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SCOTLAND: STONE WELCOMES 'NO NUCLEARS' NEWS FOR NIGG YARD
Jamie Stone, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP, has welcomed the news that plans to decommission nuclear submarines at Nigg fabrication yard have been abandoned.
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SCOTLAND: FUNDING FOR CYCLE NETWORK
UK-transport charity SUSTRANS has received £2.5 million of funding to maintain and upgrade Scotland's National Cycle Network, it was announced today. The grant is the largest single award the…
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LIBDEMS WILL SCRAP TAX FOR GREEN CARS
Liberal Democrats would scrap car tax for the greenest vehicles and reduce tax for less-polluting cars and motorcycles. The move would be funded by increasing the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) on the…
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CURB DEMAND TO REDUCE WATER BILLS - BAKER
Commenting on reports that the average bills of two water companies - Northumbrian Water and United Utilities - are set to rise next year, Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment…
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GHOST FLEET MUST RETURN TO U.S. - BAKER
Commenting on the High Court ruling to block any work being carried out on the 'ghost fleet' ships due to arrive in Teesside in mid-November, Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment…
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SCOTLAND: STUDY TO EXAMINE BIOFUELS WITHIN SCOTLAND
More of Scotland's farmland could be used to grow energy crops under recent reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
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SCOTLAND: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AT HEART OF POLICIES - MINISTER
The Executive's programme for the environment and sustainable development for the next four years has been outlined at an event in Edinburgh.
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URGENT VACCINE NEEDED FOR BOVINE TB - GEORGE
Commenting on the Government's decision to suspend the reactive culling of badgers in the bovine TB trials because initial results show reactive culling caused a 27% increase in bovine TB cases,…
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WILDLIFE REGULATION MUST NOT BE THROWN TO THE DOGS - GEORGE
Responding to reports that Lord Haskins will recommend that the Government's wildlife watchdog, English Nature, be scrapped in favour of a new 'land management' agency, Andrew George MP, Liberal…
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WALES: Carwyn stops sleep-walking over TAN8, says Bates
Mick Bates AM, Welsh Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson, today praised Carwyn Jones for waking from his sleep-walk and bringing TAN8 to the top of his report in the Environment, Planning and…