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The London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames . .
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How You Can Help:
EMMA Saunders writes: 'Are you able to spare some time over the next few weeks to help us continue our success in Richmond Park and North Kingston?
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• Weekend campaigning: On Saturday we will be canvassing and delivering in South Richmond between 10.00 and 17.00, from 4 Burlington House, Kings Road, TW10 6NW. Jill has said she will be providing some of her amazing soup for lunch, so if you intend to stop for lunch please do let us know. On Sunday we will be canvassing and delivering in Kew between 11.00 and 17.00. from Serge Lourie's house 59 Burlington Road, Kew, TW9 4DG.
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Both these wards are working really hard to get elected in the local elections, so I do hope you will be able to spare a few hours to help them. If you are free over the weekend, or if you'd like more information about either day please contact James in the office on 020 8876 8914 or jameslillis@hotmail.com.
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Advance notice - big clerical job on easter weekend: I also want to let you know that we will have a big clerical job on Easter weekend (2nd to 5th April) at the office 42 Upper Richmond Road West. On this weekend we will be stuffing thousands of envelopes for the election freepost - and we need lots of people to keep that weekend free to come in and help. Please do put it in your diary now
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• Telephone Canvassing: For those who are not able to door knock, we have six phone lines available for telephone canvassing in the office. We provide full training and scripts.
• Clerical Work: Finally, just a quick reminder that the office is now open Monday to Friday from 10 am onwards for clerical work - at the moment we are working on blue letters but also have some envelope stuffing. Please do come along for a warm welcome. I hope to see you at some point over the weekend if not before.
Thanks . . '
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News . . News . . News
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• PUPILS and parents from the Vineyard School have launched a new walking bus to help them get to and from lessons in a safe and healthy way.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• RICHMOND Council is making almost £1 million available for initiatives to boost local economic recovery. The centre piece of this programme will be an intern scheme to support local businesses and help recent graduates to start their careers.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• [Mar 05]: SUSAN Kramer and Vince Cable have reacted with shock at the announcement that Conservatives in the House of Lords will not support a motion that would stop parking charges being introduced in Richmond and Bushy Parks.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• RICHMOND Council's external auditor, private firm PKF, has given the authority an overall grade of 'performing well' in its annual audit letter - an independent review of operational and financial management.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• [Mar 02]: OVER 1,500 Richmond upon Thames pupils will receive offers for secondary school places today, with nearly two-thirds receiving a place at their first preference school.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• SCHOOLS Minister Vernon Coaker has approved the funding agreement for the Hampton and Twickenham Academies - meaning the existing schools are on course to be re-opened as academies in September.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• FIFTEEN young people from Richmond upon Thames have gained NVQs after completing voluntary work placements at Richmond Council. They were presented with their awards at a ceremony in central London, where they were also among the first ever to receive the Prime Minister's Award for National Civic Service, which recognises the contribution children and young people make to the community.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• RESIDENTS are being encouraged to have their say on plans for the future of education for secondary age pupils with special educational needs (SEN), in a consultation launched by Richmond Council this week.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• PROGRESS achieved by Richmond Council and its partners in enabling local people to have more choice and control over their care and support has been recognised after they reached the shortlist for a top government award.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
• EVERY road in the Ham and Petersham Low Carbon Zone will have a volunteer Street Champion to promote energy saving measures to their neighbours, in the next step towards significantly reducing the area's carbon footprint.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
[Feb 27]: Caroline Pidgeon MLA writes: 'This week at City Hall I was accused by Boris Johnson of being a "negative Liberal Democrat" when I dared to question him over some of the problems that have happened as a result of the extension of Oyster Pay as You Go to national rail services across London.
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
• [Mar 06] Vince Cable: ' . . I THINK we could work with other parties. Why not? I think the public expect us to be grown up and businesslike, and that's how we would approach this . . '
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
Vince Cable writes: ' . . I HAVE a generally law-abiding constituency. Yet I had a very atypical advice surgery in Twickenham last week when several cases surfaced involving serious crime. Each caused me to question the role played by prison in dealing with the individuals concerned.
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
• [Mar 04] David Heath (Somerton & Frome, Liberal Democrat): ' . . MOST importantly, I hope that amendment (a) is passed. This is the key vote to give control of the timetable of debate in the House back to Members of the House, taking it away from the Executive. If we cannot achieve that, we will have failed as a House in our debates on this matter. I hope that the House is up to the task of agreeing to amendment (a) today . . ' [It was!]
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
• Sarah Teather (Brent East, Liberal Democrat): ' . . I WISH that housing were a greater political issue during the election. I am grateful for Shelter's campaign ahead of the election to raise awareness of the issue, but encouraging people who are in deep housing need and misery to vote is perhaps the most important thing that it can do. The Government have failed significantly to provide affordable housing for my constituents, and I have no faith in the Conservative party's ability to provide for them. I desperately wish that people in housing need would shout louder now. Prospective Governments might then listen to them in the run-up to the election when they are looking for votes.
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Sat 6th Mar 2010
• [Mar 01] Christopher Huhne (Eastleigh, Liberal Democrat): ' . . THE Liberal party's position on control orders is well known, and it has not changed over the past year. They are a violation of fundamental rights and an expensive failure to boot. What has changed is the Government's legal problem. The control order regime has been dealt a major blow by the House of Lords judgment in the case of the Secretary of State for the Home Department v. AF, in which nine Law Lords were unanimous in their view that failure to disclose adequate details of the case against people subject to control orders breached their right to a fair trial under article 6 of the European convention on human rights . . '
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Wed 3rd Mar 2010
• [Mar 02] Cllr Stephen Knight: ' . . I AM pleased to confirm that we are able to set a budget that maintains our services without needing any increase in Council Tax . . '
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Wed 3rd Mar 2010
• Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD): ' . . CAN the Minister explain why Lord Ashcroft is now claiming that the Government relieved him of the solemn and binding undertaking to remain as a permanent resident in the UK?'
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Tue 2nd Mar 2010
[Mar 01] Vince Cable: ". . I CONFESS that I continue to trail various environmental heresies with mixed results. Some years ago I was ranting about the fallacy of the concept of 'food miles' at a public meeting and seriously annoyed a farmer in the audience, a lady with strong, green, views. The argument continued after the meeting but it was resolved; we are now very happily married."
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