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Welcome to the Peasedown Lib Dem Website |
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Sarah and Nathan would like to welcome you to the Peasedown Liberal Democrat website. The Liberal Democrats are active all year round in the village - not just at election time. We hope you find this website useful and informative.
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Sarah & Nathan - getting things done in Peasedown St John! |
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The people have taken democracy into their own hands - 1st March '10 |
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An open letter
For almost a year now I have been continuously inspired by the hard work of campaigners in Midsomer Norton to create their own Town Council. For years, there has been a growing dislike for Norton Radstock Town Council – an organisation that is increasingly out of touch with residents and has no public mandate to serve the community.
Last Spring, over 900 people in Midsomer Norton demonstrated their growing anger towards the current Town Council by returning a petition card calling for a Local Governance Review to take place. Later in the year, a further 700 people in Westfield signed a petition calling for the same for their area. That’s more than many B&NES Councillors get in their own elections!
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Coffee Hut's 1st Birthday - 26th Feb '10 |
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Cllr Sarah Bevan was invited to help owner/managers Jo and Russ celebrate their cafe's first birthday which falls on Tuesday 2nd March 2010. The cafe serves top quality coffee and tea, as well as its famous bacon butties, which residents queue up for on a daily basis!
Cllr Bevan said:
'I was very pleased to be invited to this celebration of a successful local business which serves all sections of our community so well. I pop in most weeks and am pleased too that our local neighbourhood police team will be using the venue for a meet and discuss session on the Saturday after this well deserved first anniversary.'
The cafe sponsors children's art competitions and provides a wide selection of daily local and national newspapers, so parents and grandparents can have a good read in peace and quiet! |
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New Peasedown curry club - 23rd Feb '10 |
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Nearly 20 people from Peasedown and surrounding areas enjoyed a spicy new start to the year at a local Indian restaurant club in Peasedown St John.
The set menu went down a treat, and local councillor Sarah Bevan, who started the club, was delighted at the high turnout.
She said:
'Saj and Raj Ahmed were extremely welcoming when I first talked the idea through with them - we had a lovely evening, and I chose a quiet night for the restaurant to help boost this valuable local business. The club will continue to meet here on the first Monday of every month. Everyone is welcome to come along and talk about anything that is exercising their brain on the night!'
The threefold aims of the club are to support a local business, to meet Prospective MP Gail Coleshill and to create new friendships and contacts for local residents.
Cllr Bevan added:
'It's a very convenient way to meet new and old friends, so I hope we'll see lots of new members in the coming months'. |
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Housing company to the rescue - 22nd Feb '10 |
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Local resident Jay Symes was alarmed to find the self close mechanism on an old gate leading onto a bypass near his home in Peasedown St John had broken, leaving the gate wide open at the end of the footpath which issues out onto the 50 mph bypass next to it. A new gate and fencing has now been made by the company, despite its surprise at finding itself the landowner.
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True cost of bus lane revealed - 9th Feb '10 |
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In the week that Bath and North East Somerset has started further works on the A367 going into Bath, new figures have been obtained which show that the infamous 700-yard bus lane at Odd Down actually cost £72,600 more than was previously quoted.
Last summer Senior Lib Dem Gail Coleshill and Peasedown Councillor Nathan Hartley hit the national press with the news that Tory-run B&NES Council had spent £916,000 on a bus lane which was only 700yards long.
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"Give us lower bus fares" - 5th Feb '10 |
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A recent survey carried out in Peasedown St John has revealed that residents are fed up with having to pay the extortionate bus fares set by First Bus.
Before Christmas, local B&NES Councillor Nathan Hartley and Somer Valley FM Radio show host Matt Clifford teamed up to carry out the survey seeking residents views.
Overall, 100% of respondents said that the current fares were too high. It currently costs £4.10 for an adult return ticket between Peasedown St John and Bath.
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