Welcome to the website of the Liberal Democrats in the new constituency of Derbyshire Dales

We aim to: Trust in People - Make Derbyshire Dales Free, Fair and Green

Free local education and healthcare so that everyone is free to make the most of their lives. Fair taxes because taxes should help improve our environment or make life in Derbyshire Dales more fair, not less. And finally, Trust, because it is time to restore trust in local and national government.

Our intention is that this website will be a useful resource for local people to find out more about Liberal Democrats in Derbyshire Dales 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:

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Protect traditional skills to protect the countryside says Lib Dem European hopeful Mon 18th Aug 2008 Ed Maxfield, Liberal Democrat candidate for the European Parliament elections next June helped local members on the Liberal Democrat stand at Ashbourne Show last Saturday.
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Bill Newton Dunn, Liberal Democrat MEP at Bakewell Show Mon 18th Aug 2008 Bill Newton Dunn, Liberal Democrat MEP for East Midlands attended both days of Bakewell Show again this year and spoke to a large number of constituents from across the region on his stand manned by members of Derbyshire Dales Liberal Democrats.
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The way to tackle fuel poverty Written by Vincent Cable and published in The Independent on Thu 31st Jul 2008 There are demands for a windfall tax on the big energy companies. But this largely misses the point
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Councillor welcomes report on homes Written by Nigel Allwood and published in Matlock Mercury on Wed 30th Jul 2008 A Dales councillor has welcomed the government's latest rural housing report, but said urgent action was needed.
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Homes planned for Matlock sports site Written by Danny Carden and published in Matlock Mercury on Wed 30th Jul 2008 The site of Matlock's former leisure centre looks set to be developed for affordable homes after council chiefs accepted a £920,000 bid.
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Make it Happen Tue 29th Jul 2008 Nick Clegg launched Make it Happen, the Liberal Democrats' vision and values paper, on Thursday 17th July. The paper will be the subject of one of the key debates at the Bournemouth conference in September.
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Archive of earlier news stories.

Archive of earlier articles.