Shropshire faced NHS Summer crisis as Helen calls for emergency measures before Winter
New NHS figures have revealed that the number of Shropshire A&E patients subjected to wait times of 12 hours was the highest in the country.
3 Sep 2025
Save our green belt
The Government has doubled the housebuilding target for Stockport, weakened the protections on a third of our precious green belt, and is forcing the Council through Ministerial Directives and threats to adopt a Local Plan which will let developers target green belt first.
We oppose this government’s ‘developers charter’ and need your voice. Do you agree with us that the green spaces that make our area special need to be preserved, and new housing should first be built on brownfield sites, after the infrastructure is provided with schools, improved transport, and GP places guaranteed? Help us send a message to Government and make Labour listen to local people.
Find our more about the local plan on our frequently asked questions page.
Save our green belt
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
South Hunsley
Ferriby High Road slip road 'SLOW' markings requested to be reinstated
Lib Dem councillor Margaret Corless has requested that 'SLOW' markings are reinstated on a slip road at Ferriby - highlighting a potential safety issue for residents.
3 Sep 2025
Badenoch should expel Truss from the Conservative party for calling for a Trump-style ‘revolution’
Responding to Liz Truss's interview with Sky News where she called for a Trump-style 'revolution' in the UK, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
3 Sep 2025
Climate and Environment
Are we prepared for a changing climate?
The autumn Bank holiday weekend is usually a wash out, but not this year! By the time you read this I expect that this August, and the whole summer will be declared the hottest and driest for decades.
3 Sep 2025
Liberal Democrats call for urgent action following Bedford Borough Children's Services 'Requires Improvement' grading
Shortcomings must be addressed without delay
2 Sep 2025
NHS
After East Sussex NHS summer crisis, Lewes constituency’s MP calls for emergency measures to protect patients in time for winter
There have been 21, 576 A&E attendances in East Sussex in June and July NHS figures reveal, up from 18,852 a decade ago, with Lewes MP James MacCleary warning that local health services have faced a summer crisis. Winter crisis has become permacrisis.
2 Sep 2025
