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
National News
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