Liberal Democrat Group - Redcar & Cleveland

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Over 247,000 four week waits for a GP appointment in the Tees Valley last year Tees Valley saw a 40% rise in four week waits for GP appointments last year when compared to 2022, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. The NHS data measures the time between when the […]

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Redcar and Middlesbrough’s Liberal Democrats have labelled the Chancellor’s budget announcement yesterday a “desperate deception”, with income tax bills set to rise for local people. Redcar and Middlesbrough’s Liberal Democrats have said that residents will see through this “deception” by the Chancellor. People don’t want more “empty promises” from this Conservative government whilst “local health […]

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Lib Dems choose Chris Jones for Parliament

by Group Office on 3 February, 2024

Liberal Democrats in Redcar constituency have chosen experienced local councillor Chris Jones as their candidate to be the area’s next MP. Born and raised in Redcar, Chris lives in the town on the seafront with his partner Yvonne. The couple have two grown-up daughters. Chris has represented the West Dyke Ward in East Redcar on […]

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Lib Dems Win in Longbeck

by Group Office on 26 November, 2023

Liberal Democrats in Redcar & Cleveland Borough are delighted that their candidate Marilyn Marshall won the by-election in Longbeck Ward on 23 November.  Marilyn was elected to Saltburn, Marske & New Marske Parish Council with 226 votes. Peter Mahan received 109 votes standing as an Independent, though he stood for Labour earlier in the year. […]

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Lib Dems support a better deal for foster carers

by Group Office on 4 October, 2023

Liberal Democrats at Redcar & Cleveland Council have persuaded the council’s Labour leadership to push for pension rights for foster carers. Lib Dem Cllr Karen King, who represents the St Germains ward of Marske, persuaded Cabinet Member Cllr Luke Myer to work with her on lobbying central Government at the recent council meeting. Cllr King […]

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Liberal Democrats at Redcar & Cleveland Council have hit out at local MP Simon Clarke after he described foxhunting as “a lovely example of a community coming together.” The Conservative MP, who recently promoted a motion on goldfish welfare, posted in late 2022 on X (formerly Twitter) that he had “happy childhood memories” of the […]

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Lib Dems oppose charging for garden waste collections

by Group Office on 23 September, 2023

Liberal Democrats at Redcar & Cleveland Council are calling on the Labour leadership to guarantee that there will be no charges for garden waste collections in the area.  The council needs to make savings to balance the budget and it has emerged that charges for green waste collection is one of the policies being considered.  […]

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Today at Redcar & Cleveland Council AGM, the Labour Group took the Leadership of the council. At the elections earlier this month Labour became the largest group on the council but do not have a majority. The new Lib Dem Group Leader Cllr Carole Morgan said: “Given that they have more seats than any other […]

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This Sunday’s 3pm Emergency Alert

by Group Office on 21 April, 2023

How long will it last? Up to 10 seconds What will the alert look like? A notification will appear on your phone accompanied by a siren sound and virbrations, which will switch off afterwards. There is no need to respond or download anything. The alert will be sent to 4G and 5G smartphones, but not […]

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Lib Dems name their team

by Group Office on 13 April, 2023

The Liberal Democrats in Redcar & Cleveland have announced their team of strong and talented local candidates for the council elections on 4 May. They are: Belmont: Janet Smith Coatham: Sabrina Thompson Dormanstown: Eve Hall Eston: Sophie Lax-Keeler Guisborough: Carolyn Cree Hutton (includes south-west of Guisborough plus Pinchinthorpe & Newton-under-Roseberry): Cllr Graham Jeffery, Cllr Jemma […]

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