Mark Garnier joins calls for review of volunteer drivers’ allowance

Wyre Forest’s Conservative parliamentary Spokesman Mark Garnier has joined Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Candidate for West Worcestershire, in calls for a review of the allowance paid to volunteer drivers. These drivers give their valuable time and the use of their car to charities and the NHS to help (in many cases) patients get to NHS facilities [...]

Long Marston eco-town proposal criticized

Plans to build an “eco-town” at Long Marston have been heavily criticised by a panel of experts which was drawn together by the Government to assess its merits. Having studied the proposal for 6,000 homes to be built at the former air base on the Worcestershire-Warwickshire border, the panel blasted the idea for its poor [...]

Peter Luff gives ten reasons against eco-town

Speaking to a packed meeting at Evesham town hall on Friday night, 13th June, Mid Worcestershire MP Peter Luff set out the top ten reasons to oppose the proposed new “eco” town for the Vale of Evesham at the Long Marston site. He said these were; 1. The town, if built would ruin the quality [...]

Britain’s debt of gratitude to Ireland’s no vote

Robin Walker, Parliamentary Candidate for Worcester, today welcomed the No vote in the Irish referendum that could scupper the Lisbon Treaty. He said it was the second time in a week that the government had needed help from across the Irish Sea after they used Northern Irish votes to railroad their 42 day detention bill [...]