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Staverton Community Litter-pick

Staverton Community Litter-pick January 2009Originally uploaded by Duncan Hames
Duncan Hames joined at least 25 community-spirited residents in Staverton for a new year litter-pick that had been ordganised by Cllr Trevor Carbin. There was no shortage of litter to collect, and …

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Duncan addresses Model United Nations Debate in Local School

Duncan Hames, prospective Lib Dem MP for the new Constituency of Chippenham addressed students at the opening ceremony of a Model United Nations Conference last week at St Laurence School in Bradford on Avon.
Students from 6 local schools took part …

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Backing Bakhai in Ealing

The Liberal Democrats have pulled off some stunning victories in parliamentary by-elections over the years. They provide an excellent opportunity for people to send a powerful message to the government.
During the last Tory government, massive swings to the Lib Dems …

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Charles Kennedy comes to Wilthsire

 
Our former party leader, Charles Kennedy MP, came to see us in Wiltshire this weekend. He was speaking at the Devizes Literary Festival on Saturday eveing. Earlier in the day he also came to an event organised by Devizes Lib Dems at the home of …

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Thank you

 
A huge effort went into our local election campaigns this year. Thank you to everyone who took part, and to everyone who voted Liberal Democrat in North and West Wiltshire in these elections.
We did particularly well in the towns of …

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Lib Dems select Duncan Hames to stand for the new Chippenham constituency

 
Liberal Democrat members in North and West Wiltshire have this weekend selected local councillor Duncan Hames to be their candidate in the new Chippenham constituency at the next election.
Speaking after the declaration of the result Cllr Duncan Hames said:
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Lib Dems must reflect all of Britain

Duncan is backing the Liberal Democrat group ‘Reflecting Britain’ which is committed to working to improve the opportunities for women and ethnic minorities in the Liberal Democrats to ensure the party better reflects Britain.
“The 2005 election saw real progress for …

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Local people must be given a say in how their local services are provided

 
Duncan Hames, Lib Dem candidate for the Westbury constituency at the last election, has declared his agenda for public service reform in an interview with BBC television’s ‘The Daily Politics’ at the party’s annual conference in Blackpool.
Asked by presenter Sally …

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