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Local News Archive March 2010 07/03/10 :Labour joy as developers abandon their plans for Kennet Valley Park!: February 2010 28/02/10 :Hunters come to the aid of the Tories!: 25/02/10 :Reading's Council Tax : The True Story: 20/02/10 :Rushy Mead: Anneliese calls on rivals to back wind farm plan: 18/02/10 :Labour:"Planners' recommendations on Pincents Hill are very welcome": 17/02/10 :Home Secretary in Reading condemns Tories for misleading local people on crime: 16/02/10 :Reading puts in £58.5Million TIF Bid - West Berks to miss out : 15/02/10 :Shoppers queue up to support Labour's ban on fox-hunting: 14/02/10 : Labour's Valentine's Day Message: Beware the Tory threat to Child Tax Credits! : 11/02/10 : Labour: Lord Ashcroft is a rotten apple at the core of the Tory Party : 10/02/10 : Labour announces final set of Borough Council candidates: 05/02/10 :Labour candidates quick to seek assurances about disabled access to polling stations: 03/02/10 :Anneliese and Naz: the two local Tories must withdraw discredited crime claims : January 2010 31/01/10 :Labour backs youngsters' plea for cheaper bus fares: 28/01/10 :Labour "saddened" by LibDem failure to back Reading: 26/01/10 :Welcome news of economic recovery shows Labour's plans well on track: 26/01/10 :Labour: Good news for tenants as 2010 rent increase kept to 2.39%: 23/01/10 :Naz: "Labour's guarantee is coming good for young people in Reading!": 18/01/10 :Labour's car scrappage scheme has helped 12,000 families across Thames Valley: 23/01/10 :Naz: "Labour's guarantee is coming good for young people in Reading!": 18/01/10 :Labour's car scrappage scheme has helped 12,000 families across Thames Valley: 17/01/10 :Anneliese backs demand to speed up enquiry into Ashcroft millions: 15/01/10 :Naz: "Cameron's pledges to the voluntary sector don't match what Tories do on the ground!": 12/01/10 :Anneliese and Naz praise 'resilient Reading': 05/01/10 :Labour duo in NHS challenge to Cameron: December 2009 27/12/09 : Jo Lovelock's best wishes for 2010 - "It's been a tough year but Reading has much to look forward to": 19/12/09 : Richard McKenzie condemns "Greenspin" on Crescent Road site: 16/12/09 : Naz says West Berkshire's LDF decision vindicates his strategy on Pincents Hill: 10/12/09 : Anneliese and Naz welcome Pre-Budget Report's "firm and steady focus on recovery": 09/12/09 : Children's Services: Anneliese regrets "Tale of two Councils" as Wokingham judged "performing poorly": 06/12/09 : Dee Park Regeneration gets Planning Permission!: 05/12/09 : Labour duo wave off Climate Wave: 04/12/09 : Community Care in Reading "performing well" - and caring for more people too: 01/12/09 : Save our Police Community Support Officers! Anneliese Dodds and local campaigners present Petition to Reading Council Cabinet: November 2009 29/11/09 :John Ennis: "I welcome Ed Balls' drive to boost the status of social workers": 22/11/09 :Pincents Hill: Naz claims Round 1!: 15/11/09 :Naz Sarkar launches campaign to end West Berkshire's "inhumane and immoral" rationing of community care: 10/11/09 :Jo Lovelock says: "We've delivered the Borough Council's targets": 02/11/09 :Community Care : West Berkshire's "demand management" shows the stark difference between Labour and the Tories: 02/11/09 :Naz: "I'm worried West Berks has missed a trick on Pincents Hill!": 01/11/09 :Kennet Meadows: PRUPIM out of time for Judicial Review!: October 2009 19/10/09 :Labour: "We have invested over £100M in Reading's schools": 11/10/09 :Naz says Tory West Berkshire doesn't even know how many old and disabled people they've refused to help!: 08/10/09 :Bath Road reservoir scheme thrown out - after Labour shows Committee the way!: September 2009 15/09/09 :Labour Reading to provide free swimming for under-16s: 14/09/09 : Labour name ten candidates for 2010 : 07/09/09 :Naz tells West Berks: first set your Core Strategy, then reject Pincents Hill : 04/09/09 : Labour at Reading Gay Pride: Tories should break with Polish Law & Justice Party over gay rights : 02/09/09 : Climate Change: Labour duo back new 10:10 campaign to reduce emissions : 01/09/09 : Make Kennet Meadows a Trust - On-Line Petition launched : June 2009 29/06/09 : West Berkshire Tories slammed for "just dumping on Reading" - and Alok Sharma for being their apologist! : 28/06/09 : Trish Thomas re-elected - and says Labour has everything to play for! : 16/06/09 : "Now put Kennet Meadows into Trust" : 13/06/09 : Naz Sarkar selected as Reading West Labour Party Parliamentary Candidate : 08/06/09 : Euro Results show it's Labour or the Tories in Reading : May 2009 24/05/09 : Peter Skinner MEP "Only Labour is fighting for you in Europe" : 22/05/09 : Reading's Labour Duo Publish Seven-Point Plan to Clean Up Politics : 07/05/09 : Kennet Meadows : victory over the developers as campaigners get area axed from South-East Plan : 04/05/09 : "Staying at home on 4 June could give a Euro-seat to the BNP" warns Labour : April 2009 22/04/09 : Labour Welcomes "A Budget for Our Times" : 21/04/09 : Homeowners Mortgage Support Scheme is real "sigh-of-relief time" - Labour : 13/04/09 : Labour: "Tories are not telling the truth about business rates" : 06/04/09 : Anneliese welcomes scrutiny report on the private rented sector : 05/04/09 : G20 "a boost to the world economy" : March 2009 31/03/09 : Uni cuts on public programme opposed - and Council offers students a lifeline : 26/03/09 : "If your mind can conceive it, and your heart can believe it, then you can achieve it" with Jesse Jackson : 22/03/09 : Labour anger as Uni Council rubber-stamps School closure : 16/03/09 : AAnneliese: "Tories copied their 'advice pack' from Council of Mortgage Lenders!" : 07/03/09 : Anneliese welcomes new Government initiative on domestic violence : 02/03/09 : No cuts in public services - and just 3.99% increase in Council Tax : Febuary 2009 25/02/09 : Tories demand £2.8M cuts : 09/02/09 : Labour "getting the budget balance right in difficult and uncertain times" : 05/02/09 : "One of our budget priorities is tackling HMO's" says Labour : 01/02/09 : Changes to Reading’s Cabinet : January 2009 13/01/09 : Council acts to keep children safe : 13/01/09 : Labour Reading delivering Value for Money, says Audit Commission : 08/01/09 : Gaza: Salter Condemns Killings and Gathers MPs Support for Ceasefire Call, Labour Leaders Back Local Campaign: 01/01/09 : Jo Lovelock’s best wishes for 2009 – “It’ll be tough but together we’ll get through”: December 2008 11/12/08 : Labour puts Reading’s housing case to Margaret Beckett: November 2008 07/11/08 : Reading Labour welcomes Barack Obama’s “historic victory”: October 2008 24/10/08 : Labour welcomes University wind farm study: 22/10/08 : Reading secondary school results “the best ever”: 21/10/08 : Dodds 'astonished' at local MP's calls to cut investment in Reading: 20/10/08 : Tackling rogue landlords, Meeting students' needs - : 14/10/08 : Budget pressures for RBC 02/10/08 : Tory bin plans could force up Council Tax Bills: "Green Tories" in a proper pickle over recycling, says Labour September 2008 10/09/08 : Alok Sharma “is lying about Labour’s transport plans” 02/09/08 : Anneliese welcomes Labour's homes package - contrast with the Tories could not be greater August 2008 02/08/08 : Labour celebrates Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday July 2008 30/07/08 : Major Victory in Fight for Kennet Meadows 02/07/08 : Reading must work with neighbours June 2008 29/06/08 : Reading Labour Party re-elects Trish Thomas 22/06/08 : Silent witness for the people of Zimbabwe 17/06/08 : Council to be asked to back Gurkhas rights 16/06/08 : Labour sets out Council programme May 2008 20/05/08 : Labours alternative nomination for Deputy Mayor 20/05/08 : Labour Group Nominations for new Cabinet 07/05/08 : Jo Lovelock elected to lead Labour Group 02/05/08 : Labour gives Tories a bloody nose in Reading April 2008 Our 2008 Election Manifesto (pdf) Our transport plans, as submitted to the Commission (pdf) 29/04/08 : Tory threat to early years childcare 28/04/08 : Labour attacks Tory hypocrisy on waste 27/04/08 : Compare our plans with the Tories lack of plans! 24/04/08 : Home Secretary visits Reading 23/04/08 : Conservative Council Tax Con Exposed 22/04/08 : Centre meeting rescheduled 22/04/08 : Tory threat to early years childcare 17/04/08 : Tories treating the town with contempt 15/04/08 : Labour reaffirms commitment to a new African-Caribbean Centre 11/04/08 : Labours 47M investment in school buildings 07/04/08 : Tories still sceptical about climate change March 2008 31/03/08 : Labour launches its Manifesto 31/03/08 : Labours pledges to older people 25/03/08 : Labour attacks Tory transport plans 18/03/08 : New Empty Homes Strategy Launched 08/03/08 : Labour nails Tory lies on Council Tax 05/03/08 : New gateway to Reading gets go-ahead 04/03/08 : Minister praises flagship Reading and sees the flood plain at Kennet Meadows! February 2008 25/02/08 : Labour to improve older peoples services 24/02/08 : Best Budget ever increases Council Tax by just 1.9% 19/02/08 : Labour celebrates 90 years of women having the vote 02/02/08 : Reading shows Jack Straw how were tackling crime January 2008 23/01/08 : Kennet Valley Plan Panel was wrong 22/01/08 : Labour working towards a greener future 16/01/08 : David Sutton's New Year Message 15/01/08 : New Transport Plans Submitted December 2007 16/12/07 : Candidates announced for 2008 11/12/07 : Labour fights to save Post Offices 01/12/07 : Council moves on climate challenge November 2007 25/11/07 : Tory councillor "must go" 21/11/07 : The Council and its partners 09/11/07 : Minister for Women visits Reading as Labour plans more rights for parents October 2007 31/10/07 : Consultation on vision for secondary education 30/10/07 : Council to consult on new theatres and new library 29/10/07 : New plans for extra care housing 23/10/07 : Royal Berks A&E "best in the country" 16/10/07 : New Car Park "fit for the 21st Century" 09/10/07 : Sir Brian Briscoe to lead Commission on Traffic 02/10/07 : Salter to make it four in a row 01/10/07 : 35% of household waste recycled or composted September 2007 26/9/07 : Neighbourhood Policing comes to Reading 25/9/07 : Shoppers' views sought on 'Tory tax on food' 24/9/07 : Go-ahead for Dee Park Redevelopment 18/9/07 : Council acts to save Resource 11/9/07 : Council's restoration team now in Eldon Square 04/9/07 : New play area for King's Meadow August 2007 28/8/07 : 13% Increase In Two Years At GCSE 21/8/07 : Five New Children's Centres to open during 2008 17/8/07 : Half of all A level passes in Reading are grade A! July 2007 31/7/07 : Council Aids Residents in Floods 24/7/07 : Reading Station Project Gets Go-Ahead 10/7/07 : Reading Economy Tops National Survey 03/7/07 : Caversham Court Gardens To Be Restored June 2007 26/6/07 : New chair for Reading Labour Party

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