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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Liberal Democrat candidate Carol Woods has attracted international attention in her fight for the knife-edge seat, City of Durham.
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Thu 29th Apr 2010
Today former Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell and Durham City's parliamentary candidate Carol Woods visited Durham Indoor Market. They spoke to stall holders about challenges facing small businesses in the current economic climate.
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Wed 28th Apr 2010
On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.
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Mon 26th Apr 2010
City of Durham Liberal Democrat candidate Carol Woods today joined the non-partisan No2ID group in Durham to campaign against ID cards.
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Mon 26th Apr 2010
Liberal Democrat candidate for Durham City Carol Woods is calling for better pay and homes for army servicemen and women.
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Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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Fri 23rd Apr 2010
Lib Dem candidate for Durham, Carol Woods has joined residents at Appletree Care Home, Meadowfield, to celebrate St George's Day.
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Wed 21st Apr 2010
The second Party Leaders Debate is taking place this Thursday starting at 8pm on Sky News. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in a TV debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th, this time leading on Foreign Affairs.
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Tue 20th Apr 2010
Lib Dem candidate for Durham Carol Woods has welcomed the party's pledge to end the dominance of the City of London and to ensure the North East gets more help through the recession.
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Mon 19th Apr 2010
Liberal Democrats in the North East have launched their ideas for a fairer North East in Newcastle today.
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Sat 17th Apr 2010
Durham City's Labour MP has been criticised by the non-political No2ID campaign group for using the false threat of job losses in Durham to score political points.
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Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Thu 15th Apr 2010
Tonight on ITV, Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will be going head to head in a TV debate. This is the first of three debates that will be taking place in the run up to the General Election on May 6th.
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Thu 15th Apr 2010
Durham Liberal Democrats have formally adopted Carol Woods as their parliamentary candidate for the general Election to be held on May 6th.
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Wed 14th Apr 2010
Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto. The manifesto sets out four clear priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by cleaning up politics.
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Wed 14th Apr 2010
Lib Dem candidate for Durham, Carol Woods, has hailed the party's manifesto as a fairer alternative to the failure of Labour and the Conservatives.
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Tue 13th Apr 2010
A YouGov poll has shown that Labour and the Lib Dems are neck and neck in Durham. The Conservatives, meanwhile, are out of the race.
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Mon 12th Apr 2010
With the General Election on 6th May, there is still time to arrange a postal vote. Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station on polling day - for any reason.
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Mon 12th Apr 2010
Lib Dem candidate for Durham, Carol Woods has dismissed Labour's manifesto as too little, too late.
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Fri 9th Apr 2010
The Conservative General Election campaign in Durham has been ridiculed by the local press after announcing they planned to "stop the Lib Dem-run city Council". As everyone in Durham knows, the City Council was abolished over a year ago.
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Thu 8th Apr 2010
Durham Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate, Carol Woods, has criticised successive Labour and Conservative governments for their failure on jobs for the North East.
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Tue 6th Apr 2010
Carol Woods and the Lib Dems in Durham have today launched their biggest ever General Election campaign. After 75 years of Labour MPs in Durham, Carol Woods is within touching distance of a historic victory here.
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Mon 29th Mar 2010
The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne.
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![Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]](/images/sites/217.160.173.25-3e54d75166df56.63810547/thumbs/316.jpeg "Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]")
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Sun 28th Mar 2010
At 8pm on Monday 29th March, Channel 4 will stage a live debate between the would-be Chancellors, Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, Labour's Alistair Darling and Conservative George Osborne. Krishnan Guru-Murthy will be asking the questions.
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Thu 25th Mar 2010
Lib Dem parliamentary spokesperson Carol Woods has written to Justice Secretary Jack Straw demanding action to improve safety in prisons following the stabbing of a prison officer at Frankland Prison, Durham.
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Mon 22nd Mar 2010
Lib Dem campaigner Carol Woods joined local activists in Durham today to collect signatures for the Power 2010 campaign to clean up politics.
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Sat 13th Mar 2010
Carol Woods, Liberal Democrat campaigner for Durham City, has today attacked Labour's record on education after more than a decade in power.
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Thu 11th Mar 2010
John Kelley, the Lib Dem candidate, has won today's by-election in Esh Winning and Waterhouses.
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Tue 2nd Mar 2010
According to Network Rail, Durham City has one of the highest rates of rail crime in the region. Incidents here in the last year alone caused 8000 minutes of delays for passengers.
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