http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Isle of Wight Liberal Democrats en-GB Isle of Wight Liberal Democrats http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Isle of Wight Liberal Democrats 2010-03-10T06:48+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000048/video_of_military_road_cliff_fall_shows_vital_need_for_action.html A video uploaded to YouTube graphically shows the extent of recent cliff falls near the Military Road. See video in the right hand column of this web page. 2010-02-27T11:04+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000047/closure_of_military_road_is_imminent_warns_jill_wareham_as_cliff_falls_again.html Jill Wareham, Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for the Island, is calling again for urgent discussions to take place to save the Military Road. Jill has been monitoring the cliff falls at the narrowest point between the cliff edge and the road for the past five weeks. In this time, the cliff has fallen at least five metres. At that rate, she said, the road will have to be closed completely in a month's time. 2010-02-24T09:23+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000044/just_15_per_cent_rise_in_council_tax_under_island_lib_dem_plans_to_kickstart_financial_responsibility.html Council tax would rise by just 1.5 per cent under plans put forward by IW Council Liberal Democrats. The proposal would amend the ruling Conservative group's budget set to be debated at County Hall on 24 February. Lib Dem group leader, Cllr Reg Barry, says that the plans will kickstart financial responsibility. 2010-02-19T22:00+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000046/conservative_cuts_what_will_happen_to_the_most_vulnerable_asks_jill_wareham.html Jill Wareham, Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for the Isle of Wight, has been listening to parents and their adult children with learning difficulties who will be affected by the proposed Conservative budget cuts. 2010-02-19T21:58+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000045/jill_wareham_welcomes_decision_on_yarmouthlymington_ferries.html Jill Wareham, Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for the Isle of Wight, is relieved to hear that the Yarmouth/Lymington ferries can continue to operate. At a court ruling today a top judge said the company's introduction of the W class ferries was unlawful under the Habitats Directive and the Habitats Regulations but Mr Justice Owen stopped short of banning them. 2010-02-19T21:55+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000043/jill_wareham_steps_up_campaign_to_save_the_military_road.html Jill Wareham, Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for the Island, is stepping her campaign to 'Save the Military Road'. She said: "Urgent action is needed as the road is likely to be closed very shortly if the erosion carries on as it has over the past week or two. I have visited the area where the cliff is closest to the road between Brook and Compton over the past two weekends. The first visit revealed a cliff fall at this point and in the past week another substantial fall has taken place. The footpath has slipped over the edge and the distance between the cliff edge and the fence along the road is now only 5m." 2010-02-01T08:06+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000042/offshore_wind_farm_proposal_welcome__jill_wareham.html Jill Wareham, Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for the Isle of Wight, commenting on the proposed offshore wind farm off the west of the Isle of Wight said: "I welcome the proposal by Eneco to build a wind farm off the Isle of Wight. We are told that this will produce around 900mw of power and electricity generated within the nine new off-shore wind farms around Great Britain could meet the needs of more than a quarter of the UK's electricity consumption. 2010-01-13T13:16+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000041/call_for_council_review_on_snow_clearance_procedures.html Jill Wareham, Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for the Isle of Wight, is calling for a commitment from the Council to hold an inquiry on the impact of the recent cold weather on residents, especially as there seems to be some scepticism about the effectiveness of some of their actions. 2010-01-13T13:15+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000040/kent_cannot_be_kept_on_gridlock_every_time_a_problem_happens_on_road_or_rail.html Following a weekend of road and rail chaos, local Euro MP Catherine Bearder demands answers to what plans are in place to stop this now regular gridlock. 2009-12-20T15:44+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000039/copenhagen_comedown.html Euro MP for the South East, Catherine Bearder, has expressed her huge disappointment at the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen. 2009-12-20T15:38+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000038/bearder_congratulates_sakharov_prize_winners.html Today the European Parliament awarded the Sakharov Prize to Memorial, a Russian civil rights defence organisation. 2009-12-16T16:52+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000037/bearder_marches_for_copenhagen.html Last Saturday Catherine Bearder MEP marched through central London with 50,000 people at The Wave. The march was to show the strength of popular will to find an international agreement on tackling climate change at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. 2009-12-07T17:52+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000036/green_or_a_deeper_shade_of_blue.html David Cameron's Tory MEPs have launched a last minute attempt to scupper the EU's Copenhagen position of cutting carbon emissions and increasing climate change aid for developing countries. 2009-12-03T14:53+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000035/missed_opportunity_to_tackle_climate_change.html Jill Wareham, Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for the Isle of Wight, expressed extreme regret at the recommendation to the planning committee to refuse the wind turbine application at Cheverton Down. 2009-11-27T13:13+00:00 http://www.iowlibdems.org.uk/news/000034/land_based_wind_turbines_get_thumbs_up_from_lib_dems.html Island Liberal Democrats agreed last evening to support proposals for land based wind turbines on the Island. Experts gave presentations to party members on wind, wave, hydro, solar, gasification and anaerobic digesters. Members also supported the idea that the Island could be an unparalleled centre of excellence for research, development, experimentation and implementation of renewable energy systems. 2009-09-04T08:27+01:00