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This is a funny week. If you’re not a shopaholic or one of those forced to work - from NHS to retail, from gritters to bank staff - the period between Christmas and New Year is quite a long holiday, but with the sort ofweather which explains the mass pre-Christmas migration to the sun.

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I have now had it confirmed that the planning application for Belle Vue was received on Tuesday and validated today, Christmas Eve.

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I had asked questions about how much the county council spent on consultants last year, and how much it expected to spend this year.

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Ros Scott, or Baroness Ros Scott of Needham Market to give her her full title, is the very well respected President of the Liberal Democrats so the local branch of the party is delighted that she will be visiting Consett next week to speak at our dinner.

North-West Durham Liberal Democrats Autumn Dinner Special Guest: Baroness Ros Scott,President of the Liberal Democrats Chapters Restaurant, Derwentside College,Front Street, Consett Thursday 26th November 2009 at 7.30pm Price: £20 All proceeds to local Liberal Democrats election fund Tickets Available From Cllr Owen Temple Email: owenlibdem@oltemple.f2s.com

North-West Durham Liberal Democrats Heyhey! Just a little reminder that tomorrow is Northern Durhams AGM.. come along if you can.. Half 7 at the normal place!

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The tone of the news on radio and TV when reporting repossession rates rising has tended to suggest that things are not quite a bad as people feared. Unfortunately that’s not the case in County Durham.

North-West Durham Liberal Democrats Hello everyone.. We'll be out canvassing again in Wolsingham this Sunday, meeting at 1.30pm to go. Come along if you can and lets make sure Owen wins North-West Durham!!!!!

North-West Durham Liberal Democrats We need your help!..
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The e-petition asking Gordon Brown to instigate a review of the selection process for the Academy sites keeps getting closer to the magic 500 which is our target.

North-West Durham Liberal Democrats Post this Update to your profile - Click on Share ;)
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I have set up an e-petition on the Prime Minister’s website calling on him to instigate a review of the way the Belle Vue site was chosen for the proposed Academy.

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You may remember reading a press story in whicha Durham County Council cabinet memberis quoted as saying that the magistrates’ court in Consett could be demolished as part of the Belle Vue re-development. If you think I’m making it up check it out here.

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Whether my letter to Vernon Coaker is sitting on his desk this morning will depend on how effectively the Royal Mail deliver their first class post. Whether he reads it will probably depend on the decision of one of his civil servants.

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Some local residents, myself included,were lucky enough to get a residents’ survey through the door from the local Labour Party. Funnily enough there werefour questions it didn’t ask:

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Public Meeting - no thanks to the council
I have received an invitation to a public meeting to discuss Academy sites. Because the county has refused to arrange such a meeting, a group of local residents have organised themselves to get what answers they can - and good for them!
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I have received an invitation to a public meeting to discuss Academy sites. Because the county has refused to arrange such a meeting, a group of local residents have organised themselves to get what answers they can - and good for them!

North-West Durham Liberal Democrats I mentioned before that I have requested the Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People’s Services at Durham County Council to hold a public meeting to discuss all the possible sites for the new Academy
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I mentioned before that I have requested the Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People’s Services at Durham County Council to hold a public meeting to discuss all the possible sites for the new Academy.












