http://stephenknight.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Cllr Stephen Knight en-GB Cllr Stephen Knight http://stephenknight.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Cllr Stephen Knight 2010-03-10T19:34+00:00 United Kingdom http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000024/report_predicts_lib_dem_win_in_south_west_london_assembly_race.html Liberal Democrat Stephen Knight is set to win the South West London Assembly constituency on 1st May, according to an influential study published this week. The seat, covering Hounslow, Richmond and Kingston boroughs has been held by the Conservatives for the past eight years. 2008-04-17T17:00+01:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000023/brentford_regeneration_must_realise_community_vision.html The Liberal Democrat London Assembly candidate for Hounslow, Stephen Knight, has lent his support to the community vision for the regeneration of Brentford. 2008-04-10T23:00+01:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000021/thousands_of_low_paid_residents_in_hounslow_suffer_tax_grab.html Liberal Democrat London Assembly candidate for South West London Stephen Knight has launched a stinging attack on the Government for bringing in tax changes that have increased income tax bills for thousands of the lowest paid residents of Hounslow. 2008-04-10T18:00+01:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000022/cameron_must_come_clean_on_heathrow_expansion.html As David Cameron visits Richmond today in an attempt head off a strong Liberal Democrat challenge to his local London Assembly Member, his party is still trying to have it both ways on Heathrow expansion. Local Tories claim they are opposed to expansion whilst he and his transport team are busy telling the City that they are ready to give expansion the go-ahead. 2008-04-10T12:00+01:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000019/lib_dem_council_goes_solar_powered.html Forty two solar panels have been installed at Richmond Council's Civic Centre this week, aiming to save up to three tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. 2008-04-07T22:00+01:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000020/lib_dem_council_opens_new_skatepark_youth_centre.html The Lib Dem Council has converted a disused pavilion next to the skatepark at Kingsfield in Hampton Wick into a new youth centre and café. 2008-03-29T14:00+00:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000016/tory_councils_support_for_third_runway_is_betrayal.html Thursday's decision by Conservative controlled Spelthorne Council to withdraw from the 2M alliance against Heathrow expansion and instead back the Government's plans for a third runway is a betrayal of local residents says Liberal Democrat London Assembly candidate for South West London Stephen Knight. 2008-02-24T21:06+00:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000015/post_office_closures_will_undermine_local_communities_in_south_west_london.html Stephen Knight, Liberal Democrat London Assembly candidate for South West London has warned that the Government's plans to close 12 Post Office branches in South West London will undermine the vitality of local communities. 2008-02-24T20:31+00:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000018/knight_congratulates_richmonds_first_fairtrade_school.html Stephen Knight, who is Deputy Leader of Richmond Council, has congratulated the borough's first school to achieve Fairtrade School status, The Queen's Primary School in Kew. 2008-02-22T17:00+00:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000017/lib_dems_propose_realterms_cut_in_council_tax.html The Liberal Democrats on Richmond upon Thames Council have announced a below-inflation (RPI) Council Tax rise of 3.57% for 2008/2009 in their second budget since winning control of Richmond Council in 2006. 2008-02-10T22:00+00:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000014/32m_teddington_school_rebuild_gets_planning_goahead.html The £32m rebuild of Teddington School was given the go-ahead by Richmond Council's Planning Committee on Thursday, 17th January. 2008-01-20T17:00+00:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000013/richmond_lib_dems_launch_recordbreaking_165_million_investment_programme.html Liberal Democrat Richmond Council has announced a record-breaking £165 million investment programme for the next five years to transform local public facilities. 2008-01-08T22:00+00:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000012/richmond_lib_dems_meet_minister_to_lobby_for_fair_funding.html Following the announcement of another real-term cut in government funding for local services in Richmond upon Thames, Lib Dem Council Leaders and the borough's two MPs have been to see the Minister to demand a fairer deal. 2008-01-08T18:00+00:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000011/lib_dems_scrap_charges_for_teenagers_at_local_youth_centres.html Charges of 60p per session or £10 per year for attendance at Richmond's youth centres are to be scrapped in order to encourage more young people in the borough to use the clubs. 2008-01-08T00:10+00:00 http://stephenknight.org.uk/news/000010/asian_community_hit_by_labours_plans_to_crack_down_on_family_visit_visas.html Labour's plans to force families to pay £1,000 'bonds' to enable close relatives from overseas to visit is an unwarranted attack on west London's Asian community says South West London's Liberal Democrat Assembly candidate Stephen Knight. 2007-12-19T08:00+00:00