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Campaigners call upon Stroud’s MP Siobhan Baillie to #CancelTheCut

Campaigners have today delivered a petition to the office of Stroud’s MP Siobhan Baillie, calling on her to cancel the cut to Universal Credit that will see more than 5,000 local families £220 worse off by Christmas. The cut to the Universal Credit uplift – described by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation…

6,000 people in Stroud District will be affected by Universal Credit cut

Almost 6,000 people in Stroud district will be hit by the government’s £1,000-a-year cut to Universal Credit. Figures from Stroud District Council show the number of UC claimants in the district has more than doubled from 2,901 in July last year to 5,762 in July this year. Stroud Labour Party…

Stroud town campaign leaflet

Local democracy is vital to the health of our communities. To ensure your voice is heard please make sure you are on the electoral register. You can register at age 16, though you won’t able to vote until you are 18. Registering to vote online is simple. Go to https://gov.uk/register-to-vote…

2020 Cainscross Leaflet

Here is 2020’s Leaflet for the Cainscross area, including Cashes Green and Randwick. With information about local candidates and campaigns carried out by the ward’s labour party: https://www.stroudlabour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/410/2021/01/Cainscross-Rose-1-min.pdf

Labour Councillors gain full support for the re-opening of the Bristol Road Stonehouse Station by Stroud District Council

The campaign to reopen the old station in Stonehouse on the Bristol route has gained greater momentum with the unanimous support of the Stroud District Council Environment Committee. It would provide a direct link to Gloucester and Bristol in the Stroud Valley. Cllr Chris Brine (Lab, Stonehouse) who proposed the…

Stroud District Labour Councillors Pledge to Run Carbon-Negative Election Campaign

Labour councillors and candidates up for election to Stroud District Council in May have pledged to make their election campaign carbon negative. ‘I don’t think this has been done before and I am really excited about it,’ said Labour leader Doina Cornell. ‘The idea came from a conversation with a…