http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Liberal Democrats on Kent County Council en-GB Liberal Democrats on Kent County Council http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Liberal Democrats on Kent County Council 2010-03-21T23:33+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000344/south_east_mep_sharon_bowles_signs_petition_to_disband_strasbourg_parliament.html Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, Chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, has signed a petition calling for the European Parliament in Strasbourg to be disbanded in favour of one Brussels-based parliament. 2010-03-18T14:30+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000342/senior_tory_joins_liberal_democrats.html South East MEP Catherine Bearder has welcomed Edward McMillan-Scott's defection to the Liberal Democrats. 2010-03-16T16:18+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000343/sharon_bowles_mep_welcomes_edward_mcmillanscott_to_the_liberal_democrats.html Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has welcomed the defection of Tory MEP Edward McMillan-Scott, Vice-President of the European Parliament, to the Liberal Democrats. 2010-03-16T16:00+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000341/south_east_mep_sharon_bowles_calls_for_consensus_building_as_european_commission_report_criticises_uk_recovery_plans.html The European Commission is to publish a report tomorrow which will call for tougher action to be taken to reduce the UK's record £178bn deficit. 2010-03-16T15:00+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000340/dont_sell_off_the_elephants_future.html Lib Dem Euro MP Catherine Bearder has called on the governments of Europe to take a united stand in opposition to the proposed ivory sale. 2010-03-15T17:38+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000339/welcome_cut_to_red_tape_for_south_easts_small_businesses.html South East England's Lib Dem Euro MPs have both welcomed today's European Parliament vote in favour of exempting struggling small businesses from producing onerous annual accounts. 2010-03-11T11:30+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000338/reduce_your_post_and_phone_calls.html Fed up with receiving junk mail/calls? Rather than recycling or sending to landfill stop getting it in the first place, by registering your details to stop unwanted addressed post and telephone calls. You can also register with Royal Mail to stop them delivering unaddressed 'junk' mail. 2010-03-11T08:32+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000337/welcome_cut_to_red_tape_for_south_easts_small_businesses.html South East England's Lib Dem Euro MPs have both welcomed today's European Parliament vote in favour of exempting struggling small businesses from producing onerous annual accounts. 2010-03-10T17:00+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000336/mep_visits_guildford_youth_centre.html Surrey's Lib Dem Euro MP, Catherine Bearder, was in Guildford last weekend visiting a local youth project with local Parliamentary Candidate Sue Doughty. 2010-03-10T11:07+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000335/sharon_bowles_mep_backs_pets_passport_scheme_for_cats_dogs_and_ferrets.html New EU rules will allow family pets to take continental holidays for years to come. 2010-03-09T15:00+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000334/mep_signs_woodley_petition.html Catherine Bearder, Berkshire's Lib Dem Euro MP, was in Woodley last weekend to support local calls for a crossing between the Oakwood Centre and the Headley Road car park. 2010-03-09T13:03+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000333/south_east_mep_sharon_bowles_supports_a_common_standard_for_electric_cars.html Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has proffered her support for a common standard for electric cars in advance of a parliamentary debate on the issue in Strasbourg this week. 2010-03-09T11:20+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000332/chair_of_econ_sharon_bowles_comments_on_proposed_european_monetary_fund.html Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, who chairs the European Parliament's powerful Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON), has commented today on German and French plans to establish a European Monetary Fund. 2010-03-08T13:00+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000328/lib_dems_welcome_battery_recycling_points_at_libraries.html The Kent Lib Dem group has welcomed a move by Kent County Council to make it easier for residents to dispose of spent batteries responsibly by placing special boxes for old batteries in all its libraries. 2010-03-08T09:33+00:00 http://www.kentlibdems.org.uk/news/000329/dont_punish_south_east_farmers_for_sheep_tagging_problems.html Local Euro MP Catherine Bearder is defending South East farmers against unfair penalties. 2010-03-03T15:53+00:00