http://www.tombrake.co.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Tom Brake MP en-GB Tom Brake MP http://www.tombrake.co.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Tom Brake MP 2008-05-09T19:47+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000525/your_high__no_thanks.html Tom Brake MP for Carshalton and Wallington has taken residents' anger at the planned opening of a new shop - Your High - in Stafford Road, Wallington, right to the top. 2008-05-09T11:48+01:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000524/post_office_closures_slammed__brake.html Tom Brake has condemned as a sham the Royal Mail's consultation on proposed Post Office closures. The outcome of the consultation is to be announced today, confirming four more Post Offices in Carshalton, Hackbridge and St Helier are to close. 2008-05-07T10:30+01:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000523/playing_for_success_a_success_for_carshalton_girls.html On 28 April, Playing for Success at Tooting and Mitcham United FC held a high profile event at the Club to promote the Playing for Success programme in which Carshalton Girls' pupils are key players. Cllr Brett-Young and Tom Brake MP from Sutton were some of the attendees. 2008-05-06T21:03+01:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000522/mayoral_candidate_visits_hackbridge_to_highlight_important_issues.html Brian Paddick, Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London, was in Hackbridge yesterday on the campaign trail. Accompanying Mr Paddick on the campaign trail was local Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake. 2008-04-23T15:42+01:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000521/liberal_democrat_candidates_brian_and_abigail_meet_and_greet_suttons_residents.html The Liberal Democrat Mayoral Candidate Brian Paddick and Abigail Lock, the Liberal Democrat Candidate for the Sutton and Croydon London Assembly Constituency joined Tom Brake MP for another walkabout in Sutton High Street on Saturday afternoon. 2008-04-20T20:30+01:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000520/brake_and_burstow_meet_magistrates_to_discuss_future_of_local_court.html Local Liberal Democrat MP's Tom Brake, and Paul Burstow, MPs for Carshalton and Wallington and Sutton and Cheam respectively, met Sutton magistrates Pat Cook - the Chairman of the Sutton Magistrates' Bench - and Tony Kerr and officials from Her Majesty's Court Service (HMCS) to discuss concerns over the future of the court. 2008-04-16T12:20+01:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000519/2000_local_residents_say_no_to_post_office_closures.html 2000, that's the number of petition signatures and letters dropped off to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in Victoria Street, Westminster yesterday lunchtime by a delegation of Sutton's politicians; Cllr Ruth Dombey and Cllr Simon Wales, Paul Burstow MP and Tom Brake MP. 2008-04-01T16:21+01:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000518/local_man_puts_cancer_at_the_top_of_the_political_agenda.html A local man has been helping to spread the word about Cancer Research UK's Screening Matters campaign. 2008-03-31T15:40+01:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000517/tom_meets_young_local_tennis_player_on_the_rise.html Tom Brake, MP from Carshalton and Wallington was recently contacted by a young tennis player looking for help to improve his skills. 2008-03-31T15:14+01:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000516/starz_in_their_eyes.html That's what the visitors to the All Saints Easter Fair in the All Saints Centre, New Road, Hackbridge had in their eyes after watching the Starz cheerleaders perform their routines on Saturday. 2008-03-30T23:58+01:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000515/young_volunteers_receive_mv_awards.html Scores of dedicated young volunteers received their MV awards on Friday evening at an event organised to celebrate their achievements at Overton Grange School in Sutton. 2008-03-30T23:43+01:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000514/tom_cautions_against_bogus_charity_scam.html To help with raising awareness of a growing issue, Tom Brake MP for Carshalton and Wallington is joining the fight against false clothing charities. 2008-03-27T10:35+00:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000513/henderson_hospital_reprieve.html Local MPs Paul Burstow and Tom Brake have today welcomed the news that the closure of Henderson Hospital has been postponed to allow for full public consultation. 2008-03-14T18:17+00:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000512/brake_asks_brown_suttons_10_million_question.html In Prime Minister's Questions yesterday Tom Brake, the Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington, asked Prime Minister Gordon Brown the question Sutton's tenants have been desperate to ask the PM, 'why is £10 million of our rent being used to do up Council properties in other parts of the country'. 2008-03-13T14:34+00:00 http://www.tombrake.co.uk/news/000511/brian_paddick_and_tom_brake_take_post_office_fight_to_no_10_downing.html Tom Brake, MP from Carshalton and Wallington, along with Lib Dem London Mayoral Candidate, Brian Paddick, took their fight against the closure of one hundred and seventy post offices in London and four in Carshalton to number 10 Downing Street on Tuesday. 2008-03-13T11:15+00:00