_nhs_dentists.html BBC star presenter Dom Littlewood was in Bishops Waltham yesterday to film a programme about the appalling state of NHS dentistry in Meon Valley. It will be aired in late September on national TV. 2008-07-17T12:56+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000076/lib_dems_support_local_doctors_over_polyclinics.html Mark Oaten MP and prospective MPs for Winchester and Meon Valley, Martin Tod and Liz Leffman, met with doctors in Alresford on Monday to listen to their concerns and back their campaign opposing polyclinics in rural Hampshire. 2008-07-16T15:52+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000075/we_must_see_action_on_dental_crisis.html Action must now be taken to improve the NHS dental crisis following the critical Commons Health Committee report, according to Prospective MP for Meon Valley Liz Leffman. 2008-07-03T18:52+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000074/more_effort_needed_to_tackle_road_deaths.html Liz Leffman has called for more effort to tackle road deaths in Hampshire following officially released figures that show deaths on the county's roads have risen by almost 30 per cent. 2008-06-30T16:36+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000073/lazy_attitude_to_flooding_is_not_acceptable.html Liz Leffman has slammed the Government's 'lazy' attitude to flooding following comments from the Flood Recovery Minister that he is proud of the progress made since the series of floods last year. 2008-06-26T13:27+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000072/dental_crisis_is_governments_hidden_legacy.html The NHS dental crisis is going from bad to worse and is this Government's major hidden legacy, according to Prospective Lib Dem MP for Meon Valley Liz Leffman. 2008-06-11T09:55+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000071/authorities_failing_to_grasp_seriousness_of_flooding.html The Government and our local authorities are failing to grasp the seriousness of flooding in Hampshire, according to Prospective Lib Dem MP for Meon Valley Liz Leffman. 2008-06-03T09:49+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000069/liberal_democrats_fight_for_a_better_postal_service.html Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester, Mark Oaten, and Prospective MP for Meon Valley, Liz Leffman, are renewing their fight to save the local West Meon Post Office branch. 2008-05-20T09:28+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000068/lib_dem_success_in_whiteley.html Liberal Democrats in Meon Valley are celebrating a successful night at yesterday's local elections - with a major win in the former Conservative ward of Whiteley. 2008-05-02T12:16+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000066/vote_rigging_scam_in_whiteley.html Conservative activist and former Whiteley Parish Councillor John Hall has been charged by police in a scam to illegally gather proxy votes and use them to boost the Conservatives' local election results. 2008-04-26T13:39+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000065/lib_dems_lead_way_on_flood_defence.html Liz Leffman, Prospective Liberal Democrat MP for Meon Valley, has hailed her party's commitment to increasing the flood defence budget by £400million as 'a crucial decision'. 2008-04-15T15:10+01:00 http://lizleffman.org.uk/news/000064/urgent_action_needed_on_flytipping.html Increased fly-tipping is ruining the beauty of the Meon Valley countryside, according to Prospective Lib Dem MP for Meon Valley, Liz Leffman. And she believes that the cost of this to taxpayers could be significantly reduced if some simple steps were taken to improve access to local tips. 2008-04-01T09:23+01:00