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) 2008 Ann Haigh and Epping Forest Liberal Democrats 2008-07-04T20:11+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000276/liberal_democrats_in_epping_forest_back_national_recycling_week.html A UK-wide campaign to encourage people to recycle more of their household waste has been backed by Liberal Democrats in Epping Forest. 2008-06-02T00:00+01:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000277/goahead_for_playground.html Plans for the refurbishment of the Roding Valley Playground and creation of a ball court have received cross-party support when the plans were presented to the district council's planning committee. 2008-05-31T15:22+01:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000275/lib_dems_gain_district_seat_in_buckhurst_hill.html Following publication of the result for Buckhurst Hill West, Liberal Democrat Jill Sutcliffe has beaten the Conservatives to become the new district councillor. 2008-05-02T16:20+01:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000273/unknown_cost_to_fix_potholes_a_second_or_third_time.html Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Campaigner Councillor Ann Haigh has discovered that the Conservative County Council has no means of checking the quality of repairs carried out to potholes in Epping Forest. 2008-04-30T21:33+01:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000272/promise_of_jam_tomorrow_is_not_enough__ann_haigh.html Liberal Democrats in Epping Forest have attacked Government offers to compensate low income earners losing out under tax changes as "vague promises of jam tomorrow". 2008-04-28T00:00+01:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000271/map_launched_to_keep_a_check_on_potholes.html Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Campaigner Councillor Ann Haigh has launched an interactive map on this website (www.eflibdems.org.uk/potholes) to highlight the vast problem of potholes in Epping Forest. 2008-04-10T00:00+01:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000270/conservatives_vote_for_higher_taxes.html Liberal Democrat councillors proposed a council budget which would have increased the district council's share of the tax bill by just 0.6%, but were overruled by the Conservative majority which pushed through a 2.5% increase instead. 2008-04-08T11:31+01:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000269/liberal_democrats_only_real_opposition_to_the_conservatives_in_epping_forest.html At noon today nominations closed for this year's set of local elections. Early indications show it is only the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives who are standing at least one candidate in every ward, proving it is only the Liberal Democrats are the real opposition to this Conservative Council. 2008-04-04T11:20+01:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000268/parking_concerns_in_buckhurst_hill.html Jill Sutcliffe and Councillor Ann Haigh have received many complaints about parking in in Scotland Road and Amberley Road. 2008-03-21T16:07+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000267/budget_is_a_great_green_cop_out.html Today's budget is a green cop out which kicks the difficult decisions on environmental taxes into the long grass and offers no help to the millions of hard pressed families struggling to make ends meet, according to Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg. 2008-03-12T16:18+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000266/petition_launched_against_conservative_pothole_policy.html Liberal Democrat parliamentary campaigner Councillor Ann Haigh has launched an Epping Forest wide petition against the Conservative council's decision to leave potholes deeper for longer. 2008-03-10T00:00+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000265/liberal_democrats_to_attend_spring_conference.html LOCAL Liberal Democrats in Epping Forest are heading to Liverpool this weekend for the party's spring conference. 2008-03-03T00:00+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000264/denial_of_referendum_on_europe_an_outrage__epping_forest_liberal_democrats.html A decision by the Speaker of the House of Commons to refuse to have a debate and vote on a Liberal Democrat amendment calling for a referendum on whether to be in or out of Europe has met with an angry response from Liberal Democrats in Epping Forest. 2008-02-28T00:00+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000262/campaigning_for_better_roads.html Liberal Democrat councillors receive many complaints about the state of Epping Forest Roads. 2008-01-31T00:00+00:00 http://www.eflibdems.org.uk/news/000263/redevelopment_of_stjohns_road.html Many Epping residents will know about the county council's plan to relocate Epping Junior School to a new combined Infant and Junior school in Coronation Hill. The former Youth and Adult Centre, temporarily used by Epping Infant School, will also be vacant. This will result in a large county owned site becoming available for redevelopment and Epping Forest District Council has announced it is looking at the future of the adjacent Epping Depot. In addition the county council owns the derelict garages behind the library and St John's Church is planning to redevelop part of its property. 2008-01-29T10:37+00:00