http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Vincent Cable en-GB Vincent Cable http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Vincent Cable 2008-08-08T02:11+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001477/threat_to_future_of_top_local_manufacturer.html The American owners (Alta) of local, Twickenham, engineering company Twiflex are planning to close the Twickenham factory by September 2009 and relocate to Bedford. 2008-07-29T13:54+01:00 http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001476/barclays_leave_hampton.html Barclays are to close their branch in Hampton upsetting some of their longstanding customers. 2008-07-29T11:55+01:00 http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001475/warnings_over_local_polyclinics.html Vincent Cable, MP, has warned of the danger that the borough's very effective primary care built around GPs and the Teddington Memorial hospital will be disrupted by "government dogma" about the need for polyclinics. 2008-07-29T11:54+01:00 http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001474/vincent_cable_publishes_his_expenses.html 2007-2008 2008-07-25T12:17+01:00 http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001473/vincent_cable_backs_local_pubs_in_fair_pint_campaign.html Pubs are being badly hit by rising costs, mainly fuel costs, and those that are tied to the pub chains (pubcos) have the additional problem that they are not allowed to shop around for cheap supplies. 2008-07-22T13:17+01:00 http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001472/mo_farahs_local_protgs_blocked_by_home_office.html British Olympic medal hope - Teddington based Mo Farah - has two protégés who also live locally and train with him at St Mary's College; but their hopes of running for Britain are being blocked by the Home Office. 2008-07-15T13:27+01:00 http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001471/remarkable_twickenham_woman_launch_zimbabwe_rescue_mission.html A former mental health nurse, Rosaline Ndoro, who originates from Zimbabwe and who has lived with her family in Twickenham for many years, launched a new initiative at the House of Commons this week to help children - particularly orphaned children in Zimbabwe - achieve a basic level of education. 2008-07-15T11:44+01:00 http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001470/contaminated_manure_hits_local_allotments_and_gardens.html Local allotment holders have been hit by the impact of horse manure contaminated by an herbicide. The problem has occurred all over Britain and was recently discussed on the BBC radio programme Gardeners Question Time. Allotments in Hampton are amongst those reported to be hit. 2008-07-14T18:19+01:00 http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001469/station_ticket_office_closures.html Further to the leak of information about the closures of station ticket offices (Vincent Cable press release 23 June), SW Trains will this week embark on a formal public consultation via notices displayed at local stations from July 154 to August 8. 2008-07-14T18:18+01:00 http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001468/fresh_row_over_hampton_court_views.html The long standing battle over a proposed commercial development at Hampton Court station has been taken to a new stage with a fresh, revised, set of proposals from the developer, Gladedale. The development is being strongly opposed by the Hampton Court Palace authorities who believe that a large, ugly, commercial development on the opposite side of the river will compromise the views around the palace. Vincent Cable, MP, is to support the palace by asking the Secretary of State to "call in" the proposal before it is considered by Elmbridge Council, on the grounds that is of national, not just local, interest. 2008-07-07T16:18+01:00 http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001467/fight_for_hampton_station_caf.html A local business man, Farzad Mardani, who invested £20,000 to start a popular care on Hampton Station, is now faced with a 75% net increase on his licence which will put the café at risk. Vincent Cable has appealed to SW Trains and their agent, Travel Point Trading, to lover their demands to a more affordable and reasonable level: "Mr Mardani invested a lot of his own money to create this café at no cost to SW Trains. He provides a popular service and his presence on the station enhances security. Now SW Trains are in danger of driving him away with unreasonable demands. They tried to do the same with the charity bookshop on the station site but relented after a community campaign". 2008-07-07T16:17+01:00 http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001466/cable_tackles_balls_over_academy_funding.html At Education Questions today, MP Vincent Cable tackles school secretary Ed Balls about the way in which the school academies programme is being funded: 2008-06-30T15:15+01:00 http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001465/mp_appeals_to_save_twickenham_turner.html Vincent Cable, MP, has made a last minute appeal to save for the nation Turner's masterpiece 'Pope's Villa at Twickenham'. 2008-06-30T15:15+01:00 http://www.vincentcable.libdems.org.uk/news/001464/vincent_cables_surgery.html Due to a commitment outside the constituency, Vincent Cable, MP, will not be holding a surgery on Friday 4th July. 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