http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from South West Wiltshire Liberal Democrats en-GB South West Wiltshire Liberal Democrats http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 South West Wiltshire Liberal Democrats 2010-03-18T05:04+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000482/pothole_damaged_heres_how_to_claim.html If you've genuinely sustained damage to a vehicle caused by a pothole on a Wiltshire road you can claim recompense for repair expenses. 2010-03-17T15:08+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000481/parking_problems_in_tisbury.html If you're concerned about parking problems in Tisbury you can go to a meeting in the village on Saturday. 2010-03-17T10:35+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000028/britains_worst_mp_is_stoned_in_semington.html The POWER2010 campaign has asked the public to say which MPs they thought represented the biggest obstacle to democratic reform. 2010-03-17T09:53+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000480/wateraid__manifesto_in_a_bottle.html WaterAid have produced their manifesto, Manifesto in a Bottle, which sets out the charity's five priorities: 2010-03-16T23:06+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000479/health_fair_in_bradford_on_saturday.html Free health screenings will be on offer at a series of health fairs to be held across Wiltshire. 2010-03-16T15:07+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000478/equitable_life__justice_denied.html Victims of the Equitable Life scandal have written to prospective MPs in the south west asking for their support for a just conclusion to a long-running and unedifying injustice. 2010-03-16T12:16+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000477/tourism_alliance__the_voice_of_tourism.html The Alliance have published their manifesto in the run-up to the general election and the 2012 Olympics. 2010-03-16T11:12+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000476/rarer_cancers_forum.html RCF have written to parliamentary candidates urging us to support their 12 point plan, "Towards the best in Europe", a copy of which is on their website at www.rarercancers.org.uk 2010-03-16T10:19+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000343/outrage_over_tory_moneywasting_plan_for_warminster.html Warminster's Conservatives have voted to take out an £800,000 loan to revamp the Assembly Room. Liberal Democrat Paul Batchelor was the only town councillor to vote against the proposal. 2010-03-16T08:49+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000222/mere_fights_against_car_parking_charges.html A group of Mere residents led by local councillor George Jeans made the trip to County Hall on Tuesday Jan 12th to try to persuade councillors not to impose car parking charges in the town's two car parks. 2010-03-16T08:45+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000327/council_fights_for_jobs_at_porton_down.html Porton Down is currently the site for Health Protection Agency's "Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response" at which internationally significant research into new diseases is undertaken. The total site covers 27 hectares with employment of 750 scientific, technical and administrative staff. The value to the economy is demonstrated by the fact that the direct impact of the employment of scientific/technical staff is estimated at over £70,000 per head (GWE Business West Ltd.). 2010-03-16T08:39+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000018/ifaw_manifesto.html The International Fund for Animal Welfare has published its manifesto for the general election, entitled "Missing a Voice". 2010-03-16T08:12+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000475/countdown_to_liberation_day.html Gordon Brown's announcement that the Budget will be on 24 March makes it almost certain that the general election be on 6 May. 2010-03-15T23:36+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000474/west_wiltshires_waste_will_go_to_europe.html Sixty thousand tonnes of household waste will be converted at a plant in Westbury to 20,000 tonnes of fuel which will go to Germany or Holland to be incinerated. 2010-03-15T23:23+00:00 http://www.trevorcarbin.org.uk/news/000461/wiltshire_expands_into_europe.html Wiltshire Council (WC) is to take on the responsibility for running the South West's office in Brussels. The eight staff will come onto the WC payroll, though the other councils in the region will be paying their share of the costs. 2010-03-15T18:12+00:00