Party Election Broadcast #1
This is the first of UKIP’s party election broadcasts for next month’s general election …
View ArticleDon’t make our heroes beg for more
David Wright and Mark Pritchard both like to big up their credentials when it comes to the armed forces. Whether it’s riding a tank up the Wrekin to get their picture in the paper or writing strongly...
View ArticleHappy St George’s Day!
Smile at us, pay us, pass us; but do not quite forget, For we are the people of England, that never has spoken yet.
View ArticleVote Labour, get Green
Labour and the Greens campaigning together in Southwater. Vote Labour, get watermelons*. * Watermelons – green on the outside, red on the inside.
View ArticleTransport and Planning & Environment Policies
We launched our local manifesto a couple of weeks ago and the feedback we’ve had has been fantastic. The Conservatives and Labour threw together a few pages of bullet points with some pictures and...
View ArticleNigel Hastilow says vote for someone you don’t want to stop someone else you...
Nigel Hastilow, political columnist for the Express & Star and Shropshire Star and former Conservative candidate for Halesowen & Rowley Regis, has taken the unusual step of explaining why he’s...
View ArticleToday is the day we make history
This is the most important, unpredictable election in living memory. The polls show that neither the Conservatives nor Labour can win a majority so UKIP, as the next biggest party in the polls, could...
View ArticleEU Directive forces closure of Ironbridge power station by the end of 2015
Ironbridge power station will close by the end of this year with the loss of over 100 jobs thanks to an EU directive. The EU Large Combustion Plant Directive requires the closure of Ironbridge B and...
View Article2015 Election Results
Apologies for the relative silence since the election but we’ve been really busy supporting our new councillors, dealing with masses of correspondence, welcoming new members and planning upcoming...
View ArticleCllr Bill Gilmour: Action on quad bikes and scramblers in Lawley
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of Public who brought this problem to my attention and turned out this morning to air their concerns over the number of quad bikes and...
View ArticleTelford & Wrekin MPs come out in favour of staying in the EU
The Shropshire Star have asked all of Shropshire’s MPs where they stand on the EU referendum and unsurprisingly, both Mark Pritchard and Lucy Allen have come out in favour of reforming the EU rather...
View ArticleThe system has changed. Are you still registered to vote?
By the end of this year, everyone eligible to vote must register individually on the electoral register. The changes are one of the measures put in place to try and get electoral fraud under control by...
View ArticleHMRC have applied to wind up AFC Telford United
We are disappointed to learn that AFC Telford United appears to be struggling with its debts and failing to pay its tax bills on time. The club has appeared on Monday’s companies winding up list at the...
View ArticleLucy Allan accused of bullying staff
Lucy Allan has hit the headlines again after being accused of bullying members of staff just weeks after doctoring an email from a constituent to make it abusive. At the start of the month Lucy posted...
View Article[UPDATED] New EU legislation may force Hoo Farm to destroy animals
Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom may soon have to destroy its Coati and Raccoons due to new EU legislation coming into force next year to prevent the spread of invasive species. The new legislation has been...
View ArticleFurther claims of bullying made against Lucy Allan
Further revelations have emerged about how Lucy Allan treats her staff with a former employee claiming that they were refused time off to take their terminally ill grandfather to hospital for...
View ArticleHappy New Year
Thank you to everyone who has supported us this year and helped put UKIP on the electoral map. We hope you will continue to give us your support in 2016 and in return we will continue to work to make...
View ArticleMark Pritchard thinks ministers should campaign to stay in the EU
The Conservative MP for the Wrekin, Mark Pritchard, has told the Shropshire Star that cabinet ministers should campaign to stay in the EU. Whilst a handful of Conservative ministers are asking for...
View ArticleArriva Trains Wales strike
Arriva Trains Wales staff are on strike today, causing disruption to services through Telford. The ASLEF union are in dispute with the operator over pay and conditions. Arriva say they have made a new...
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