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Prospective Parliamentary Candidates

Local Party Hustings Announced

Wednesday 5 March 2014

Today the Local Party of Torridge & West Devon has announced that there are two candidates seeking to be Parliamentary Candidate for this constituency in the 2015 General Election. 

The Hustings for selection of a PPC will be on Saturday 29th March.

The candidates are Paula Dolphin and Graham Reed.

For more details see Hustings.

Nick v Nigel

The debate is on!

Wednesday 5 March 2014

Nick threw down the gauntlet. Nigel picked it up. Now the BBC and LBC have signed up too.

The Liberal Democrats and UKIP have reached agreement with two national broadcasters, LBC and the BBC, to host hour-long debates between Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and UKIP Leader Nigel Farage.

A radio debate will take place on LBC on Wednesday 26 March from 7-8pm, hosted by Nick Ferrari.

A televised debate will then take place on BBC Two on Wednesday 2 April from 7-8pm, hosted by David Dimbleby. 

Show that you back Nick. Sign up to his campaign today.

Listening Budget Puts an Extra £4.5m in to Road Repairs

Action taken by Devon’s Liberal Democrats

Thursday 20 February 2014

An alternative ‘listening budget’ from Devon’s Liberal Democrats will put an extra £4.5 million into urgent road repairs across the county.

It’s a direct response to the pounding Devon’s highways have taken this winter, says Cllr Alan Connett, who leads the opposition on the Council.

more on this . . .

Tightening up on scrap dealing

Lib Dems Take Action Against Rogue Dealers

Thursday 10 October 2013

West Devon Borough Cllr Liberal Democrat Alison Clish-Green highlights that every scrap metal dealer in West Devon now has to obtain a licence to trade from their local authority under the new Scrap Metal Dealers Act.

more on this . . .

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