http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Paul Scriven en-GB Paul Scriven http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Paul Scriven 2010-03-19T10:57+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000080/paul_scriven_portland_works_must_be_saved.html Paul Scriven, Liberal Democrat prospective MP for Sheffield Central, today visited Sheffield's historic Portland Works and called for it to be rescued from the threat of redevelopment. 2010-03-16T18:30+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000079/fairness_for_sheffield_promise_liberal_democrats.html Paul Scriven, Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for Sheffield Central, has today outlined the five main themes he is promising local people if elected at the coming General Election. 2010-03-15T13:52+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000078/broomhill_bookworms_set_for_new_bigger_library.html Local people around the Broomhill area are celebrating after the Liberal Democrats on Sheffield City Council confirmed they have found the investment needed to provide a new bigger library. 2010-03-03T11:39+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000077/paul_scriven_signs_tuition_fees_pledge.html Paul Scriven, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Sheffield Central has promised to lend his voice, and his vote, to a student led campaign against future tuition fee hikes. 2010-02-25T13:11+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000076/scriven_sheffield_is_real_ale_capital_of_britain.html Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, and Paul Scriven, Prospective Lib Dem MP for Sheffield Central, have visited Sheffield's Kelham Island Tavern to congratulate staff on historic back-to-back wins in CAMRA's National Pub of the Year awards. 2010-02-23T17:35+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000075/paul_scriven_to_reject_pay_council_pay_rise.html Paul Scriven has revealed that he and his Lib Dem Cabinet members intend to reject an independent panel's proposal for senior councillors to receive significant pay rises - meaning he is turning down a pay rise of over £12,000. 2010-02-15T21:35+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000074/paul_scriven_and_local_lib_dems_knock_on_1000_doors_this_weekend.html The campaign to elect Paul Scriven as the next MP for Sheffield Central has been boosted by knocking on 1,000 doors in a single weekend. 2010-02-14T21:19+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000073/shock_as_government_backs_station_barriers.html Liberal Democrats on Sheffield City Council have revealed that East Midland Trains (EMT) plan to re-apply for consent to install ticket barriers at Sheffield Station with the backing of Government. 2010-02-13T13:02+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000072/delight_at_lib_dem_pupil_funding_pledge.html Paul Scriven, Prospective Lib Dem MP for Sheffield Central, said he is 'delighted' at the news that pupils in Sheffield would receive a £30 million funding boost under a Liberal Democrat Government. 2010-02-07T20:21+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000070/governments_university_funding_cuts_mean_thousands_of_students_will_miss_out.html Paul Scriven, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Sheffield Central, has said he is "outraged" that university funding cuts for the next financial year could mean that up to 230,000 young people will miss out on a university place. 2010-02-02T00:33+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000069/cuts_in_police_on_the_street_show_labours_failure_on_crime.html Paul Scriven, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Sheffield Central has reacted with anger to the news that South Yorkshire's Police force was cut by seven per cent between 2004 and 2009, the largest drop of any force in the UK. 2010-01-29T17:15+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000068/shocking_inequality_report_shows_that_labour_has_failed_to_deliver.html Sheffield Central's prospective Lib Dem MP Paul Scriven has spoken out about the damning report released today, showing that the wealth gap in Britain is now worse than it was 40 years ago. 2010-01-27T22:28+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000067/paul_scriven_puts_fairness_at_the_heart_of_the_liberal_democrat_campaign.html The Liberal Democrats have announced they will fight the General Election on four key principles, designed to make Britain a fairer place. 2010-01-16T01:40+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000066/labours_university_funding_cuts_will_fuel_further_inequality.html Paul Scriven, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Sheffield Central has condemned swingeing university funding cuts which will lower university standards and limit student choices. 2010-01-06T18:02+00:00 http://www.paulscriven.org.uk/news/000065/labour_mps_urged_to_help_undo_damage_on_post_offices.html Liberal Democrats on Sheffield City Council have urged local Labour MPs to demand that the Government makes re-opening two Sheffield Post Offices easier. 2010-01-04T18:20+00:00