| Willingdon
Becomes No Cold Calling Zone (25 Mar 2008) |
| Nigel
Waterson Member of Parliament for Eastbourne
joined John Pritchett, Chairman of the
Willingdon and Jevington Parish Council
and others for the launch of the Willingdon
“No Cold Callers Zone” which
took place at the Willingdon Library. |
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| MP
Attacks Budget Blow For Pensioners (11 Mar
2008) |
| Local
MP Nigel Waterson has hit out at Government
plans to scrap the 10 per cent starting
rate of income tax because of its effect
on poorer pensioners. |
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| MP
Urges Neighbour To Vote For Referendum (5
Mar 2008) |
| Eastbourne
MP Nigel Waterson has written today to
his parliamentary neighbour Norman Baker
urging him and other Liberal Democrat
MP's to vote today for a Referendum on
the Lisbon Treaty. |
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| MP's
Survey Backs Parish Council For Harbour
(4 Mar 2008) |
Eastbourne
MP Nigel Waterson has waded into the war
of words over whether residents of Sovereign
Harbour should have their own Parish Council. |
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| Local
Elderly Population Lose Out In NHS Funding
Lottery (26 Feb 2008) |
Local
MP Nigel Waterson has obtained figures
which show that older patients in his
constituency lose out on NHS spending
on strokes and cancer care compared to
other parts of the country. |
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| Local
MP Calls On Government To End Disability
Poverty (4 Mar 2008) |
Nigel
Waterson MP is backing a new campaign
to make tackling disability poverty a
top government priority. |
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| Nigel
Receives A27 Petition (4 Feb 2008) |
District
Councillor Ron Cussons and Willingdon
and Jevington Conservative Chairman Richard
Broady met recently with Nigel Waterson
MP to hand over a local petition asking
for improvements to the A27. |
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| Nigel
Welcomes Reprieve For Post Office (29 Jan
2008) |
Nigel
Waterson has welcomed the reprieve for
the Marine Parade Post Office. Nigel said,”
I was delighted to be told that the Marine
Parade Post Office has been referred by
Postwatch for further consultation with
the Post Office. |
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| Nigel
Welcomes HOSC Committee Vote (29 Jan 2008) |
Nigel
Waterson said after the decision by HOSC
to refer back to the Minister, “
I am delighted that this decision was
taken, it backs up ALL the people of East
Sussex, our campaign is not just for Eastbourne
it is everyone in our County. |
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| MP
Attacks "Shameful Decision" On
Maternity (23 Jan 2008) |
Local
MP Nigel Waterson today presses home his
attack on plans to downgrade maternity
services in his Adjournment Debate in
the House of Commons. |
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| MP
Slams PO Decision (23 Jan 2008) |
Eastbourne
and Willingdon MP Nigel Waterson has responded
angrily to the news that the Post Office
have decided to close the Willingdon Post
Office after all, despite massive public
opposition. |
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| Nigel
Challenges PM Over Little Hermione (16 Jan
2008) |
| Local
MP Nigel Waterson today challenged Prime
Minister Gordon Brown in the Commons over
plans to downgrade maternity services in
Eastbourne. |
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| MP
Leads A27 Delegation (15 Jan 2008) |
Local
MP Nigel Waterson is to lead a delegation
to meet the Roads Minister to press the
case for improvements to the A27. The
meeting is scheduled in Whitehall for
30 January. |
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Hospital 'Jumping Gun' On Maternity Downgrade,
Says MP (17 Dec 2007) |
Eastbourne
& Willingdon MP Nigel Waterson has
expressed ‘serious concern’
that today midwives and healthcare assistants
working at the Eastbourne DGH maternity
unit have been told they must re-apply
for their jobs. |
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| Save
Willingdon Post Office Meeting (17 Dec 2007) |
Over
250 people crammed into the Willingdon
Church Hall to tell Post Office representatives
that they were wrong in looking to close
the Post Office. |
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| MP
Slams PCT Recommendation (13 Dec 2007) |
| Local
MP Nigel Waterson has hit out at the recommendation
of NHS bosses that there should be a single
maternity unit in Hastings, with a midwife-led
unit only at Eastbourne DGH. The decision
is to be made by a joint board committee
on 20 December. |
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| MP
Raises PO Closure In Commons (3 Dec 2007) |
| Eastbourne
& Willingdon MP Nigel Waterson has
raised the post office closures proposed
in his constituency in a Commons Debate.
The Post Office is intent on closing five
post offices used by Nigel’s constituents
– in Willingdon Village, Marine
Parade, Wannock, Etchingham Road and The
Broadway. |
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| Post
Office Threat Raised In Parliament (27 Nov
2007) |
| Eastbourne
and Willingdon MP Nigel Waterson has tabled
a Commons Motion attacking proposed post
office closures in his constituency. |
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| MP
Questions Maternity Changes (27 Nov 2007) |
| Eastbourne
MP Nigel Waterson has questioned proposals
to downgrade maternity in the light of
a report of the Healthcare Commission
which shows that local mothers are very
happy with the existing arrangements. |