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Welcome to Wandsworth Liberal Democrats web site!
This is the website for Battersea & Tooting Liberal Democrats. It covers general news for the Borough of Wandsworth and local news for Battersea, Tooting, Wandsworth Town, Balham and Earlsfield.
Local news for Putney, Southfields, Roehampton and Wimbledon Parkside is covered by Putney Liberal Democrats at the link below
Putney Liberal Democrats.
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Fri 22nd Jan 2010
Publishing the January edition of Tooting Graveney Focus, the Liberal Democrats are highlighting the Mayor of London's steep increase in bus and Tube fares. Bus fares have risen 12.7% overall, and Tube fares are up 3.9%. Inflation for the year was just 1.1%. They condemn this as another Tory stealth tax, while money is being wasted on projects like replacing all the bendy buses. Focus also highlights the local NHS's plans to provide more funding to local doctors.
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Fri 11th Dec 2009
Tooting Liberal Democrats have published the December edition of their Focus newsletter for Tooting Graveney ward. This highlights the plight of local businesses in the recession: many face an increase in business rates. This edition also launches the petition for a 20 mph zone in Graveney and reports on attacks on shops in Franciscan Road.
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Tue 10th Nov 2009
Liberal Democrats are calling for a 20 mph zone in Graveney as they published the November edition of Graveney Focus. They say that in a recent survey 57% of all respondents in the Tooting Graveney area think that speeding traffic is a problem. Complaints include both danger to vulnerable residents and noise. Public opinion is divided on whether speed humps are a good idea though. Local campaigner Jamie Gillespie says "Graveney is a natural island for traffic encircled by the railway line, Tooting High Street, Tooting Bec Road and Rectory Lane. It would be highly suitable a 20 mph zone, which should be the normal for quiet residential areas anyway."
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Fri 11th Sep 2009
The Liberal Democrats have published the September edition of the Graveney Focus local newsletter. This gives the result of a recent survey of trees in the ward carried out by Focus volunteers, in which they spotted 76 missing trees. These are trees planted in streets that have been cut down but not replaced, or simply gaps where trees are meant to be planted. "Trees are an important part of the local environment," says Focus's Surinder Rhode "But here in Tooting they seem to be suffering from neglect by Wandsworth Council." Focus also reports on a new traffic petition for Church Lane, and the latest delay to the new Tooting library.
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Wed 2nd Sep 2009
Liberal Democrats are questioning NHS Wandsworth's plans to establish three new polyclinics in Tooting, Earlsfield and Balham. The proposal is contained in a consultation document that they say has too much prescription and not enough diagnosis. "This consultation is inadequate," says local Chair Matthew Green. "There is no review of alternative ideas for investment, and the questionnaire would be a joke if the issue wasn't so serious. The local NHS needs to be more independent, less political, and better connected to local people."
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Wed 22nd Jul 2009
The Graveney Focus team have published their July newsletter, which has been distributed in Graveney ward. The lead story raises concern about the removal of public toilets from outside the Long Room pub (formerly The Mitre), which has caused problems at night after pubs have closed. Apparently the toilets were closed because of the availability of toilets in the pub itself - not thinking about what happens when the pub is closed. Also in this month's edition is coverage of the Oyster card confusion during rail strikes and the NHS "South Wandsworth" consultation exercise...plus a regular roundup of local Focus action issues.
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Fri 29th May 2009
Just before the Euro elections on June 4th, we are publishing an election edition. In addition to the usual local news, Jeremy Ambache and Stephanie Dearden explain why they are supporting Sarah Ludford and the Liberal Democrat team for the European Parliament. "We need more hard working Lib Dem MEPs" they say.
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