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Hames warns of local Tax Bombshell after Bank Collapse

Duncan Hames, Prospective Lib Dem MP for the new Chippenham Constituency, has called for action to protect Wiltshire taxpayers after Wiltshire County Council and North Wiltshire District Council became the latest victims of the economic crisis.
The councils had £12m in …

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Latest West Wiltshire Bin Scandal

Local Liberal Democrats have hit out after the latest scandal involving the collection of waste in West Wiltshire.
Residents have complained after it emerged that the waste contractor, Focsa, had been instructed by the council not to collect wheelie bins if …

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Duncan Hames in Environmental Debate at Party Conference

Duncan Hames, prospective Liberal Democrat MP for the new Chippenham Constituency has championed Wiltshire’s environmental concerns at this year’s party conference in Bournemouth.
In his speech at an urgent issue debate on the environment this morning (Sunday), Duncan told of the …

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Wiltshire Lib Dems go to Bournemouth for Party Conference

Prospective local MP Duncan Hames, and Liberal Democrats from across Wiltshire, are preparing to head to Bournemouth for the party’s annual autumn conference.
The party will be voting on important policies on taxation, transport and health and will be giving a …

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Future of GP surgery in doubt

Duncan Hames and Isabel Langsford are supporting local residents in Corsham to prevent the surgery relocating to a new site at Rudloe.
The plans would leave the town with no GP surgery of it’s own. The Rudloe site would be difficult …

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Lib Dem victory in Corsham election

Labour slump to sixth as Brown hits new low.
Local Liberal Democrats are celebrating a stunning victory in the Corsham Town Council by-election.
The contest saw the election of hard-working, local campaigner, Isabel Langsford.
Isabel secured a majority of 277 votes, a massive …

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Feeling the pinch?

Local families here in Wiltshire are being hit by the rising cost of living, hikes in fuel costs and increases in council tax.
There have been big increases in the cost of living, and Gordon Brown’s decision to scrap the 10p …

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Thumbs up for station campaign

Lib Dem leader, Nick Clegg, has given his backing to the campaign to reopen Corsham railway station.
In their radical new transport policies, the Liberal Democrats have committed to investing billions of pounds in the railways.
Part of this money would be …

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New school site is big boost for town

Duncan Hames recently joined fellow school governors, staff and George Ward School pupils to mark the start of building work for Melksham’s new school.
The school has been given the green light for a completely new school building, providing state of …

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Out on the beat

Duncan Hames, prospective Lib Dem MP spent a weekend with the police in Chippenham, patrolling the streets in the night. To see for himself what they are up against when the pubs close.
Duncan said “Going out with police officers gave …

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