Rugby Labour Party members were out in force yesterday in Rugby town centre collecting signatures for their petition against the closure of Birch Ward at the Hospital of St Cross, which is happening this week – on 30 November 2011. They collected over 1,000 signatures from concerned members of the Rugby community in just three [...]

Labour members will be in Rugby’s streets from 10.00am – 1.00pm on Saturday 26 November asking people to sign a petition calling on University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust to reverse its decision to close Birch Ward at the Hospital of St Cross and confirm the hospital’s long-term future. Rugby Labour Party calls on [...]

On Friday (11th November), Labour Leader Ed Miliband came to Rugby as part of the national and local campaign for the Five Point Plan for Jobs and Growth He was joined by local Councillor Ish Mistry and Chuka Umunna, the Shadow Business Secretary, at a Question and Answer session with students at the Power Academy, part of [...]

A meeting will be held on Saturday 21st May to discuss ‘Refounding Labour’ a document from the National Policy Forum. This document is a frank assessment of our party’s present condition and its future prospects and the Forum wants to hear from as many people as possible about the future shape of the Labour Party. This will be an opportunity for [...]

Labour Launches its Campaign for May 5th Local Elections. Experience, Local knowledge and Innovation are the foundation of your Labour Rugby Borough Council candidates. They are all committed to our pledges to: Fight to retain Front-Line Services; Fight to protect our Young and Older people, and Listen to your concerns and ensure that they are [...]

As part of the national campaign against the cuts to frontline services, the TUC are organising a march in London on 26th March 2011. More details can be found at All Together for Public Services Why we  support the TUC campaign The Tory-led coalition government is not simply making cuts to reduce the deficit, they [...]

The Warwickshire Fabians have let us know that Estelle Morris will be speaking at our next meeting on the topic of “Where next for Labour’s education policy?“: DATE: Thursday 18th September TIME: 7:30 pm PLACE: Friends Meeting House, 28 Regent Place, Rugby, CV21 2PN All are welcome. Estelle Morris worked as a secondary school teacher [...]

Rugby Labour Party will be in the Town Centre this weekend to collect signatures for the campaign to keep the A&E service at St Cross Hospital. The Petition will be circulating in areas around the town over the next couple of weeks, but to ensure that your support is registered, please come and join us. [...]

Please come along and welcome our new members to Rugby Labour Party. It would be fantastic to see members of the executive committee and anyone else who’s free that day. This is a great chance to meet and chat informally about your party experiences and hopes for the future. DATE: Saturday 4th September TIME: 2:00 [...]

An new branch of the Fabian Society for Warwickshire is being started, with the opening event to be held this Friday. The Society is being set up to foster debate and discussion on politics, and Labour Party members and non-members alike are welcome to participate. Leadership candidate and former Health Secretary Andy Burnham MP will [...]