http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Edinburgh North and Leith Liberal Democrats en-GB Edinburgh North and Leith Liberal Democrats http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Edinburgh North and Leith Liberal Democrats 2010-03-21T08:05+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000278/kevin_lang_signs_the_letter_to_the_future_with_the_rspb.html Edinburgh North & Leith Liberal Democrat, Kevin Lang has joined a campaign to protect our natural world by signing the Letter to the Future, a major new campaign run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). 2010-03-14T12:22+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000279/next_parliament_has_a_responsibility_to_restore_trust_in_politics__kevin.html Prospective Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh North & Leith, Kevin Lang today promised to do his bit to help rebuild trust in politics that had been damaged by the MPs' expenses scandal. 2010-03-06T20:15+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000277/kevin_lang_pledges_fight_to_bring_green_jobs_to_leith.html Liberal Democrat Kevin Lang today pledged to place his fight to bring new green jobs to Leith at the very heart of his campaign to become the new Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North & Leith. 2010-03-05T16:00+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000276/kevin_lang_backs_campaign_to_beat_cancer.html Kevin Lang, local Liberal Democrat candidate for Edinburgh North & Leith has joined hundreds of candidates across the country in signing up to Cancer Research UK's Cancer Commitment, aiming to make UK cancer outcomes among the best in Europe in the next ten years. 2010-02-24T22:01+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000275/kevin_goes_on_the_beat_with_local_police.html Local Liberal Democrat candidate, Kevin Lang today joined the police out and about in Leith to see and hear first hand how they are helping to tackle crime. 2010-02-19T22:24+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000274/nick_clegg_says_bring_green_jobs_to_leith.html Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg today joined local parliamentary candidate Kevin Lang to back the campaign to bring green jobs to Leith. 2010-02-11T21:24+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000273/city_budget_protects_essential_frontline_services_in_tough_times.html Investment in education and care services will be at the heart of the Lib Dem-led City of Edinburgh Council's budget passed today. It also includes the third successive freeze in Council Tax will maintain Edinburgh's Band D rate as the lowest of Scotland's four major cities. 2010-02-11T10:00+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000271/city_schools_budget_to_increase_by_26.html Councillors in the Lib Dem/SNP Administration in Edinburgh have signalled that they plan to keep reductions to devolved school budgets to 1% in the coming year despite unprecedented financial challenges. 2010-02-05T22:20+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000272/good_news_as_leith_earmarked_for_green_jobs_boost.html Local Liberal Democrats have welcomed a new report that identifies Leith as the top location in Scotland for a new wind turbine manufacturing facility. 2010-02-04T16:22+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000270/no_room_for_complacency_on_unemployment__kevin_lang.html Local Liberal Democrats have welcomed new figures showing a slight fall in unemployment in Edinburgh North & Leith but have warned against complacency, particularly over the numbers of young people out of work. 2010-01-22T10:24+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000269/lib_dem_candidate_promises_ill_vote_against_any_increase_in_student_fees.html Kevin Lang, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Edinburgh North & Leith today backed a campaign by the Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) by signing a pledge to vote against any increase in student tuition fees in England if he is elected a Member of Parliament in the upcoming election. 2010-01-15T16:39+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000268/up_to_2000_local_pensioners_missing_out_on_cold_weather_payments.html New figures published by the Liberal Democrats have shown that up to 2,000 pensioners in Edinburgh North & Leith are missing out on cold weather payments due to them by the UK Government. 2010-01-12T16:20+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000267/kevin_lang_puts_fairness_at_the_heart_of_the_liberal_democrat_campaign_to_win_edinburgh_north__leith.html The Liberal Democrats have announced they will fight the General Election on four key principles, designed to make Britain a fairer place. 2010-01-11T16:00+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000265/top_tory_predicts_lib_dem_gain_from_labour_in_edinburgh_north__leith.html The invisible Conservative in Edinburgh North & Leith was delivered another blow today after the top Tory blogger, Iain Dale, predicted that the Liberal Democrats and NOT the Conservatives were set to beat Labour here in Edinburgh North & Leith. 2010-01-09T20:00+00:00 http://www.northandleithlibdems.org.uk/news/000266/working_hard_to_keep_the_city_running.html Liberal Democrat Leader of Edinburgh City Council provides an update on how the city is dealing with the record cold temperatures, snow and ice. 2010-01-08T16:09+00:00