http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Madeleine Kirk en-GB Madeleine Kirk http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Madeleine Kirk 2010-03-10T03:53+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000133/income_dip_for_tens_of_thousands_of_york_pensioners_following_crucial_commons_vote.html Tens of thousands of pensioners across York are facing an income dip next year following a crucial vote in the House of Commons. This decision affects 9 million people across the UK and will hit the tens of thousands of pensioners living in the City of York Council area. 2010-03-03T17:02+00:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000132/madeleine_kirk_signs_tuition_fees_pledge.html Madeleine Kirk, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for York Outer has promised to lend her voice, and her vote, to a student led campaign against future tuition fee hikes. 2010-02-26T13:15+00:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000131/liberal_democrats_announce_education_funding_commitment_for_york.html The Liberal Democrats have announced a major funding commitment to boost education funding in York. 2010-02-03T11:50+00:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000129/governments_university_funding_cuts_mean_thousands_of_students_will_miss_out.html Madeleine Kirk, Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for York Outer, has said she 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. 2010-02-03T11:45+00:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000128/pensioners_missing_out_on_vital_cold_weather_payments_due_to_overly_complex_claiming_system.html Vulnerable pensioners in York are among 1.7 million people who have missed out on vital cold weather payments this winter because they have been put off claiming by the complexity of the system a local Councillor has warned. 2010-02-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000127/madeleine_kirk_welcomes_rejection_of_controversial_strensall_planning_application.html Madeleine Kirk, Liberal Democrat councillor for Strensall ward, has welcomed the news that a controversial planning application in Strensall has been rejected. 2009-12-10T16:03+00:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000126/madeleine_kirk_raises_local_flooding_concerns_with_yorkshire_water.html Prospective Liberal Democrat MP for York Outer, Madeleine Kirk, has been raising local people's concerns about flooding with Yorkshire Water during a tour of their Rawcliffe Waste Water Treatment Centre. 2009-12-08T12:10+00:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000125/kirk_backs_raf_lintononouse_fight.html Prospective Liberal Democrat MP for York Outer, Madeleine Kirk, is backing the campaign to save the RAF base at Linton-on-Ouse. Speaking out in support of the base at a meeting of City of York Council last night, Madeleine Kirk said: 2009-12-04T16:43+00:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000124/a_1400_tax_cut_for_every_working_couple.html Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for York Outer, Madeleine Kirk, has welcomed the party's new plans to bring in a fairer tax system. 2009-12-01T16:15+00:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000123/yorkshire_lib_dems_descend_on_york.html Liberal Democrats from across Yorkshire and the Humber descended on York at the weekend for their Autumn conference. 2009-11-10T14:15+00:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000122/kirk_community_businesses_important_in_the_fight_against_crime.html The loss of local shops and Post Offices is contributing to crime and anti-social behaviour, Madeleine Kirk, Prospective Liberal Democrat MP for York Outer, has told a government Minister. 2009-11-05T13:35+00:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000121/time_to_remember_our_armed_forces.html Madeleine Kirk, Prospective Liberal Democrat MP for York Outer, is urging local people to remember all of our armed forces in the run up to Remembrance Sunday this week. 2009-11-04T15:37+00:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000120/local_students_could_face_7000_tuition_fees.html There is now less than eight months to save a new generation of young people from huge increases in university tuition fees, according to Liberal Democrat candidate for York Outer, Madeleine Kirk. 2009-10-20T11:00+01:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000119/record_year_for_lib_dem_students_in_york.html Liberal Democrats in York are celebrating a record year after signing up the most new members ever at the York University's Freshers Fayre. 2009-10-20T10:45+01:00 http://www.madeleinekirk.org.uk/news/000118/nick_clegg_to_hold_town_hall_meeting_in_york.html Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg is inviting the people of York and the surrounding villages to tell him what they think about fixing the economy and rebuilding trust in politics. 2009-09-25T13:27+01:00