Legacy - Worcester CLP

Local Councillors Keep Play Area in Tolladine

When Labour city councillors Roger Berry, Adrian Gregson and I heard about the redevelopment of the shops on Rose Avenue, we were naturally pleased. But we quickly noticed that part of the plan was to remove the toddler play area. While this area has been a hot spot for drugs…

Manifesto Workshop

No easy routes out of Tory Brexit crisis – Starmer

Keir Starmer will today warn that there are “no easy routes out of the crisis the Government has got us into on Brexit.” Speaking at the Fabian New Year Conference, Starmer will say Parliament needs to have an “open and frank debate about how to break the deadlock.” The Shadow…

Warndon Library Public Consultation

Worcestershire County Council are remodelling library services and Warndon is one that has been highlighted as having ‘low aggregate need’. At the consultation yesterday, residents voiced their concerns about the potential replacement of paid staff with volunteers, the reduction of services and the loss of their library’s role as a…

A general election can break the Brexit deadlock and help overcome the country’s divisions – Jeremy Corbyn

A general election can break the Brexit deadlock and help overcome the country’s divisions – Jeremy Corbyn In a speech in Wakefield tomorrow (Thursday), Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, will argue for a general election to break the Brexit deadlock and make a passionate call to unite the…

Kinship Carers in Crisis

St John’s Labour County Councillor Richard Udall is calling for an independent investigation into the support provided for kinship carers in Worcestershire by Tory-run Worcestershire County Council. Kinship carers are relatives, usually grandparents or older siblings, of children who need care. They are often sent by Children’s Social Services to…

Rail Campaign Day

Squeeze on passengers continues with New Year rail rip off Your local Labour team were busy talking to commuters at Worcester Shrub Hill and Worcester Foregate Street stations as rail fares rose again in the new year. Rail fares are up across Britain by 36% since the Tories came to…

Worcester Woods Country Park: the campaign against parking charges steps up.

Labour Councillor for St John’s, Richard Udall, urges campaigners to attend the Worcestershire County Council’s overview and scrutiny performance board meeting: 10am at County Hall on Monday, January 14. Tory-run Worcestershire County Council intends to implement these parking charges at Worcester Woods Country Park: £1 for one hour £2 for…

Parking Restrictions Announced For Bromyard Road

St John’s County Councillor Richard Udall has attacked an announcement from the County Council, just two days before Christmas, announcing their intention to proceed with daytime parking ban Monday to Saturday from 7am – 7pm, for all of Bromyard Road. Richard said “The details of the public consultation are now…

No end in sight for Austerity in Worcestershire County Council

There is no end in sight for austerity with £23 million of further cuts proposed by the controlling Conservative group for 2019-2020 along with a further 3.99% increase in Council tax. After 8.5 years of cuts and cut backs, Worcestershire is set to experience more of the same despite promises…

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