Rugby Labour were back out in Rugby town centre on Saturday 10th December. As well as collecting more signatures in opposition to the closure of Birch Ward, we were highlighting the issues of the upcoming NHS reforms being proposed by the coalition government. These changes were not in either the Conservative or Liberal Democrat 2010 manifestos. [...]

Rugby Labour Party continue their high-profile campaign against the decision by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust to close the popular ward. Labour members will be back in Rugby town centre on Saturday 10 December inviting all concerned Rugby residents to add their voices and signatures to the petition calling on UHCW Chief Executive [...]

In a week when youth unemployment nationally has reached a record 1.016 million, it is  apt that Labour leader Ed Miliband and Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna recently visited Rugby to discuss Labour’s five-point Plan for Growth with students. Ed revealed that youth unemployment in Rugby has has doubled in the last nine months alone [...]

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 [...]

Labour councillors appalled by proposed ward closure at Rugby St Cross News that the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust are to close the Birch Ward at Rugby St Cross hospital from 30 November has angered Rugby Labour councillors. Birch Ward is a medical ward which currently takes Rugby GP admissions, repatriated Rugby patients [...]

Two of the candidates for the Labour Leadership have already pledged their support to our campaign to oppose the reduction of Urgent Care services at St Cross Hospital. David Milliband sent a message of support last week: “I am deeply concerned by the cuts being aimed at St Cross Hospital. It is another example of [...]

Please join the new Facebook group: “St Cross Rugby – Save Urgent Care/A and E” set up to gather comments and opinions on the changes to St. Cross’ urgent care provision. We are also collecting organising a petition. Printed copies will be available for you to sign at the Fabians Launch featuring Andy Burnham on [...]

The Labour councillors at Rugby Borough Council are demanding more transparency from the Tories on how the decision was made to merge the roles of Council Leader and Chief Executive. Cllr Craig Humphrey, who will be taking on more responsibility and as a result be receiving a larger salary, has claimed that the decision is [...]

On the 20th of July, the Conservatives on Warwickshire County Council voted to close three of the retained fire stations in the county – Warwick, Studley and Brinklow. The Tories claim that these closures are needed to allow service improvements across Warwickshire. However, they are part of a package of  savings worth £113,000 a year [...]