http://paulharrod.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Paul Harrod en-GB Paul Harrod http://paulharrod.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Paul Harrod 2010-03-11T20:29+00:00 United Kingdom http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000086/success_for_sea_mills_residents.html Over two years ago my Lib Dem colleagues and I started surveying local people in Sea Mills and Coombe Dingle to get their views on Labour's plans to knock down all the PRC houses and rebuild at a far higher density. 2010-02-23T19:35+00:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000085/no_return_to_fox_hunting.html Yesterday marked five years since the Hunting with Dogs Act came into force. 2010-02-19T16:03+00:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000084/new_state_secondary_school_at_st_ursulas.html It is time to take the politics out of the issue of a new secondary school for north Bristol. 2010-02-18T10:47+00:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000083/new_swimming_pool_for_shirehampton.html SHIREHAMPTON needs a new swimming pool - and Bristol City Council's ruling Lib Dems have pledged to look at the idea as a manifesto commitment. 2010-02-10T21:53+00:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000082/paddy_ashdown_in_bristol.html The former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Paddy Ashdown, was in Bristol yesterday visiting an employment advice centre and being briefed by local police on new initiatives to tackle crime in the city. 2010-02-05T08:55+00:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000081/want_to_pay__but_cant.html Across the UK rail network fare-dodging costs the tax payer millions of pounds. 2010-01-27T21:51+00:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000080/krafts_takeover_of_cadbury.html Letter to the Bristol Evening Post, published 23rd Jan. 2010-01-26T20:00+00:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000079/new_council_housing_is_much_needed.html Prospective MP Paul Harrod has welcomed news that the Lib Dem administration on Bristol City Council has won more money to build new Council houses in the city. 2010-01-11T18:09+00:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000078/come_and_meet_vince_cable_mp.html Vince Cable MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, will be holding a public meeting in Bristol on Friday 18th December to discuss the impact of the recession and plans to rebuild the economy. 2009-12-11T15:28+00:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000077/new_jobs_and_new_homes__lib_dem_plan_to_tackle_recession.html Hundreds of Bristol's empty homes could be refurbished by creating jobs for unemployed people, according to local Liberal Democrats. 2009-11-19T08:16+00:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000076/hidden_cost_of_id_cards.html The Government has admitted it is spending up to £230 000 a day on ID cards. These figures were obtained by the Liberal Democrats. 2009-11-17T16:25+00:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000075/why_no_ban_on_mps_second_jobs.html commenting on Sir Christoper Kelly's report on the reform of MPs' allowances Paul Harrod said: 2009-11-04T21:22+00:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000074/severn_tidal_power.html Reports that the Government and Conservative parties are preparing to 'delay indefinitely' plans to harness energy from the Severn are deeply disappointing. 2009-11-04T21:18+00:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000073/bbc1s_panorama__hate_on_the_doorstep.html I was shocked and appalled to see the horrific racist abuse the BBC's Panorama documentary uncovered in Southmead. It was deeply disturbing to watch and I hope that the police will have enough evidence to follow up on some specifics examples. 2009-10-20T12:24+01:00 http://paulharrod.org.uk/news/000072/three_months_pension_to_pay_council_tax.html Pensioners in Bristol are having to use up to three months' pension to cover their Council Tax bill, according to Paul Harrod, Prospective Lib Dem MP for Bristol North West. 2009-10-15T08:55+01:00