http://www.sandragidley.org/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Sandra Gidley en-GB Sandra Gidley http://www.sandragidley.org/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Sandra Gidley 2008-05-09T15:34+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000173/gidley_calls_on_council_to_shed_light_on_street_lighting_scheme.html Romsey MP Sandra Gidley has written to the Chief Executive of Hampshire County Council, demanding an explanation of how they are spending the £225m PFI credits awarded to them by the government for the South Coast PFI street lighting scheme, as figures show there has been a huge increase in staff salaries and the council's publicity budget. 2008-05-09T12:00+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000172/sandra_seeks_support_for_moonwalk.html Local MP Sandra Gidley will be joining almost 15,000 women and men taking to the streets of London on 17th May to do the Moonwalk in support of Walk the Walk's campaign against breast cancer - in bras! 2008-05-08T15:15+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000171/sandra_signs_up_to_deaf_awareness.html Hampshire and Southampton MP Sandra Gidley made a recent visit to the Hampshire Deaf Association - to learn some sign language and highlight Deaf Awareness Week. 2008-05-02T00:01+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000170/local_primary_care_trusts_continue_to_put_diabetics_sight_at_risk__gidley.html Following figures originally acquired in January, new data obtained today by Southampton and Hampshire MP Sandra Gidley show that local PCTs are still failing to screen thousands of local diabetics for diabetic retinopathy*. 2008-04-22T17:55+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000169/huge_rise_in_stis_amongst_middle_aged_and_elderly__gidley.html New figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show that there has been a huge increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as Chlamydia, Syphilis and Anogenital Warts among the middle-aged and elderly since 2002. 2008-04-22T00:00+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000168/mp_talks_to_waitrose_boss_in_effort_to_save_britains_bacon.html After having written to the Chief Executives of the 16 biggest food retailers, City and County MP Sandra Gidley has today discussed the plight of the local and national pig farming industry with Waitrose Managing Director, Mark Price. 2008-04-21T00:00+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000167/say_no_to_id_cards__lib_dem_party_president.html President of the Liberal Democrats*, Simon Hughes MP, today joined students from Southampton University and their local MP, Sandra Gidley, to launch a petition against the introduction of national ID cards to students. 2008-04-16T00:00+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000166/lib_dem_president_praises_childrens_play_association.html Simon Hughes MP, President of the Liberal Democrats*, and city MP Sandra Gidley today dropped in on an Easter Play Scheme in Swaythling to praise their good local work and to promote the activities of such groups across the city. 2008-04-16T00:00+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000165/gidley_calls_for_local_lottery_funding.html City & County MP, Sandra Gidley, is urging community groups across Southampton and the Test Valley to apply for grants from Groundwork UK to improve local green spaces. 2008-04-15T00:00+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000164/thousands_of_local_residents_hit_by_tax_grab.html Local MP, Sandra Gidley, today hit out at the Chancellor of the Exchequer for bringing in tax changes that have increased income tax bills for thousands of hardworking residents across the city and county. 2008-04-15T00:00+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000163/ensure_preservation_of_our_heritage_is_not_a_lottery__gidley.html Local MP Sandra Gidley today encouraged community and voluntary groups to apply for funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to preserve their local heritage. 2008-04-10T12:39+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000162/gidley_backs_healthy_pay_increase_for_nurses.html Local MP and Liberal Democrat Public Health spokesperson, Sandra Gidley, has welcomed the announcement of new pay deals for health workers. 2008-04-10T12:39+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000161/sandra_fights_for_local_soldiers_pensions.html Local MP, Sandra Gidley, joined with local armed forces pensioners Brian Bartholomew and Colin Romero last week to fight for justice for those who have been denied a military pension. 2008-04-09T00:00+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000159/gidley_guarantees_to_fight_for_green_housing.html As developers 'eye-up' land in the southern Test Valley for thousands of new houses, Hampshire and Southampton MP Sandra Gidley has pledged her support for a campaign calling for all new homes to meet higher environmental standards. 2008-04-08T00:00+01:00 http://www.sandragidley.org/news/000160/government_failing_physiotherapy_graduates__gidley.html Despite a commitment from the government to increase the number of physiotherapists in the NHS, new figures obtained today by the Liberal Democrats show that over half of new physiotherapy graduates from 2007 are still unemployed. 2008-04-07T00:00+01:00