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STOCKTON LIBERAL DEMOCRAT RESPONSE TO THE TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY’S STRATEGIC TRANSPORT PLAN

Stockton Liberal Democrats are committed to radical solutions for cutting our carbon emissions of which transport is a major source. They have studied the Tees Valley Combined Authority's Draft Strategic Transport Plan. Whilst welcoming aims for better and more sustainable transport for both people and freight, they are disappointed in the delay in producing this plan and the lack of relevant detail as to how many of the objectives would be achieved.

23 Nov 2019
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Brendan Devlin in Yarm before Remembrance Sunday

A Message for Remembrance Day

The Teesside Pioneers, 12th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, was a battalion of friends raised on the banks of the Tees. Responding to the call to serve, they joined the army and because of their engineering and construction skills, they became Army Pioneers, the troops put to work making roads, building trenches, but also required to fight. The Teesside Pioneers served in France and Belgium, suffering such heavy casualties that eventually the troops that were left were incorporated into other units. The son of Russian refugees who had come to Teesside, Lt. Harold Bloom, 12 Battalion, was killed on 14 February 1917, fighting for his adopted country.

11 Nov 2019
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Update on The Globe Theatre

An Update from Lib Dem councillors Julia Cherrett and David Minchella People might have read on Facebook or in the local press about the decision at last night's Extraordinary Council meeting to invest a further £6.5m of taxpayer's money into The Globe restoration.

JCDM
28 Jun 2019
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Losses like Debenhams could be halted

Speaking today after the announcement that Debenhams in Stockton High Street is among the stores earmarked for closure, David Minchella, Stockton Liberal Democrat campaigner, is extremely concerned about the news that the store is closing in 2020.

26 Apr 2019
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