Keep Kingston's Magistrates' Court
Local justice cuts crime
Kingston Liberal Democrats are supporting the Surrey Comet's Campaign to save Kingston's Magistrates' Courts.
Local Lib Dems protesting with the Magistrates to support the campaign
Save Kingston Hospital
Labour's secret plans to close A&E and Maternity
Local Liberal Democrat MPs Susan Kramer and Edward Davey have vowed to fight plans to close A&E and Maternity services at Kingston Hospital.
Senior NHS staff have blown the whistle on Labour proposals to close Accident and Emergency services and Maternity services at Kingston Hospital.
No extension of Clayhill Halls of Residence
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No car parking charges in Richmond Park and Bushy Park
A message from the Leader of Kingston Council
The Government Minister Margaret Hodge has written to me defending her decision to approve the introduction of car parking charges in Richmond and Busy Park.
Defending the pups!
Puppy farmed dogs
The Liberal Democrat office at Kingston Council has lobbied Parliament with the concerns of local residents over the un-regulated sale of “puppy farmed” dogs in the borough.
Latest news - December 2009
Kingston’s Liberal Democrat-run Council has launched an innovative practice to discourage the sale of puppy farmed dogs in the borough. The Council will now apply additional conditions onto all new and renewed licences of local pet shops.
Labour hits ‘leafy’ Kingston again
Join our campaign for a fair deal for Kingston
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Kingston has yet again received a dreadful financial settlement from Gordon Brown’s Labour Government.
Fuel Poverty Campaign
Latest - November 2009
The Liberal Democrat councillors who are leading the local campaign against fuel poverty, have welcomed the news that the Prime Minister is planning on including an Energy Bill in this week’s Queen’s Speech.
Kingston Lib Dems support ‘1 Hour Bus Ticket Campaign’
The Liberal Democrat members of Kingston Council have thrown their support behind a London-wide campaign calling for the ‘one hour bus ticket’.
Executive Member for Transport, Bob Steed announced: “Lib Dem councillors have signed a petition asking for the Mayor to grant Londoners a ‘one hour bus ticket’ so that passengers can switch buses without paying more.
Capital Call
Kingston Liberal Democrats are outraged at Transport for London’s decision to withdraw funding from Kingston’s Capital Call scheme.
Capital Call was a complementary service to Taxicard introduced in 2004 by TfL which provided subsidised door-to-door transport for people with mobility issues living in London boroughs where there is a shortage of London taxis. In January 2009 it was announced that Kingston’s Capital Call scheme will cease, with effect from 31 March 2009.
