Welcome to the web site for St Austell and Newquay Liberal Democrats

This website is here to provide information and guidance to anyone who wants to know more about the activities of the Liberal Democrats in this part of Cornwall - who we are, what we do, how you can take part in those activities if you wish, how you can give us your views on topics, how to contact us if you have a problem.

Cornish MPs at 10 Downing Street with petition to save the Post Offices

Follow the links down the left hand side of each page to access the area of your choice. For example, Contact list gives names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses of key people in the organisation. Forthcoming events provides details of social and fundraising events planned over the next few months. You can join the party directly from this website by following the appropriate link. There are links to other websites such as those of the Liberal Democrat MPs for this area: Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell), Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall), Colin Breed (South East Cornwall) and the national Liberal Democrat website.

If there is something that you feel that we should have on our website that we don't currently have on there, please let us know.

WEEKLY RECYCLING: "RESTORMEL SHOWS WAY FOR CORNWALL" New! Fri 16th May 2008 Commenting on the news that Lib Dem led Restormel Borough Council is to introduce weekly collections for recycling, Stephen Gilbert, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for St Austell & Newquay, said: "Restormel is leading the way on recycling, and I hope that in time the rest of Cornwall will follow."
Read "WEEKLY RECYCLING: "RESTORMEL SHOWS WAY FOR CORNWALL"" in full (110 words).

NEWQUAY TO GET EXTRA RAIL SERVICE New! Fri 16th May 2008 Commenting on the news that Newquay is to benefit from an increased rail service from the end of the year, Stephen Gilbert, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for the town, said "This is good news for Newquay and will be a real boost for rail users. The next step in the campaign is to secure the land necessary to increase Newquay's platform capacity."

Read "NEWQUAY TO GET EXTRA RAIL SERVICE" in full (178 words).

LIB DEMS CALL FOR REVIEW OF ADULT ENTERTAINMENT IN NEWQUAY Wed 7th May 2008 Liberal Democrats in Newquay are to press Restormel Borough Council to review the number of adult entertainment licences in the town in response to a rapid growth in the number of venues offering nude dancing.
Read "LIB DEMS CALL FOR REVIEW OF ADULT ENTERTAINMENT IN NEWQUAY" in full (241 words).

GILBERT QUESTIONS FRESHSTART TEAM Wed 7th May 2008 Liberal Democrat Stephen Gilbert was the only one of St Austell's five parliamentary candidates to be at a recent [06.05.08] Council meeting that was held to look at the issues around the controversial FreshStart project planned for the town.
Read "GILBERT QUESTIONS FRESHSTART TEAM" in full (142 words).

CRUNCH TIME FOR ST AUSTELL TOWN CENTRE? Fri 2nd May 2008 Stephen Gilbert, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for St Austell, has warned that the town centre regeneration may be affected by the national "credit crunch".
Read "CRUNCH TIME FOR ST AUSTELL TOWN CENTRE?" in full (204 words).

"COMMUNITY GROUPS MUST NOT LOSE OUT IN MOVE TO SINGLE COUNCIL" Wed 16th Apr 2008 Stephen Gilbert, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for St Austell & Newquay, has warned that local community, voluntary and sport groups across Cornwall are facing financial uncertainty and is campaigning to ensure they don't lose out during the move to a single Council.
Read ""COMMUNITY GROUPS MUST NOT LOSE OUT IN MOVE TO SINGLE COUNCIL"" in full (243 words).

ECO TOWN: "KEY QUESTIONS NEED ANSWERS" Fri 4th Apr 2008 Stephen Gilbert, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for the new seat of St Austell & Newquay, which includes the clay villages, has warned that "key questions" on jobs, schools and transport links remain unanswered and that "caution" is needed now that the Imerys plans for an eco-town in the clay area has made it to the next step for consultation.

Read "ECO TOWN: "KEY QUESTIONS NEED ANSWERS"" in full (177 words).

Archive of earlier news stories.