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Duncan Hames goes 100 miles to raise money for Parkinson’s

Duncan Hames, who is standing to be Chippenham’s next MP, has completed a sponsored attempt to walk, climb and run 100 miles to raise money for the Parkinson’s Disease Society, culminating in running in Sunday’s Chippenham Half Marathon (13 miles, …

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National online campaign takes up Duncan Hames’ pledge to help clean up politics

A pledge made to local people by Liberal Democrat prospective MP, Duncan Hames, has been voted one of the ten most important ‘Commandments’ for MPs in a public poll.
The poll, which was conducted by the politics website tweetminster.co.uk, asked people …

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Lib Dems celebrate stunning by-election victories

Liberal Democrats in the new Chippenham Parliamentary Constituency are celebrating victory in last Thursday’s Town Council by-elections in Chippenham and Melksham.
In Melksham Spa, Lib Dem, Peter Dauncey, polled 732 votes (59%) to the Conservatives’ 432 (35%) with the BNP trailing …

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Duncan Hames calls on Council to help save nursery

Prospective Liberal Democrat MP for Chippenham, Duncan Hames, is making efforts to help find a new home for staff and pupils of the Snapdragons Nursery after it was made to leave Wiltshire College’s Chippenham campus.
Duncan said:
“This closure is very …

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Duncan Hames, prospective Lib Dem MP for the Chippenham constituency, has presented Selwood Housing with the award for Quality Housing Standard for customer service

Duncan Hames, prospective Lib Dem MP for the Chippenham constituency, has presented Selwood Housing with the award for Quality Housing Standard for customer service.
John Alford, chair of Selwood Housing said: “The Quality Housing Standard recognises the effort …

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Vince Cable MP visits Chippenham and Melksham

On Wednesday 22nd July, the Lib Dem deputy leader and economics spokesman, Dr Vince Cable MP, came to Chippenham and Melksham to listen to the concerns of local people on the state of the economy, and to give his backing …

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Duncan Hames’ pledges to local people on MPs’ pay and expenses

Local Liberal Democrat campaigner, Duncan Hames, is making three pledges to local people about how he will act if he is elected as our MP in the next General Election.
1. A full-time MP
If elected as your next MP, I will …

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Chippenham Constituency Liberal Democrats Celebrate Election Victory

Liberal Democrats in Wiltshire’s new Chippenham parliamentary constituency are celebrating victory in last Thursday’s elections. Of the 21 Council wards within the constituency, the Lib Dems won 11, beating the Conservatives who took 9 with one Independent. Labour failed to …

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Duncan Hames joins record-breaking canal walk

Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate Duncan Hames took part in a sponsored walk in aid of the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust, and officially opened a newly-cleared towpath at Reybridge, which extends the Trust’s restoration effort by several hundred metres.

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Digging for the future

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Duncan Hames, prospective Liberal Democrat MP for Chippenham and the surrounding area, has joined local volunteers in a community tree planting project in Bradford on Avon.
Volunteers sponsored and helped to plant hundreds of saplings during the event at Barton Farm …

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