Rural Affairs - Stroud Labour

Government praise for Stroud District Council scheme to tackle flooding

An innovative Stroud District Council natural flood management scheme has been highlighted as an exemplary approach to flooding, in a £5.2 billion national Government strategy to tackle flooding. Stroud’s Rural Sustainable Drainage Project (Rural SuDs) was initiated by community groups after areas of Stroud were flooded in 2007 and 2012.…

Labour Councillors & Members ask Lloyds Bank to reconsider decision to close Dursley branch

Councillors and local Labour Party members are to write to Lloyds Bank asking them to reconsider their decision to close the Dursley branch. And they are encouraging people to keep the town’s high street alive by using local shops. Cllr Doina Cornell said: “‘We don’t want to see more jobs…

Thursday 11th July — Land for the Many Report Launch

Stroud CLP Chair Gemma Jerome is hosting the Stroud launch of Labour’s Land for the Many Report on 11th July Where: Stroud Brewery When: Thursday 11th July at 7.30pm A new report, Land for the Many: Changing the way our fundamental asset is used, aims to ‘put land where it…

Can we help? David’s casework team is coming to you

This autumn, David Drew MP’s caseworkers will be taking to the road to offer mobile surgeries bringing support direct to his constituents. “My caseworkers have already directly helped more than 1,000 people who live here,” said David. “But we know there are many people who need assistance, which is why…