http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Hereford and South Herefordshire Liberal Democrats en-GB Hereford and South Herefordshire Liberal Democrats http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Hereford and South Herefordshire Liberal Democrats 2008-10-01T00:50+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000114/courtyard_twister.html Hereford MP Paul Keetch and Sarah Carr, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate joined in the 10 year birthday celebrations at the Courtyard in Hereford this week (Friday 19th September). 2008-09-26T13:23+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000113/labour_is_still_letting_down_our_pensioners.html In a speech to the Liberal Democrat annual party conference in Bournemouth this week (14th September), Sarah Carr, the Liberal Democrat hopeful to succeed Paul Keetch as Member of Parliament for Hereford and South Herefordshire, made clear her commitment to campaign for a fairer pension system providing security and dignity in retirement for every citizen. 2008-09-26T13:11+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000112/herefordshire_police_must_be_freed_from_government_bureaucracy.html The Liberal Democrats are announcing bold new plans at their annual party conference in Bournemouth this week (13th-17th September) to free local police forces from the grip of central government bureaucracy and targets. Under Liberal Democrat plans police officers would be freed to spend more time policing communities rather than chasing government targets. 2008-09-26T13:00+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000111/redhill_residents_shout_out_in_street_protest_against_post_office_closure.html Local Liberal Democrat campaigner Sarah Carr, earlier today (9th September) joined Redhill residents to protest against government plans to close the popular post office at Redhill Stores. The event was organised by Wendy Jones and the Redhill Residents' Association. Local people turned out in force in the pouring rain holding many homemade banners and placards and chanting 'Save Redhill Post Office' to television cameras. Sarah has been campaigning against the proposed closure of Redhill Post Office from the day it was announced. 2008-09-09T13:30+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000110/redhill_residents_asked_to_write_in_to_make_support_for_redhill_post_office_clear.html The campaign to save Redhill Post Office moved forward this week with a heated and well attended public meeting at the Golden Jubilee Hall in Redhill, Hereford. The meeting was organised by Redhill Residents' Association Chairman Wendy Jones. Liberal Democrat parliamentary campaigner Sarah Carr who is working hard to save Redhill post office invited representatives from Post Office Ltd and consumer champion Postwatch who attended the meeting taking questions and making many notes. Local Hereford MP Paul Keetch who is also publicly calling for Redhill Post Office to be kept open also attended the meeting. 2008-09-09T13:18+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000109/venus_challenge_in_aid_of_st_michaels_hospice__sponsor_their_good_work_here.html Local campaigner Sarah Carr, will be one of the 800 women taking part in the 10 kilometre (6.21 mile) midnight walk 'Venus Challenge' around Hereford in aid of St Michael's Hospice on Saturday 20th September. 2008-09-09T13:12+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000108/herefordshire_association_for_the_blind_soon_to_become_herefordshire_vision_links.html Up to 5,000 people in Herefordshire suffer from incorrectable sight loss according to local charity Herefordshire Association for the Blind. The charity which is soon to be renamed 'Herefordshire Vision Links' promotes the welfare of blind and partially sighted people across the county. Sarah Carr, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Hereford and South Herefordshire, has met with Julian Reeves Chief Executive of the charity to better understand what it is like to have sight problems in Herefordshire and what services are available to local people. 2008-09-09T13:06+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000107/mortgageholders_hit_hard_by_credit_crunch_as_repossessions_soar_more_must_be_done_to_help_homeowners_says_sarah_carr.html With the credit crunch biting, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Campaigner, Sarah Carr, has expressed alarm at the rapid increase in mortgage repossession claims at Hereford County Court. 2008-09-09T12:56+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000105/sarah_carr_urges_communities_to_fight_to_save_local_post_offices.html Sarah Carr is urging all local communities to rise up in protest should their local post office appear on the closure hit list on Wednesday 27th August. Mrs Carr has condemned the secrecy surrounding the consultation on the future of Herefordshire post offices with sub-postmasters and mistresses and Members of Parliament having had to agree to confidentiality agreements that they will not tell anyone about the closures in advance of 27th August. Sarah Carr commented: 2008-08-30T11:55+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000104/backing_nick_clegg_mps_call_for_uk_energy_independence.html Sarah Carr and Liberal Democrats in Herefordshire have given their strong backing to ambitious calls by Nick Clegg MP for Britain to become self-sufficient in energy. 2008-08-30T11:53+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000103/sarah_carr_leads_fight_against_post_office_closures.html In advance of the 27th August list of Herefordshire's post offices facing the chop, Sarah Carr, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Hereford and South Herefordshire and a team of volunteers are upping the campaign to fight the closures. 2008-08-30T11:42+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000102/lib_dems_get_down_to_earth.html Liberal Democrat campaigner, Sarah Carr, today visited Rockfield Allotments in Hereford to give her support to National Allotment Week (August 11-18) where she was greeted by John Rosser Treasurer of Hereford Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Society. 2008-08-30T11:35+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000101/keeping_trade_local.html Hereford and South Herefordshire Liberal Democrat Parliamentary hopeful Sarah Carr has given her backing to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) 'Keep Trade Local' campaign. Sarah Carr met with FSB Regional Organiser Angela Smith on Tuesday 12th August to hear directly the views of the FSB whose membership includes almost 1000 small Herefordshire businesses. 2008-08-30T11:32+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000100/sarah_carr_discusses_blue_box_scheme_with_enviroability.html Local Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate Sarah Carr and Ross LibDem Councillor Chris Bartrum met with Dennis Humble and Antony Lowther of the multi-award winning Ross based EnviroAbility on Monday 4th August. Sarah requested the meeting following the decision of Herefordshire Council to consult on the future of waste collection across Herefordshire and the impact on the popular EnviroAbility 'blue box' recycling scheme. 2008-08-30T11:25+01:00 http://www.herefordlibdems.org.uk/news/000106/ross_and_redhill_residents_reject_post_office_closures.html Following the announcement on 27th August of the closure of five post offices in the Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency, local campaigner Sarah Carr has been working hard door to door alerting residents to the closures and encouraging people to make their voice heard. Sarah and her team have been on the ground in the affected communities every day meeting local residents, listening to their concerns and delivering thousands of leaflets to peoples' homes. 2008-08-28T12:13+01:00