http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Hounslow Liberal Democrats en-GB Hounslow Liberal Democrats http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Hounslow Liberal Democrats 2010-02-09T12:37+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000225/dakers_queries_use_of_local_police_cells_for_convicts.html Following the announcement by the Home Secretary that the shortage of prison places will necessitate the use of police cells for convicted prisoners in the coming weeks, Cllr Andrew Dakers, Leader of Hounslow Liberal Democrats, has asked the Borough Commander to explain what this means locally. 2006-10-22T00:00+01:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000227/dakers_releases_safer_brentford_report.html Newly elected Liberal Democrat Councillor for Brentford Ward, Andrew Dakers, has launched a report looking at how to make Brentford safer. The report is based on analysis of 70 responses received from the 4,500 households who received one of two surveys during early April 2006. Cllr Dakers report highlights the need for increased communication between police and the local community on community safety and crime matters. 2006-05-31T00:00+01:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000203/criminals_to_face_payback_under_lib_dem_plans__dakers.html Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Brentford & Isleworth, Andrew Dakers has welcomed plans to re-focus the national debate on crime and punishment in Britain. The Liberal Democrats plan new-style community sentences that give courts a tougher, more challenging alternative to prison for non-violent offenders. 2006-04-15T00:00+01:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000150/licensing_law_shambles__dakers__khalsa.html Last Tuesday Liberal Democrat MPs voted in favour of a Commons motion to scupper the Government's plans to allow 24-hour drinking. The motion was a final bid to annul the Licensing Act 2003. Unfortunately, the Labour government defeated the motion by a majority of 74 and the licensing reforms will come into force from this Thursday, 24 November. 2005-11-21T00:00+00:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000142/statement_on_london_bombings__dakers__khalsa.html Commenting on Thursday's terrorist bombings in Central London Satnam Kaur Khalsa, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Feltham & Heston, said: 2005-07-09T00:00+01:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000041/assaults_on_hounslow_police_rocket_168_in_three_years.html The number of assaults on police officers in Hounslow has gone up by 168% in the last three years, according to a Mayoral Answer to the Liberal Democrats. 2005-02-02T22:42+00:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000016/more_emergency_response_police_would_make_public_safer__dakers.html A detailed new examination of 999 emergency police call outs released by the London Assembly Liberal Democrats has uncovered a marked deterioration in response times right across the capital. 2004-12-13T01:07+00:00