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Welcome to Leyton and Wanstead Liberal Democrats
Our intention is that this website will be a useful resource for local people to find out more about the local Liberal Democrats and the campaigns we are running.
However, we would like it to be more than that - we would like to hear from you. Online you can:
Local News
For information about your local Focus team and your latest ward Focus Newsletter, please click on the hyperlinks below.
For more information about other local Liberal Democrats groups, please go to the links section of this website.
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Sun 24th Jan 2010
Leytonstone Focus team member Tony Ashworth reports that engineering work is taking place throughout the year to enable the line to carry four passenger and four freight trains an hour. The work will be carried out at weekends, and there will be a reduced service most weekends. Replacement bus services will call at all stations. Tony advises all travellers to check before they travel.
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Thu 14th Jan 2010
The Nissan car dealers in Ruckholt Road between Oliver Road and Dunedin Road are planning to close and the plans are to build 98 flats and 9 houses. The Lib Dem Focus Team for Leyton has been speaking to the developers and the Council planners about the height of the blocks of flats and the lack of parking spaces. The area is already very over-parked and more flats and houses will cause parking chaos unless adequate parking spaces are put in the plans. The Team are arranging a further meeting with the developers before their plans are submitted. We will keep you informed of progress.
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Thu 7th Jan 2010
Leyton and Wanstead Liberal Democrats and Focus Teams across the Borough have found that residents are worried that their open spaces, leisure and sports facilities are under threat and feel that the Council is not listening to their concerns. The Lib Dem Councillors therefore presented a motion to the December Council meeting calling for protection for our playing fields, green spaces and sports facilities. Lib Dem councillor, Bob Sullivan, pointed out that many green spaces have already been built on - like the green spaces on Leyton Grange, allotments built on the marshes and the possibility of Drapers Field being turned into a car park for the Olympics.Labour's attempt to alter the motion to say that there was no 'threat' to our green spaces was rejected and the Lib Dem motion was agreed.
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Tue 5th Jan 2010
Residents feel angry and let down after the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) has said that they are not changing their policy which allocates Waltham Forest 199 fewer police than neighbours Hackney. They have completely ignored the 6,500 residents who signed the petition for more police for Waltham Forest. Anyone who lives in Leyton and Leytonstone will know that recent shootings, violent crime and anti-social behaviour have highlighted the need for more police. Their plea to be better protected has fallen on deaf ears. Focus says: This will be a big disappointment to all the people who signed the petition. We are now working on the next steps to get the Mayor and the Police Authority to think again on this issue and will report back. In a surprise vote, Labour MPs opposed Lib Dem plans to make Britain safer. Ten years after Labour came to power, Britain is stuck with high levels of crime. Only one crime in a hundred ends up being punished in court. Cllr. Farooq Qureshi, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate said, "People just don't believe Labour's and Tory's tough talk on crime any more. Lib Dem plans will put more police on the street and will tackle sentencing. The Tories couldn't even decide on how to vote on the five-step plan and abstained."
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Fri 1st Jan 2010
George Mitchell school will not be re-built on the cricket ground. This will be good news to the many residents living near the cricket ground, who have been campaigning against building on the ground. At the full Council meeting in December the Leader of the Council read a statement saying that the George Mitchell Governors had rejected forming a trust with Norlington school and that the decision had been accepted by the Council. He went on to say that there will be no development of a secondary school on the Leyton Cricket Ground and Norlington will remain a boys' school. The Lib Dem Focus Team say: Future plans for George Mitchell, Norlington and Beaumont primary school will no doubt be revealed soon. Your Focus teams and Letyon and Wanstead Liberal democrats will report any developments.
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Sat 7th Nov 2009
Recent shootings and anti-social behaviour on our street have highlighted the need for more police in our area. As Waltham Forest is an outer London borough we have 199 fewer police officers than an inner London borough like Hackney. We are asking for your support by signing the petition for more police officers in Waltham Forest.
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Sat 7th Nov 2009
Many, many thanks to those of you that replied to the CPZ consultation in the Thatched House/Crownfield Road area. 3654 letters were sent out with some 583 completed and returned. The results are listed below.
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Tue 20th Oct 2009
Labour councillors have forced through a proposal to build a swimming pool and leisure centre on the Walthamstow Arcade site by borrowing £35 million and selling off the Pool and Track site in Walthamstow. Labour councillors ignored the recommendation from the all party Scrutiny committee which said that, before any decisions were made, the Council should obtain a financial appraisal to see if the proposal was affordable and a study as to whether the High Street was the right place for a swimming pool. Lib Dem Cllr Bob Sullivan, who was at the meeting as the chair of the Scrutiny committee, was amazed that anyone could make a decision costing residents millions without any financial appraisal. He said that anyone doing this was "Damn reckless" with ratepayers' money.
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Sat 19th Sep 2009
Lib Dem Focus Grove Green Team member, Paul Olford has been informed by the Council and London Buses that they have found a site to replace the bus stop on Cathall Bridge. The preferred site is just outside Cathall Leisure Centre but there is a substantial amount of earth works to be done to facilitate the bus stop. It is hoped that the new bus stop will be up and running by the end of March 2010.
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Thu 10th Sep 2009
Some time ago leytonstone FOCUS team, reported that an independent review of the much debated one-way system in Leytonstone was to be undertaken. Having seen no indication of the outcome, the Council was asked for an update on the position. It now appears that the Council could not fund either the survey or any proposed works. They are now in discussions with the developers of Stratford City with a view to them agreeing to fund the project under a Section 106 agreement of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The Council is continuing discussions with Stratford City and FOCUS will let you have further news when available. In the meantime, the Council has confirmed that Transport for London (TfL) plans to review the co-ordination of all traffic signal installations around Leytonstone Town Centre. No timescale has been confirmed. Local Liberal Democrat Councillors are committed to urging that the needs of Leytonstone residents must not be overlooked, in preference to through traffic to the 2012 Olympics and the Stratford City development.
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Mon 7th Sep 2009
More planes, more noise and more pollution is what is happening in the skies over Leyton and Leytonstone and local residents are complaining about the increased noise. Focus has found out that Newham Council granted permission for an increase in flights from London City Airport doubling them from 76,000 to 120,000 a year and for use of larger capacity jets. The airport hopes to increase flights to 176,000 per year, great for the airport but misery for residents with the flight paths crossing our homes. Parliamentary candidate Cllr. Farooq Qureshi, who is appalled that this expansion has largely been kept from residents, has organised a public meeting about this issue. Representatives of 'Fight the Flight' and London City Airport have been invited to attend. If you are concerned about noise and pollution from the increase in planes over our houses, then please come along to The Quaker Meeting House, Bush Road off the Green Man roundabout at 7.00pm on Friday 2nd October. Bring your neighbours too! Wanstead and Leyton Liberal Democrats says: The Airport wrote to Waltham Forest Council about the plans but our Council failed to reply or inform residents. When confronted, no one knew why they failed to reply! This is disgraceful. What do you think? Write to this web site or your local Focus team with your views.
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Thu 3rd Sep 2009
The disused LEB substation at the junction of Hollydown Way and Cathall Road was demolished about 2 years ago to make way for the new Construction Skills Training Centre, as part of Waltham Forests Olympic package. The centre,was to be set up to train people with the promise of employment on the Olympic site once they had acquired the necessary skills and qualifications. With the games due to start in 2012, this leaves just over 2 years and 6 training centre and train individuals to the required standard. Leyton and Wanstead liberal Democrats and the Cathall Focus team say: 'Does this mean we have already missed the boat? Watch this space for an update to this story'.
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Tue 1st Sep 2009
Elected to the council in Cathall Ward as a Labour councillor Milton has decided to leave the Labour Party and join the Liberal Democrats. This makes him the 21st member of the Liberal Democrat group on the Council. Milton says: "I have left the Labour Party because it has now lost its way both locally and nationally. It no longer represents the ideals it had when I joined 35 years ago. The party has moved too far to the right and has become a clone of the Tory Party. Where working class people are concerned I believe they have been abandoned by the Labour Party who no longer represent their interests. After speaking to the Lib Dems, I realise that they are working for everyone, including working class people. That has now lead me to feel more at home with the Lib Dems. I will continue to work for you, the people of Cathall Ward. It will be business as usual.
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Mon 24th Aug 2009
Cllr. Farooq Qureshi, the Friends of Abbotts Park and other residents along with the Council's Environment Manager, inspected Abbotts Park. A number of issues were discussed that require urgent attention. The following actions have been indicated:
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Mon 17th Aug 2009
The long-running Leyton and Wanstead Liberal Democrat/FOCUS campaign to clean up the footbridges over the Central Line continues. The latest news from Transport for London (TfL) is that a feasibility study is being prepared following consultations, TfL aims to have the final option designed in the current financial year, with works taking place during 2010/2011. We will keep you informed of developments
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Wed 12th Aug 2009
Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne MP was the chief guest speaker at a rally called by the Leyton and Wanstead Liberal Democrats. Speaking at the Rally Chris Huhne said that the Labour government's foreign policies have dented the Britain's reputation across the world. We need to reverse those policies to restore our trust and credibility. Speaking about the next General Election he said that Cllr. Farooq Qureshi is the ideal PPC for this area and, looking at his track record, Farooq will make an excellent MP for Leyton and Wanstead.
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"I hate to say it, but only one party leader seems to have grasped that, if you construct a system where unskilled people are worse off by taking a job than by staying on welfare, they remain trapped in poverty - and that is Nick Clegg. "
Lord Norman Tebbit
Daily Telegraph online - 13 Jan
"It's unbelievable that the Tories are still planning to cut taxes for a handful of millionaires when the majority of people across the country are feeling the squeeze. We need fair tax cuts that put money back in the pockets of ordinary people. The Tory sums simply do not stack up. It is irresponsible and highly misleading for George Osborne to continue to pretend that they do. "
Vince Cable MP
Responding to Conservative Spending Plans - 4 Jan
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Untitled Document
Click on the arrow above to view the latest Lib Dem campaign video.
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| Online Poll |
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Do you agree with the proposal to build a large new school on part of the Leyton County Cricket Ground?
View the results so far.
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| Leyton & Wanstead General Election Result |
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Turnout: 33272 (55%)
45.8%
Labour: 15234 (−12.2%)
25.2%
Liberal Democrat: 8377 (+9.2%)
22.2%
Conservative: 7393 (+2.5%)
View the results in detail.
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