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Green Housing Revolution for Birmingham Tue 26th Jan 2010 A Green New Deal that could eventually see all homes in Birmingham retrofitted with energy efficient improvements is being launched. Initially a pilot project within Aston, Lozells, Newtown and Northfield, up to 25,000 homeowners and 1000 businesses will be offered the chance for significant energy improvements to their properties. As well as saving homeowners money and cutting carbon emissions, the pilot project will also create or protect 111 jobs and 170 apprenticeships.

Lib Dems blast Brown after news that Cadbury takeover was financed by taxpayers through RBS Thu 21st Jan 2010 Allowing a taxpayer-owned bank to lend money so Kraft could take over Cadbury's is 'plain wrong', Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg told Gordon Brown at Prime Ministers Questions yesterday.

'No unworkable new red tape" - Liz Lynne demands from new EU Commissioner designate at Parliamentary hearing Wed 13th Jan 2010 Local LibDem MEP Liz Lynne, who is first Vice President of the powerful Employment and Social Affairs Committee in the European Parliament, will today grill the proposed new Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner László Andor during his official hearing in Brussels.

Ministers urged to publish HS2 report on high speed to the Midlands before election Tue 12th Jan 2010 A West Midlands MEP has urged ministers to publish the detailed report from HS2 on a £60 billion high speed link from London to the region as soon as possible, to allow for public debate on the proposals well before a general election.

The Big Freeze - Be Prepared Thu 7th Jan 2010 Local Liberal Democrats are urging people to be prepared and take care during the big freeze. Following several days of cold weather and snow, temperatures plummeted to around -10C on Wednesday night.

Nick Clegg's New Year Message Sat 2nd Jan 2010 In his New Year message, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has laid down a challenge to other party leaders to tell people what they really believe in, rather than what they think people want to hear.

Ayoub Khan Speaks Out Against Hate Crime Sat 2nd Jan 2010 Councillor Ayoub Khan has helped to launch a major new campaign against hate crime in Birmingham. The campaign, launched by the Safer Birmingham crimefighting Partnership, aims to raise awareness about religious and homophobic crime and encourage victims not to "put up" with it.

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