http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Julia Goldsworthy MP en-GB Julia Goldsworthy MP http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Julia Goldsworthy MP 2008-05-17T17:03+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000158/julia_challenges_chancellor_over_10p_tax_rate_solution.html Local MP Julia Goldsworthy challenged Chancellor Alistair Darling over his failure to fully compensate all those who lost out through the abolition of the 10p tax rate, during a debate in Parliament yesterday. 2008-05-14T17:55+01:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000157/julia_to_present_cornwall_facebook_petition_to_parliament.html Over 14,000 people join calls for Facebook to recognise Cornwall 2008-05-09T16:00+01:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000156/minister_puts_first_great_western_on_final_warning.html A delegation of MPs from the South West met with Rail Minister Tom Harris MP today to seek assurances that robust steps will be taken if First Great Western fails to deliver the improvements in its service that have been promised to customers. 2008-05-07T15:20+01:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000155/member_of_youth_parliament_for_mid_cornwall_shadows_julia.html David Callaghan, the Member of Youth Parliament for Mid Cornwall shadowed MP Julia Goldsworthy yesterday in the centre of UK politics, Westminster. 2008-05-02T13:18+01:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000154/governments_double_tax_burden_for_low_paid.html Thousands of the poorest households in Cornwall will be hit by Gordon Brown's abolition of the 10p starting rate of income tax. 2008-05-02T12:00+01:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000153/tulip_job_losses_a_massive_blow_for_local_workers.html Julia has expressed her sadness at the news that the meat processing and packing firm Tulip intends to scale down the size of its operation in Redruth, with the loss of around 98 jobs. 2008-04-30T18:30+01:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000152/julia_calls_for_learning_shop_to_stay_open_in_camborne.html Julia Goldsworthy MP to present 1,000-signature petition to Parliament. 2008-04-28T13:00+01:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000151/mps_call_for_local_lottery_funding.html Cornwall's five Liberal Democrat MPs have urged community groups to apply for grants from Groundwork UK to improve local green spaces. 2008-04-14T14:45+01:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000150/mps_to_tackle_minister_on_unfair_hospital_funding.html Stepping up the campaign for fair funding for Cornwall's NHS, the county's MPs will meet Health Minister Ben Bradshaw to demand progress on a new funding formula to take the strain off local hospitals and health services. 2008-04-14T11:15+01:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000149/westcountry_council_tax_up_average_160.html Devon and Cornwall's Council Taxes have increased by an average 160% since the last Conservative Government introduced the tax in 1993, according to research by local Liberal Democrat MPs. 2008-04-01T15:10+01:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000148/julia_to_host_battle_of_the_bands_competition_at_corn_exchange_camborne.html MUSICIANS from across Cornwall are being invited to enter a Battle of the Bands competition sponsored by local MP Julia Goldsworthy. 2008-03-27T15:09+00:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000146/budget_box_brings_nothing_for_cornwall.html Cornwall's 5 Liberal Democrat MPs have expressed their disappointment at today's budget, after it offered nothing to tackle the unfair funding gap which continues to deprive Cornwall's schools and hospitals of their fair share. 2008-03-12T17:40+00:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000147/julia_slams_government_on_affordable_housing_scheme.html Cornish MP Julia Goldsworthy has slammed the Government's failure on affordable housing - by highlighting how a £100m initiative to help first time buyers has housed just 700 people nationwide. 2008-03-10T10:00+00:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000144/mps_celebrate_with_a_pasty_for_piran.html Cornwall's MPs celebrated St. Piran's Day in style with celebrations in Bodmin and London today. 2008-03-05T18:00+00:00 http://www.falmouthandcambornelibdems.org/news/000143/government_must_act_on_hospital_debt.html By keeping Cornwall's hospitals in the dark over the amount of debt they will be expected to pay back to the Government and the time that they have to do so, Ministers are making it impossible for them to plan for the future. The warning comes from Cornwall's Liberal Democrats who fear that uncertainty over the debt is jeopardising Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust's (RCHT) enormous turnaround over the last year. 2008-02-29T16:20+00:00