http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Bromley Borough Liberal Democrats en-GB Bromley Borough Liberal Democrats http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Bromley Borough Liberal Democrats 2008-07-04T20:17+01:00 United Kingdom http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000306/cut_income_tax_in_budget__papworth.html Tom Papworth, Liberal Democrat GLA candidate for Bexley and Bromley, has joined Liberal Democrats in calling upon the Government to reduce the basic rate of Income Tax to just 16p in the pound. Council Tax should be scrapped altogether and replaced by a local income tax set by local authorities. Initially set at 3.5p in the pound, this would still leave working families paying less income tax and not paying Council Tax at all. 2008-03-10T17:09+00:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000305/liberal_democrats_select_tom_papworth_for_bexley_and_bromley.html Local councillor Tom Papworth has been selected to fight the Bexley and Bromley constituency in the London elections. The Liberal Democrats came second in Bexley and Bromley at the last London Assembly elections, pushing Labour into fourth place Tom Papworth said "It is an honour to be chosen to campaign on behalf of the people of Bexley and Bromley. 2008-02-13T21:48+00:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000304/lib_dems_launch_campaign_to_save_ae.html Two Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidates have launched a campaign to save the Accident and Emergency Unit at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup. 2008-02-06T00:26+00:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000303/train_fare_rises_a_disgrace_says_lib_dem.html The latest round of train fare rises has been branded a "disgrace" by local Liberal Democrat Leader Cllr David McBride. 2007-12-01T01:00+00:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000302/vince_cable_mp_visits_orpington.html The Acting Leading of the Liberal Democrats, Vince Cable MP, recently visited Orpington to support local Cllr David McBride's bid to become the town's MP. 2007-12-01T01:00+00:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000301/tom_papworth_wins_in_crystal_palace.html Liberal Democrat Tom Papworth won the Crystal Palace by-election last Thursday, at the end of a frenetic six weeks of election campaigning. 2007-09-07T15:11+01:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000300/liberal_democrats_select_tom_papworth_for_crystal_palace.html Local campaigner Tom Papworth has been selected to fight the Crystal Palace ward by-election. 2007-08-02T21:15+01:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000299/chris_gaster.html Chris Gaster, Councillor for Crystal Palace an previously for Anerley, died on Wednesday luchtime after a long struggle with cancer. Chris had served continuously as a councillor since 1971. Originally elected as a Labour councillor, he became an SDP councillor at its founding (it is believed he was the last remaining founding SDP councillor still in office). 2007-07-13T14:55+01:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000298/lennard_woods.html Lennard Woods, Chair of Bromley and Chislehurst Liberal Democrats, was involved in a tragic cycling accident on Tuesday 26th June and sadly died of his injuries. 2007-07-04T12:55+01:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000294/lib_dem_concern_over_queen_marys_ae.html Liberal Democrat Leader Cllr David McBride has said that Bromley Council must use its health scrutiny role to carefully monitor the situation at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup. 2007-05-11T12:09+01:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000293/gun_crime_in_penge_requires_effective_action_say_lib_dems.html Local Liberal Democrats are running an anti-crime campaign after a spate of firearms incidents in Penge and Anerley. 2007-05-11T12:03+01:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000297/clockhouse_lib_dem_councillors_get_the_clean_sweep_they_called_for.html Clockhouse Cllr Reg Adams has finally got the clean sweep of Clock House streets that he has been calling for. 2007-04-19T00:35+01:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000296/clockhouse_dorset_road_development.html Broomleigh's revised plan for building a block of eight flats at the corner of Dorset and Maberley Roads has been approved. 2007-04-19T00:27+01:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000295/lib_dems_reject_onesizefitsall_policy_for_primary_school_entry.html The Council's Education Department is considering scrapping the Spring Term entry date option. This means that all children born between 1 September 2003 and 31 August 2004 would be expected to start full-time school in September 2008. 2007-04-19T00:24+01:00 http://bromleylibdems.org.uk/news/000292/lib_dem_wins_assurance_on_war_memorial.html Liberal Democrat Leader Cllr David McBride has welcomed an assurance he has received from Bromley's Environment and Leisure Portfolio Holder that the war memorial in Orpington will not be moved as part of the new Tesco development in the town. 2007-02-25T12:37+00:00