http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from South Dorset Liberal Democrats en-GB South Dorset Liberal Democrats http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 South Dorset Liberal Democrats 2008-07-05T10:17+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000070/stop_mps_exemption_from_freedom_of_information_laws.html On Friday 18th May, Conservative and Labour MPs voted to exempt Parliament from Freedom of Information laws, creating one law for MPs and Lords and one law for everyone else. 2007-05-23T09:38+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000069/lib_dem_elected_to_swanage_town_council.html MIke Hadley was elected on 3 May 2007 to Swanage Town Council, to join 11 Conservatives. 2007-05-09T17:48+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000068/swanage_election_news.html See the Swanage Election newsletter ("Your Swanage") for the candidates standing for election to Swanage Town Council and Purbeck District Council. Download from "Download Area" at left. 2007-04-13T10:00+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000067/lulworth_councillor_for_purbeck_district_council.html Do you live in/near Lulworth? Would you be interested in standing for election to represent your area on Purbeck District Council? Then get in touch with John Wootton 01929 421433. There will be an election on 3rd May, to replace the incumbent Tory who has stepped down owing to only having attended 3 meetings in eight months or so. 2007-03-26T17:26+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000066/swanage__isle_of_purbeck.html Latest Focus newsletter should be downloadable from menu to left. 2007-02-28T14:33+00:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000065/new_focus_from_swanage__isle_of_purbeck.html New Focus should be downloadable from the Focus downloads folder to the left 2006-04-03T17:50+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000064/liberals_alive__kicking.html "A fantastic victory for the Lib Dems and a major blow for Cameron & Brown" was Graham Oakes' reaction to the Dunfermline & West Fife by election. 2006-02-11T10:09+00:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000063/conservative_takes_swanage_byelection_seat.html Turnout was around 32 % (tbc), not bad for a wet February day, with Lib Dem gaining its highest percentage in the ward for many years, but the by-election in this strongly Conservative ward did return a Conservative. Results were: 2006-02-04T14:13+00:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000061/lib_dem_gain_seat_on_swanage_town_council.html Owing to the sad death of Councillor Hilary O'Donovan, her Liberal Democrat colleague, Mike Hadley, has been co-opted to take her place on Swanage Town Council. As Tory Councillor Bill Trite said, in proposing him for the position: " It is only fair that another Liberal Democrat should be appointed in her place". On accepting the position, Mike Hadley said he was honoured to have the opportunity to try to follow Hilary, but also noted that it was democratically fair to have been chosen, because at the last election in 2003 he was the candidate with the next highest number of votes, narrowly losing by only five votes after two recounts. 2005-11-30T16:44+00:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000060/hilary_odonovan.html Councillor Hilary O'Donovan, Town Councillor for Swanage 2005-10-12T16:52+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000059/tebbit_comments_dangerous_and_possibly_criminal.html Graham Oakes has described Norman Tebbit's comments on immigration and "dangerous and possibly criminal" 2005-08-19T11:43+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000058/tax_credit_victory.html Graham Oakes today learned that he had won his battle with the Inland Revenue over Family Tax Credit. 2005-08-05T14:03+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000057/lib_dem_gain.html Graham Oakes and his wife Louise are celebrating the birth of their son, Harry. 2005-08-05T13:57+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000056/kachepa_family_used.html Graham Oakes has condemned the decision to deport Verah Kachepa and her family from Weymouth as "callous and cynical‰. 2005-07-26T18:06+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000055/hope_for_weymouths_kachepa_family.html "Verah Kachepa and her family from Weymouth will be able to stay." says Graham Oakes. 2005-07-19T17:24+01:00