Welcome to the web site for St Austell and Newquay Liberal Democrats

Welcome to the website of the St Austell & Newquay Liberal Democrats!

It's an exciting time here in the heart of Cornwall - because the population has grown, we are set to get an extra MP at the next election.

I'm the Liberal Democrat candidate for this "new" seat of St Austell & Newquay. The boundaries stretch from Fowey, in the south east, along the south coast, past Mevagissey to East Portholland, and then up through the clay country to Newquay and along the north coast, through St Columb Major, to Mawgan Porth and Trenance.

This is my home. It's where I grew up, went to school and live and work. My family are from Nanpean in the clay country; I was raised in St Austell and went to school in Fowey - and my great-grandfather used to fish along the north coast!

Until the next general election, the area is represented by three Liberal Democrat MPs Dan Rogerson, Matthew Taylor and Colin Breed.

Please feel free to look around the website - if you have any questions then let me know.

Remember, we are here to help you - so if there is anything we can do, please get in touch.

Many thanks,

Stephen Gilbert

PS: If there is something that you think we should have on our website that we don't currently have on there, please let us know.

COMMENT ON CORNISH GUARDIAN INVESTIGATION OF DIVAS Wed 6th Aug 2008 Stephen Gilbert, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Newquay, commenting on the recent undercover investigation by the Cornish Guardian into Divas Gentleman's Club, said: "I am sure a lot of people will be shocked by what your report reveals - the offer of a live sex-show seems to me to be a long-way from the innocent image the promoters would have us all believe."

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TYWARDREATH COMES OUT IN FORCE FOR POST OFFICE Thu 31st Jul 2008 Over 200 people packed into St Andrews Hall in Tywardreath last night [Wednesday] to show their support for the village post office which is threatened with closure.
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SIMON HUGHES BACKS LOCAL POST OFFICE CAMPAIGN Tue 29th Jul 2008 Simon Hughes, the MP for North Southwark & Bermondsey and the President of the Liberal Democrats, was in St Austell & Newquay on Saturday July 26 and gave his backing to the campaign to save local post offices from closure.
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GILBERT WELCOMES MCTI VISION Sat 26th Jul 2008 Stephen Gilbert, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for St Austell, has welcomed the vision developed by the Market & Coastal Towns Initiative to make the St Austell area a vibrant and exciting place to live, work and play.
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INCINERATOR: "BATTLE IS WON, BUT FIGHT GOES ON" Wed 23rd Jul 2008 "A battle has been won but the fight must go on" said Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate Stephen Gilbert as he welcomed the unanimous decision of Restormel Borough Council to object to the plans for an incinerator in St Dennis and to call for a public inquiry.
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COMMUNITY MUST RALLY TO SAVE POST OFFICES Sat 19th Jul 2008 "The battle to save our post offices has started and everyone is needed", said Stephen Gilbert, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for St Austell & Newquay.
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CORNWALL COUNCIL MUST BE OPEN TO ONE AND ALL Fri 18th Jul 2008 Stephen Gilbert has said that the new Cornwall Council "must be open to one and all" to take part - and not just those who are retired or independently wealthy.
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Archive of earlier news stories.