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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Fri 18th Jul 2008
• ' . . I WOULD particularly like to pay tribute to the work of my right hon. Friend Sir Alan Beith on the Committee. Members might be aware that he is not present today because he is recovering from successful treatment for a heart problem . . '
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Thu 17th Jul 2008
• ' . . I DO not know whether the decision was made because of the by-election or because of general political panic . . '
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Thu 17th Jul 2008
• ' . . WHEN will the Prime Minister accept that a winter of discontent is just around the corner?'
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Thu 17th Jul 2008
• ' . . MY interest in the issue [comes] from the contact that I have had with families in my constituency who are living, perhaps I should say struggling, with the consequences of dementia.'
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Wed 16th Jul 2008
• NICK Clegg is giving himself unprecedented powers over the Liberal Democrats in the most wide-ranging revision of the party since its formation in 1988, The Times has learnt.
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Sun 13th Jul 2008
' . . on a matter of principle, I cannot support the proposal in the Bill for pre-charge detention of 42 days . . '
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Fri 11th Jul 2008
• ' . . NEARLY 3 weeks ago I asked him to allow Zimbabwean asylum seekers to have the right to stay in the UK and to work . . What is he actually going to do?
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Fri 11th Jul 2008
• ' . . WHAT wisdom have they passed on to him from their experience of how to prevent the inevitable painful consequences of repossessions and negative equity . . ?'
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Wed 9th Jul 2008
' . . When are the Government going to put the public interest first and stop behaving like a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAA?'
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Wed 9th Jul 2008
• COUNCILS and other registered social landlords should be encouraged to engage in large scale acquisition of houses that cannot be sold in the current depressed housing market, . .
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• COUNCIL Leader, Serge Lourie, has welcomed the report of the Buckingham Field Scrutiny Task Group Report.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• MOVES to set up a national planning commission to deal with issues such as the expansion of Heathrow have come under fire from Richmond Council.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• THE spectre of increased aircraft noise over the borough has met with a strong protest from Richmond Council.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• A MASSIVE NO to Heathrow expansion was voiced by protesters opposed to plans for a third runway at the airport at a rally attended by an estimated 3,000 people on Saturday May 31. The event was staged at Sipson, the village near Heathrow that would be destroyed if the new runway goes ahead.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• A PLEA to the Government to clarify its attitude on aircraft noise was made by Richmond Council after the High Court ruled today that the Transport Secretary was under no obligation to improve conditions for residents woken up by early morning arrivals at Heathrow.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• COMMERCIAL landlords, building owners and managing agents have the chance to learn more about going green at a free breakfast seminar run by Richmond Council.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• A £3,000 grant from Richmond Council's Initiatives Fund has helped to ensure Kew will be the first area in London to go plastic bag free.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• A SELECT Committee of MPs will visit the borough on a fact-finding mission on Tuesday, June 10, to learn all about the borough's pioneering Community Toilet Scheme.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• A SIX-WEEK public consultation is being launched which will help shape the future of the Richmond upon Thames College site in Egerton Road.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• NEW laws to provide much greater protection for consumers have been hailed as excellent news by Richmond Council which has vowed to use them to the full to root out the rogues.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• A NEW initiative to help businesses in the borough boost their environmental performance is being launched by Richmond Council.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• BOROUGH residents affected by domestic abuse or hate crime are reminded that the Safety First Scheme is one of a range of options that can help them stay securely in their homes.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• AN exercise referral scheme that provides discount fitness sessions is proving a huge success, with over 120 residents taking part last year, more than ever before.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• MORE people with learning disabilities are finding employment in the borough than ever before.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• A NEW affordable housing development was unveiled this week in Vanquish Close, Whitton.
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• A MAMMOTH £1.2m in unclaimed benefits has found its way into the pockets of local people during the past year thanks to The Richmond Community Partnership (RCP).
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
• RICHMOND Council has begun to consult on its plans for turning three of its schools into Academies.
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Sat 28th Jun 2008
• TV presenters, father and son Peter and Dan Snow, will be the special guests when a local primary school unveils its new playground on Monday, June 16.
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Sat 28th Jun 2008
• A SCHEME which has transformed the area around Sheen Lane Centre was officially unveiled on 23 May.
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Sat 28th Jun 2008
• An exhibition at the Richmond Council-run Stables Gallery, in which artwork by homeless people takes centre stage, has been hailed as inspirational.
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