Liberal Democrats name candidate for General Election

by patrickkeating on 19 January, 2024

The Weston-super-Mare Liberal Democrats are delighted to announce the selection of Patrick Keating as their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Weston-super-Mare constituency in this year’s anticipated General Election. The local Liberal Democrats will make the formal announcement at an event in Weston on 25 January.  Patrick Keating brings a wealth of experience and a strong […]

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Local People are Backing Patrick

by patrickkeating on 25 April, 2023

Local People are Backing Patrick

by patrickkeating on 25 April, 2023

A Real Plan for North Somerset

by patrickkeating on 25 April, 2023

We have a real opportunity to secure change here in North Somerset on Thursday 4th May. Liberal Democrats will deliver the caring, effective council services everyone in North Somerset deserve. Check out our focus five priorities in our 2023 election manifesto https://westonlibdems.org.uk/en/page/liberal-democrat-manifesto-for-north-somerset-council?fbclid=IwAR0CpaHUWeRNFkwl4uCXnbBANNILgRtWVhLisKf-OyVje-vZKQOLBsmmzP8

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Dialling the Dial a Bus

by patrickkeating on 25 April, 2023

So, I took the “dial a bus” into Weston today! Easy to use app Bus arrived exactly on time Cheap! Fairly quick journey (but the Banwell bottleneck is another story…) The driver was telling me that people are loving the service, and it comes when you need it, not on a fixed timetable! But the […]

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Local Elections 2023

by patrickkeating on 25 April, 2023

Since I was elected in 2019 I have been working hard for residents of Blagdon, Churchill, Langford, Burrington and Rickford. If elected again, I will continue to be an advocate for our rural communities at North Somerset Council. Safer Roads: More needs to be done to ensure our roads are safe for everyone – whether […]

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Safer Roads for Churchill

by patrickkeating on 20 April, 2021

At Tuesday’s meeting of North Somerset Council, I presented a petition from residents of Dinghurst Lane in Churchill asking for improvements to road safety. 63 local people have signed the petition asking for the Council to take action to reduce speeds along Dinghurst Lane and to improve infrastructure for pedestrians.They are particularly concerned that the […]

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New Bus Services for the Villages

by patrickkeating on 31 March, 2021

It’s great news that NSC have arranged for three new bus services to be introduced to service the Blagdon and Churchill area. These services have been procured on an emergency three month basis, in order to allow the services to be launched while permanent contractual arrangements are put in place. The launch of these services […]

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Coronavirus Act: Rights and freedoms must be restored

by patrickkeating on 25 March, 2021

Responding to the results of the vote on the Coronavirus Act extension, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP commented: “This vote hands Conservative Ministers a blank cheque to use draconian powers they don’t need. I am proud that Liberal Democrats voted against it.“ We continue to support all necessary measures to contain the spread of […]

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Weston’s Tory MP lets down local residents… again.

by patrickkeating on 23 March, 2021

While North Somerset Council voted in favour of my motion to support people caught up in the #CladdingScandal, Weston’s Tory MP has once again let down local residents by voting against proposals that would have saved leaseholders in our area from huge fire safety bills.More and more tenants and leaseholders across the country are facing huge […]

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