http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Newark Liberal Democrats en-GB Newark Liberal Democrats http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Newark Liberal Democrats 2010-03-10T15:48+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000439/fairness_at_heart_of_lib_dem_campaign.html The Liberal Democrats have announced they will fight the General Election on four key principles, designed to make Britain a fairer place. 2010-02-26T10:40+00:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000438/local_mep_thrilled_with_full_house_at_fakes_conference.html Lib Dem Euro-MP for the East Midlands Bill Newton Dunn today hosted a conference hailed by all participants as a huge success. 2010-02-22T00:00+00:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000437/regional_conference_in_chesterfield_20th_feb.html Details of the East Midlands Liberal Democrats regional conference have today been published. 2010-02-09T09:00+00:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000436/stop_the_public_unknowingly_funding_organised_crime.html Bill Newton Dunn MEP (East Midlands) today challenged the EU to develop consumer centred responses that will protect citizens from increasingly convincing fake goods and services being sold in conventional supply lines across the EU. 2009-12-03T17:31+00:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000435/east_midlands_mep_convinced_by_sir_paul_mccartney.html Local Euro-MP Bill Newton Dunn was today won over by the message of Sir Paul McCartney, during the star's extraordinary visit to the European Parliament. The famous vegetarian urged Parliamentarians and guests to sign up to his "Meat Free Monday" campaign. The campaign argues that cutting down on meat consumption even once a week is a simple but effective way for people to reduce their carbon footprints, since livestock rearing emits such a great amount of greenhouse gases. 2009-12-03T17:30+00:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000433/newton_dunn_parliament_has_protected_rights_of_internet_users.html East Midlands Lib Dem MEP Bill Newton Dunn has welcomed the deal reached last night by the European Parliament and Council on the Telecoms package. After long negotiations the Council gave in to Parliament's demands to guarantee Internet users who are suspected of uploading or downloading illegal material a "prior, fair and impartial procedure". 2009-11-05T18:16+00:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000434/bill_newton_dunn_checks_how_our_taxes_are_spent_in_africa.html The local Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands, Bill Newton Dunn, last week took part in a 3-day summit between Parliaments of EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. 2009-11-05T13:34+00:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000431/william_gladstone_four_times_a_liberal_british_prime_minister_was_for_a_time_newarks_mp.html Newark Lib Dems celebrated the 200th anniversary of Gladstone's birth at a special meeting in Newark Town Hall on Sunday, October 11th. A packed room listened intently to a talk on Gladstone's early career by Dr Richard Gaunt of Nottingham University, including Gladstone's election at Newark in 1832. 2009-10-13T20:34+01:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000432/parties_unite_to_fight_counterfeit_europe.html UK Liberal Democrat MEP Bill Newton-Dunn and Hungarian Socialist Edit Herczog MEP have hailed today's first meeting of the cross-party Forum for the Combat of Contraband, Counterfeit and Organised Crime as "an enormous success, brimming with ideas". 2009-09-30T14:06+01:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000430/lib_dem_councillors_in_newark_constituency_update.html Correction to the list of Councillors placed on this website last June. 2009-09-24T20:08+01:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000429/bournemouth_lib_dem_conference__wednesday_sept_23rd.html Major Speech by the Lib Dem Leader, Nick Clegg MP 2009-09-24T17:14+01:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000428/bournemouth_lib_dem_conference__tuesday_sept_22nd.html Afghanistan: Pauline Jenkins, Lib Dem PPC for Newark, was interviewed at Conference by the British Forces Network asking he whether or not the UK should withdraw troops. Pauline said the UK has to have a very clear exit strategy agreed with the many nations which have troops in Afghanistan now. 2009-09-23T09:05+01:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000427/bournemouth_lib_dem_conference__tuesday_sept_22nd.html Pauline on BBC5 Live 2009-09-23T08:59+01:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000426/bournemouth_lib_dem_conference__tuesday_sept_22nd.html What Do Lib Dems Stand For ? 2009-09-23T08:52+01:00 http://www.newarklibdems.org.uk/news/000425/bournemouth_lib_dem_conference__monday_sept_21st.html Newark Representatives had a busy day. Conference has been very angry indeed at the state of the UK. Here are some examples:- 2009-09-22T09:09+01:00