http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Ann Haigh and Epping Forest Liberal Democrats en-GB Ann Haigh and Epping Forest Liberal Democrats http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Ann Haigh and Epping Forest Liberal Democrats 2010-03-12T18:31+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000391/parking_review_delayed_again.html The Conservative-run council has delayed the local parking review again! We hear it will be late April before residents will have their say. 2010-03-12T00:00+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000385/brook_road_pavement.html Cllrs Ann Haigh, Jill Sutcliffe, Angela Cass and Joyce Darby are pressing for a pavement to be provided along Brook Road. They have put in a high priority request to Essex County Council Highways to take action on this. 2010-03-11T00:00+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000383/council_to_set_out_plans_for_new_housing.html The district council has announced it wants to make progress on its Development Plan in 2010 - which means decisions will be taken about where houses will be built in the future to meet the demand for new homes. 2010-03-09T00:00+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000381/road_safety.html Following yet another accident on Epping New Road, local residents have approached Cllr Ann Haigh to organise a petition to make the road safer. 2010-02-18T00:00+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000382/lib_dem_calls_for_council_tax_freeze.html Epping Forest residents deserve a break from relentless council tax rises, according to the Liberal Democrats. At last night's district council budget meeting Liberal Democrat councillors proposed a council tax freeze. However the Lib Dem budget amendment was rejected, meaning that council tax will increase again this year. Liberal Democrat Group Leader Jon Whitehouse, who proposed the budget amendment, said: 2010-02-17T11:26+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000380/poor_bus_service.html The H1 bus service from Loughton to Harlow no longer runs on weekdays and there are only four H1 buses each way on Saturdays. Residents who need to go to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow will have to use the 55 service on weekdays. Not that either service actually takes you right there, as buses go only as far as the bus station. 2010-02-17T00:00+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000379/parking_alert_county_council_publishes_final_parking_plans.html After over a year of delay the County Council is at last publishing its proposals for changes to parking restrictions in Buckhurst Hill. 2010-02-14T10:46+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000378/refuse_collection_update.html Local Liberal Democrat campaigners and councillors have been in contact with Epping Forest District Council regarding the large number of missed collection. Some residents' black wheelie bins have not been collected since December 10 2009. 2010-01-13T09:42+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000377/ann_haigh_puts_fairness_at_the_heart_of_the_liberal_democrat_campaign.html The Liberal Democrats have announced they will fight the General Election on four key principles, designed to make Britain a fairer place. 2010-01-12T09:19+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000376/rectory_lane_safety.html Councillor Ann Haigh, Epping Forest Parliamentary Campaigner, has contacted Essex county Council's Highways Department following the water leak at the junction of Church Lane and Rectory Lane in Loughton. 2010-01-08T12:46+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000375/rubbish_collection_update.html Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Epping Forest District Council, Jon Whitehouse, has today received clarification on the many missed rubbish and recycling collections across the district. 2010-01-04T21:08+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000374/back_our_troops.html Many British troops serving in Afghanistan are paid less than bobbies on the beat back home. 2009-12-30T00:00+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000373/ann_launches_nhs_petition.html Liberal Democrat Ann Haigh has launched a campaign asking the local NHS to reconsider their charging policies. NHS hospitals made over £110 million in parking charges last year. 2009-12-28T19:49+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000372/prospective_mp_launches_pledges_to_local_residents.html In light of the recent expenses scandal, Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Councillor Ann Haigh has made a series of pledges to the residents of Epping Forest if elected as their MP. 2009-10-27T11:09+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000371/mp_should_step_down_and_repay_the_money.html Speaking about the local Conservative Association meeting this evening to vote on a motion of confidence in Epping Forest MP Eleanor Laing, Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate Ann Haigh said: "Eleanor Laing should have repaid the money and stepped down in June when the way she exploited the rules was first revealed. 2009-10-26T15:27+00:00