http://sandragidley.org/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Sandra Gidley en-GB Sandra Gidley http://sandragidley.org/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2009 Sandra Gidley 2009-07-05T00:36+01:00 United Kingdom http://sandragidley.org/news/000309/more_action_on_road_safety_now__gidley.html Test Valley MP Sandra Gidley has today called for the action to improve local road safety, after she obtained new figures which show a high number of accidents occurring on the borough roads. 2009-07-01T00:00+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000308/sandra_rubbishes_citys_recycling_figures.html Southampton MP Sandra Gidley has hit out at Southampton City Council today after she uncovered new figures showing that the Council has one of the worst recycling records in Hampshire, with only a quarter of their waste being recycled. 2009-06-30T00:00+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000307/sandra_rallies_residents_against_housing_plans.html Hampshire MP Sandra Gidley today launched a petition on the Prime Minister's No 10 website, calling on Gordon Brown to suspend the regional housing plan which has resulted in controversial plans for 80,000 extra homes in and around southern Hampshire. 2009-06-25T00:00+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000306/sandra_seeks_southeast_superstar.html Sandra Gidley MP has applauded a new initiative from ITV to pay homage to inspirational role models with the ITV FEELGOOD FACTOR AWARD - a nationwide search to find those motivational heroes who encourage and energize the rest of us to lead healthier and more active lifestyles. 2009-06-24T00:00+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000305/sandra_drags_new_speaker_to_the_chair.html Following yesterday's election of the Speaker of the House of Commons, MP Sandra Gidley made history by being the first Liberal Democrat to drag a new Speaker to the chair. 2009-06-23T00:00+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000304/romsey_purbani_spices_up_curry_competition.html Test Valley MP Sandra Gidley has today congratulated local restaurant the Romsey Purbani for being Highly Commended in this year's prestigious Veetee Tiffin Cup competition. The competition is held every year to find the best South Asian restaurant in the country. 2009-06-22T00:00+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000303/sandra_welcomes_publication_of_mps_expenses.html Commenting today on the publication of MPs' expenses, local MP Sandra Gidley said: 2009-06-18T00:01+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000302/rate_of_job_losses_slows_in_hampshire.html Commenting from Westminster on the news that the rise in unemployment across Hampshire has fallen, local MP Sandra Gidley said: 2009-06-17T00:00+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000301/mps_take_fluoridation_fight_to_downing_street.html Local MPs Sandra Gidley, Chris Huhne and Parliamentary Candidates Dave Callaghan and Dave Goodall have joined local campaigners fighting plans to add fluoride to Hampshire's tap water, and delivered their views to the Prime Minister today. 2009-06-09T00:00+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000300/lib_dems_only_alternative_as_labour_support_collapses__gidley.html Local MP Sandra Gidley has today hailed the local County Council election results as a "great success" for the Liberal Democrats, as the party took votes from both the Conservative and Labour parties locally. 2009-06-05T00:00+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000299/gidley_presses_prime_minister_to_save_the_green_fields_of_the_test_valley.html Today at Prime Minister's Questions, Test Valley's MP Sandra Gidley urged Gordon Brown to change current planning laws, which threatens the southern Test Valley's prime agricultural land. 2009-06-03T00:00+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000298/mp_supports_countys_carers.html Local MP, Sandra Gidley has teamed up with TV and radio presenter, Jonathan Dimbleby, to support this year's Carers Week (8-14 June) and to celebrate the contribution made by thousands people across Hampshire who provide unpaid care for someone who is ill, frail or disabled. 2009-06-03T00:00+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000297/mp_urges_councils_not_to_be_blind_to_the_dangers_of_shared_spaces.html Local MP, Sandra Gidley has today written to both Test Valley Borough Council and Southampton City Council in a move to stop 'shared street surfaces' - a design initiative which Sandra fears could pose a severe danger to those who are blind or visually impaired - from ever coming to the Test Valley or Southampton. 2009-05-20T00:00+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000296/sandra_turns_the_tide_on_the_future_of_our_seas.html Local MP, Sandra Gidley has joined forces with the Hampshire Wildlife Trust, the RSPB, the Marine Conservation Society and WWF in a fight to protect Britain's marine wildlife, currently under threat from pollution, shipping and over-fishing. 2009-05-19T00:00+01:00 http://sandragidley.org/news/000295/southampton_is_truancy_capital_of_hampshire__gidley.html Southampton MP, Sandra Gidley has obtained new figures which confirm that the number of children playing truant within the city is more than double elsewhere in Hampshire. 2009-05-12T00:00+01:00