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Climate Emergency Motion Wins Approval

Following on from our Climate Emergency Motion being unanimously passed by Shrewsbury Town Council last night alongside a motion for Shropshire Council to do same in May. Here is our Press Release that outlines why we need to go carbon neutral by 2030 Town Council Debate Climate Motion At the…

Press Release on the Reply to our Twenty Questions on Future Fit

Following on receiving a reply from the two Shropshire Clinical Commissiining Groups, we are now in a position to critique the response. Here is our Press Release to the Shropshire Star dated July 13th. It’s taken 4 weeks for the 6 Labour Constituency Parties from Shropshire and Montgomeryshire to get…

The questions Future Fit bosses must answer

A letter from the Labour Parties of all six constituencies affected by the proposals: LUDLOW, MONTGOMERYSHIRE, NORTH SHROPSHIRE, SHREWSBURY & ATCHAM, TELFORD AND THE WREKIN to Dr Simon Freeman, Accountable Officer, Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group and David Evans, Chief Officer, Telford and Wrekin CCG Dear Dr Freeman and Mr Evans, Your letter, based as it is…

Future Fit: Not Fit and No Future

An Open Letter to Dr Simon Freeman, accountable officer at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), and David Evans, chief officer at Telford & Wrekin CCG Dear Dr Freeman and Mr Evans, The Constituency Labour Parties of Shropshire and Montgomeryshire are united in their rejection of the Future Fit proposals for…

Food bank charity warns of surge in demand caused by Universal Credit

This month will see the beginning of full service Universal Credit being rolled out in Shrewsbury and Atcham. If any national organisation should be fully aware of the impact of Universal Credit in relation to food poverty, the Trussell Trust could reasonably lay claim to that. The Trussell Trust is…

MP sends Universal Credit questions to DWP

Shrewsbury Labour Party Women’s Forum has asked local MP Daniel Kawczynski to back their call to suspend the introduction of Universal Credit in Shrewsbury. He has now forwarded their questions to the Department for Work and Pensions for a reply. Women’s Forum chair Vikki Tranter wrote to Mr Kawczynski in…

Women hit hardest by Universal Credit – International Women’s Day event

Universal Credit: Facts and fears. A presentation and workshops organised by Shrewsbury and Atcham Labour Party Women’s Forum. Thursday 8 March, 11am to 2pm at Castlefields Community Centre. Women in Shrewsbury Labour Party are organising an event to mark International Women’s Day examining the local impact of Universal Credit .…

A project worth supporting

Shrewsbury Labour Party has raised almost £400 for a refugee project in Athens after one of our members visited and gave a talk about it. Music at the City Plaza refugee project, supported by Shrewsbury and Atcham Labour Party members. With the help of volunteers the City Plaza refugee project…

Shrewsbury and Atcham’s Labour candidate selected

Labour Party members have reselected Laura Davies as the candidate to fight the next election. At a packed hustings meeting on Saturday, Dr Davies was selected from three applicants on an all-women shortlist.

Half of Shropshire’s youth clubs axed in latest council cut

Youth services across Shropshire are facing closure after the Tory Council’s cabinet backed recommendations to halve the budget. A report to this week’s cabinet meeting proposed withdrawing all financial support from eleven youth clubs across the county, including two in Shrewsbury. The council will now consult on exactly where the cuts…

Daniel Kawczynski – the DUP deal and Queen’s speech week

Quick summary of what Daniel Kawcaynski, our Conservative MP, has been up to this week. 1. Supported the deal with the DUP to end Austerity in Northern Ireland and which risks the peace agreement, after Theresa May found the Magic Money Tree and shook £1.5 billion pounds off, which she…

Education Policy, and NUT Education Hustings 17/5/17

The NUT Hustings were attended by the 5 candidates in the Shrewsbury and Atcham 2017 General Election, and the event was recorded. Candidates present Labour – Dr Laura Davies Green – Emma Bullard Liberal Democrat – Hannah Fraser Conservative – Daniel Kawczynski UKIP – Edward Higginbottom Are statements backed up…