LOCAL NEWS 2008

West MP in £100 Million Campaign Triumph for Pensioners3rd May 2008
Save the Sorting Office in Wotton-Under-Edge30th December 2008
Green Blueprint Launched18th December 2008
MP Sets Up January Meeting to Help Local Businesses18th December 2008
Local MP Short-listed for Two National Awards19th November 2008
New Ambulance Data Shows Lives Will Be Lost Through Frenchay Closure12th November 2008
West MP Welcomes Success of Campaign on Post Office Card Accounts13th November 2008
Urgent Action Over Hayes Hospital Report4th November 2008
MP Demands Ministerial Action Over Yate Train Service Farce31st October 2008
New survey shows local schools feel pinch from rising costs and falling numbers11th October 2008
MP to help local residents with overcharging on fuel bills22nd October 2008
MP speaks out in Parliament about Charfield man refused NHS treatment14th October 2008
Chance to Work for a Local MP!2nd October 2008
Residents Turn Out in Force for Protest Meeting24th September 2008
Tytherington on Tenterhooks over Post Office Rescue Bid6th October 2008
Hundreds Turn Out for Public Meetings on House-Building Threat3rd October 2008
Local Green Belt "Up For Grabs"8th October 2008
MP Presses for Superfast Broadband for South Gloucestershire16th September 2008
Britain's Youngest MP to Speak in Chipping Sodbury1st September 2008
Young People Quiz Visiting MP at Chipping Sodbury10th September 2008
Campaign Against South Glos Over-Development Steps Up a Gear12th September 2008
250 Bed Shortfall Revealed for New Super-Hospital29th August 2008
MP Welcomes Victory in Yate Bus Campaign3rd September 2008
Act This Week to Avoid Junk Mail2nd September 2008
Steve Webb MP Reporting BackApril 2008
West MP Backs Plan to Help Pensioners Tackle Soaring Fuel Bills29th July 2008
LocaL MP to Lead Parliamentary Challenge to Mass House-Building in South Glos.28th July 2008
MP Meets Local Beekeepers to Discuss Concerns over Bee Numbers8th August 2008
New Severn Tidal Power Inquiry Launched6th August 2008
Government Sneaks Out Housing Plans for South West22nd July 2008
Options for Harnessing Severn Tidal Power24th July 2008
West MP Declares Expense Claims18th July 2008
MP Condemns housing Number 'Fantasy Figures'22nd July 2008
Partial Climbdown By First Bus Over LocaL Routes11th June 2008
MP Condemns 'Madness' of New Hospital 'on Doorstep' of Frenchay11th June 2008
Government Must Speed up Moves to Harness Severn Tidal Power12th June 2008
Ten Green Bloggers Sitting in a Room13th June 2008
Residents and MP Fight Flood Plain Building Madness25th June 2008
Local MP Backs "Stop the Drop" Litter Campaign20th June 2008
Minister's Visit to Bristol 'Adds Insult to Injury'16th May 2008
Local MP Steps Up Rescue Bid for Post Office on Cuts List29th May 2008
MP Condemns Plans for 'Bus Deserts' in Parts of South Gloucestershire9th May 2008
Cllr Sarah Turley Joins Lib Dem Group on South Glos Council7th May 2008
MP in Talks with First Bus Boss Over Threatened Services27th May 2008
Local MP Meets Dalai Lama at Westminster23rd May 2008
Residents Flock to Hear of Housing Threat to Chipping Sodbury9th May 2008
MP Warns of House-Building Threat to Chipping Sodbury4th April 2008
MP to Challenge Ministers Over Local Post Office Closures21st April 2008
Train Boss Faces Rush-Hour Commuters28th April 2008
MP Calls for Inquiry into Southmead Construction Contract Following OFT Report17th April 2008
MP Welcomes 'Victory' Over Local Football Coverage4th April 2008
Train Boss to 'Face the Music' with Local MP17th April 2008
Good Response to Yate Information Event21st April 2008
Major Public Meeting Next Week on 5,000 New Homes for Yate22nd February 2008
MP Launches Fight Against West Post Office Closures22nd February 2008
MP & Councillors Welcome Victory in Fight over Composter Application7th March 2008
MP Backs Compost Plant Protestors at Public Meeting13th February 2008
Packed Public Meeting Opposes 5,000 New Houses for Yate29th February 2008
Big Public Response to Post Office Meetings16th March 2008
Prime Minister Promises Action on Pensions After West MP's Commons Plea24th January 2008
Shopmobility Launched in Thornbury25th January 2008
MP Backs Charfield Parents Over School Admission Row3rd January 2008
Local MP Challenges Prime Minister In Commons Over Fuel Price Hikes9th January 2008
Government Slow to Develop renewable Energy22nd January 2008
MP Backs Yate Resident in Campaign for Better Benefits for Blind People4th January 2008
MP to Challenge Ministers Over Local Housing Numbers17th January 2008
Bristol Norovirus Outbreak Shows Hospitals Stretched to Breaking Point4th January 2008
MP 'Outraged' At New Housing Plans10th January 2008

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