http://www.bromley-libdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Bromley Borough Liberal Democrats en-GB Bromley Borough Liberal Democrats http://www.bromley-libdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Bromley Borough Liberal Democrats 2008-12-04T03:55+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.bromley-libdems.org.uk/news/000309/pyrrhic_victory_for_bromley_tories_over_freedom_passes_says_lib_dem_cllr_adams.html The "Freedom Pass" enables all London residents aged over 60 or registered disabled to travel for free on London's buses, underground and overground trains, trams and Docklands Light Railway. This scheme - which currently costs £216 million - is paid for by the 33 London Boroughs and administered by London Councils. 2008-09-25T10:25+00:00 http://www.bromley-libdems.org.uk/news/000310/trouble_for_mr_dowd_on_expenses.html Reports are emerging from residents of Penge that they have received a new publication recently from a politician aspiring to represent them in parliament. The 4-page document, entitled 'Parliamentary Report', includes lots of colour photos and clearly has been designed and printed at great cost. 2008-09-21T12:00+00:00 http://www.bromley-libdems.org.uk/news/000311/lib_dem_feakes_tells_national_conference_to_back_new_laws_to_boost_town_centres.html Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesman for Lewisham West & Penge, Cllr Alex Feakes, told his party's national conference this week that new planning laws, proposed as part of the party's 'eco-towns' plan, would local residents direct the regeneration of urban town centres such as Penge, Sydenham and Forest Hill. 2008-09-20T17:49+00:00 http://www.bromley-libdems.org.uk/news/000312/free_police_in_lewisham_west__penge_from_government_bureaucracy.html Plans to free local police forces from the grip of central government bureaucracy and targets have been welcomed by Liberal Democrats in Lewisham West & Penge. 2008-09-05T00:00+00:00 http://www.bromley-libdems.org.uk/news/000313/lewisham_west__penge_to_be_in_top_50_lib_dem_targets_for_2010.html The constituency of Lewisham West & Penge will be in the top 50 Labour-held seats that the Liberal Democrats will be targeting in 2010, the party has revealed. The new seat, formed from parts of the old Lewisham West and Beckenham constituencies, would be won by the Lib Dems on a swing of 9.37% from Labour. 2008-08-07T19:10+00:00 http://www.bromley-libdems.org.uk/news/000308/tory_hypocrisy_on_planning_attacked.html Liberal Democrat Leader Cllr David McBride accused Bromley's Tories of "gross hypocrisy" over their actions to support a Planning Bill aimed to protect back gardens. 2008-07-06T21:30+00:00 http://www.bromley-libdems.org.uk/news/000307/bromley_tories_let_down_residents_on_queen_marys.html Liberal Democrat Leader Cllr David McBride has accused Bromley Council of "letting down" residents in the east of the Borough by failing to respond to a recent consultation document on the future of hospital services locally. 2008-07-06T21:10+00:00 http://www.bromley-libdems.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://www.bromley-libdems.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://www.bromley-libdems.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://www.bromley-libdems.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://www.bromley-libdems.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://www.bromley-libdems.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+00:00 http://www.bromley-libdems.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+00:00 http://www.bromley-libdems.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+00:00