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Last weekend, I was out with other Labour councillors and activists in Queens Square and at Broadfield Barton celebrating our NHS’s 70th Birthday. As part of our celebration we were handing out birthday cake and asking members of the public to sign giant birthday cards for past and present NHS workers, letting them know despite…
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After the ups and downs of recent years, you get the feeling that England needed this World Cup run. Whether we go on to win or not, against the uncertainties of Brexit and the general chaos on the national level, we’ve had the chance to pull together and remember that against all odds and expectations…
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One of the most depressing parts of the four years I spent on West Sussex County Council was knowing how little we could do to stop the year-on-year cuts to social care for elderly residents. Ensuring that senior citizens who are no longer able to take care of themselves aren’t left to rot seems to…
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The media today has been filled with stories celebrating the 70th Anniversary of our National Health Service. I too would like to pay tribute to the fantastic work of all those who have or are working and volunteering to build and maintain the UK’s greatest national institution. The principle that people should be able to…
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On Monday, Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for Transport, told the BBC that he doesn’t run the railways. You could be forgiven for thinking that given the word ‘Transport’ is in his title, that fact the railway companies answer to him and that under the GTR franchise agreement the Department for Transport are Southern’s only…
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This Sunday, Crawley Museum will be officially opening at its new location in the High Street. The project is the culmination of eight years’ effort, several million in investment—most of which from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and countless hours of work by volunteers, the museum’s staff members and council officers. It will be exciting to…
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This morning, Crawley Labour activists were speaking with commuters at Three Bridges Station about the Tory rail mayhem, supported by Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Kate Osamor MP. An increasing number of Crawley residents depend upon the railways to get to work, yet at the same time the quality of the service has…
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Crawley Borough Council is supporting the inaugural National Democracy Week, celebrating the 90th anniversary of the 1928 Equal Franchise Act which gave women the same voting rights as men. The week will kick off on Monday 2 July and is being led by the National Democracy Week Council, which includes more than 40 organisations across…
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We all know what the cause of litter is: people choosing to throw rubbish where they shouldn’t. I’ve seen people walk past bins only to discard their refuse on the floor. It’s only a small number of people who choose to engage in this anti-social, and in some cases criminal, behaviour but that’s all it…
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Last Saturday saw Crawley’s largest public demonstration in 20 years, as teachers, parents, pupils and community members came together to protest planned cuts to Thomas Bennett Community College. Crawley’s schools have been struggling financially for years and, despite the commitments from our MP, eight years into Conservative Government the funding situation is only getting worse.…
Peter Lamb for Crawley 