Stratford on Avon Liberal Democrats have organised a protest against the closure of the town railway station’s ticket office next Friday, 1st September, officially the final day of the extended consultation period over the highly unpopular move.
Manuela Perteghella, Liberal Democrat MP candidate for Stratford-on-Avon has said the party’s victory in the Somerton and Frome by-election shows the party has the “wind in our sails.”
Warwickshire County Council’s (WCC’s) decision not to go ahead with joining the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) before next May’s mayoral elections has been welcomed by Stratford District Council’s ruling Liberal Democrat group.
Stratford-on-Avon’s controlling Liberal Democrat district councillors have grave concerns about the benefit to local residents from Stratford becoming part of the West Midlands, alongside Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton.
The Liberal Democrat Group on Stratford on Avon District Council has unanimously and strongly objected to the proposal to close the one remaining rail ticket office in Stratford on Avon District at Stratford upon Avon railway station.
Pet owners in south Warwickshire are being urged to sign an online petition to end puppy smuggling. Liberal Democrats in Stratford have launched an online campaign and petition to end puppy smuggling in the UK and are also demanding that local MP Nadhim