Monthly Archives: April 2010

Duncan Hames brings Floella Benjamin to visit Chippenham’s RISE Children’s Centre

Lib Dem supporter, Floella Benjamin visited the RISE Children Centre in Chippenham with Liberal Democrat candidate for Chippenham Duncan Hames. Floella, a familiar face from many people’s childhood as presenter of Play School, and Chancellor of Exeter University, was acting …

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Clegg battle bus rolls into Chippenham to boost Hames campaign

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg visited Chippenham to lend support to Duncan Hames’ bid to become Wiltshire’s first Lib Dem MP.

Mr Clegg, visiting students at Wiltshire College, Lackham, when asked about his decision to campaign in the Chippenham Constituency, said: “I really want to support Duncan in his campaign to become the MP for Chippenham,” he said. “We are colleagues and friends, he knows this area and he would be a great local champion.”

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Nick Clegg Storms Ahead in the First Ever Party Leaders Debate

The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK …

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Duncan Hames launches election campaign with pledge to help clean up politics

< On Tuesday 6th of April, shortly after the date of the election was announced, Duncan was joined by supporters, members of the press and former Lib Dem leader, Paddy Ashdown at a packed General Election launch rally in Melksham. …

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Liberal Democrats launch fully-costed plan to re-open Corsham Railway Station

The Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Secretary Norman Baker has today launched a plan that would see Britain undertake the biggest expansion of the railways since the Victorian age. The plan will be paid for by cutting down the major roads …

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