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25 Most Recent News Stories
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Tue 25th May 2010
Local Lib Dem Amy Kitcher finished a close second in the recent election in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney.
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.
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Thu 29th Apr 2010
Labour and the Independent group on Merthyr Tydfil council, last night voted to close all sixth forms in the borough and build a single tertiary college. Lib Dems have opposed these plans from the outset, citing 'unanswered questions' as the basis of their concerns.
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Wed 28th Apr 2010
On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.
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Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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Wed 21st Apr 2010
The second Party Leaders Debate is taking place this Thursday starting at 8pm on Sky News. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in a TV debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th, this time leading on Foreign Affairs.
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Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Thu 15th Apr 2010
Tonight on ITV, Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will be going head to head in a TV debate. This is the first of three debates that will be taking place in the run up to the General Election on May 6th.
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Wed 14th Apr 2010
Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto. The manifesto sets out four clear priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by cleaning up politics.
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Mon 12th Apr 2010
With the General Election on 6th May, there is still time to arrange a postal vote. Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station on polling day - for any reason.
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Mon 29th Mar 2010
The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne.
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![Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]](/images/sites/217.160.173.25-3e54d75166df56.63810547/thumbs/316.jpeg "Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]")
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Sun 28th Mar 2010
At 8pm on Monday 29th March, Channel 4 will stage a live debate between the would-be Chancellors, Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, Labour's Alistair Darling and Conservative George Osborne. Krishnan Guru-Murthy will be asking the questions.
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Thu 18th Mar 2010
Following an online campaign started by Amy Kitcher, Merthyr Tydfil has topped the UK chart for Earth Hour participation. Merthyr now has a higher percentage of its residents committed to Earth Hour than anywhere else in the UK.
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
Liberal Democrat candidate Amy Kitcher has given her backing to the Police Federation's "real policing pledge".
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Tue 2nd Mar 2010
Amy Kitcher, the Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, has pledged to do her bit to help armed forces personnel and their families, bereaved service families and the ex-service community.
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Mon 1st Mar 2010
Merthyr Lib Dems hosted a buffet and discussion on environmental issues in Merthyr Tydfil town centre on March 1st to celebrate St David's Day.
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Thu 25th Feb 2010
Amy Kitcher today signed a pledge to students ahead of the forthcoming general election that she will vote against any increase in fees in the next parliament.
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Mon 8th Feb 2010
Figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show that in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney there are currently 21 job seekers for every vacancy advertised with the local Job Centre Plus.
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Wed 3rd Feb 2010
Councillor Amy Kitcher has handed in a petition to Merthyr Council against the introduction of fees payable by town centre cafes that want to put tables and chair outside for customers.
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Thu 21st Jan 2010
Merthyr Tydfil Lib Dems have voted against the latest step towards closing Merthyr's sixth forms. Labour and Independent councillors are now pushing ahead with the statutory consultation to close the sixth forms.
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Tue 12th Jan 2010
Nearly 3,000 pensioners in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats.
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Fri 8th Jan 2010
Councillor Amy Kitcher is trying a new approach to engaging young people and representing their views by holding the borough's first ever youth advice surgeries.
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Tue 5th Jan 2010
The Liberal Democrats have led a debate in the House of Commons in which they have called for tax rules to be changed so that UK-based millionaires, who claim to live elsewhere, pay their full share.
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Sun 3rd Jan 2010
Amy Kitcher urges residents to call the Home Heat Helpline on 0800 33 66 99 for their free Little Book of Energy advice booklet
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Wed 9th Dec 2009
Merthyr Tydfil Liberal Democrat Councillors have welcomed the news that the process of handing out £300,000 in 'Biffa' grants to local organisations is to be tightened. The fund will be brought into line with other public grants, with some basic anti-fraud measures to be introduced from next month.
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