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Press Release Archive

Local Chamber of Commerce grills Tory hopefuls

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Press Release
7 December 2009

The Malvern Hills Science Park was the venue for a meeting this week where local businesses from across the two counties could meet prospective Conservative MPs for four constituencies. | more

£1,000 raised by local Conservatives for Help for Heroes

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Press Release
2 December 2009

A cheque for £1,000.00 was handed over today to Ian Haig, the local fundraiser for Help For Heroes, the charity that supports wounded service men and women. | more

Harriett Baldwin to object to Strensham wind cluster planning application

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Press Release
28 November 2009

Harriett Baldwin has this week learned that Wind Prospect Limited has lodged a planning application with Tewkesbury Borough Council for a wind cluster adjacent to the M50 at Strensham. | more

Have your say on housing sites in Tenbury, Pershore, Upton and Malvern

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Press Release
28 November 2009

Harriett Baldwin has today called on local people to write in and have their say on the South Worcestershire Joint Core Strategy consultation on smaller tactical housing sites. | more

Sir Michael Spicer unopposed as Chairman of the Conservative Parliamentary Party (1922 Committee)

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Press Release
24 November 2009

Sir Michael Spicer is for the tenth (and final) time unopposed for the Chairmanship of the Conservative Party in Parliament, known as the 1922 Committee. | more

Call to protect pensioners in West Worcestershire from Brown’s plans to scrap benefits

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Press Release
23 November 2009

4,050 people could lose their disability benefits across West Worcestershire warns Baldwin. | more

Labour Tax Rises for Worcestershire that won't be in this week's Queen's speech

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Press Release
16 November 2009

Labour Manifesto calls for barrage of new local taxes on residents in Worcestershire. | more

Harriett Baldwin welcomes news that Upton bridge will be spray-cleaned

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News
9 November 2009

Harriett Baldwin has today congratulated Paul Thomas, Mayor of Upton, on the successful campaign to get the County Council to clean Upton’s bridge. | more

Baldwin joins f40 campaign for fairer funding in Worcestershire schools

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Press Release
2 November 2009

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire will tomorrow attend a conference organised by the f40 campaign group, at which education spokesmen from all three parties are due to speak. | more

Harriett Baldwin pledges to “do her bit” for British Armed Forces

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Press Release
21 October 2009

As the annual Poppy Campaign begins, Harriett Baldwin, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire, has pledged to do her bit for the British Armed Forces family. | more

Residents in Pershore, Malvern, Upton-upon-Severn and Tenbury Wells urged to speak out again on housing numbers

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Press Release
21 October 2009

“Speak out again on housing plans!” That was the advice from West Worcestershire Conservative Parliamentary Candidate Harriett Baldwin. | more

Local charities invited to apply for free Microsoft software

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Press Release
18 October 2009

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire was recently invited to meet with Microsoft UK, which is encouraging local charities to apply for free Microsoft software. | more

Harriett Baldwin calls on Worcestershire County Council to consider a bank for small businesses

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Press Release
11 October 2009

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire, this week called on Worcestershire County Council to consider following Essex’s example and setting up a bank to help local small businesses. | more

Harriett Baldwin speaks out on behalf of small businesses at Conservative Party Conference

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Press Release
7 October 2009

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire spoke out this week at Conservative Party conference in Manchester on behalf of local small businesses. | more

The Eyres-Monsell Debating Competition

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Press Release
6 October 2009

On Friday 16th October, schools in the constituency of West Worcestershire will be competing for The Eyres-Monsell Team Debating Shield and The Sir Michael Spicer Cup for the Best Individual Speaker. | more

Spicer presents petition for flood relief for Upton

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News
30 September 2009

Sir Michael Spicer, Member of Parliament for West Worcestershire, has today sent more than 1700 signatures to the Secretary of State for DEFRA, Hilary Benn. | more

Horror as report raises housing targets: Baldwin

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Press Release
29 September 2009

Harriett Baldwin has today reacted with horror to the Examination in Public report issued today by the Government Office of the West Midlands. | more

Harriett Baldwin Supports Local Independent Financial Advisors

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Press Release
21 September 2009

Astley-based IFA Mike Jeacock recently hosted a meeting of local independent financial advisors (IFAs), whose livelihoods are threatened by proposed Financial Services Authority (FSA) measures. | more

Harriett supports Upton Flood Forum Petition

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Press Release
19 September 2009

Harriett Baldwin made a special visit to Upton upon Severn today, Saturday, to sign the Upton Flood Forum Petition in support of the Environmental Agency's plans for flood defences for the town. | more

Spicer writes to MHDC Planning Department about gypsies at Leigh Sinton

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Press Release
15 September 2009

Sir Michael Spicer has today written the attached letter to the Development Control Manager at Malvern Hills District Council Planning Department. | more

Save Elgar’s Village Campaign to hold public meeting

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Press Release
13 September 2009

SaEV, the Save Elgar’s Village Campaign group are to hold another public meeting in Lower Broadheath Village Hall at 7:30 on Monday 14th September 2009. | more

Harriett Baldwin welcomes Upton Flood Defence plans

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Press Release
8 September 2009

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire, this week welcomed the proposal for permanent flood defences for Upton-upon-Severn, outlined at a public meeting last Thursday. | more

Harriett Baldwin welcomes decision by Worcestershire LINk to champion local head and neck cancer services

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Press Release
7 September 2009

Harriett Baldwin today welcomed news that the newly formed patients’ group Worcestershire LINk has agreed to champion the case of head and neck cancer services in Worcestershire. | more

Harriett Baldwin’s dachshund Poppy competes in popular Alfrick and Lulsley Show

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Press Release
6 September 2009

Harriett Baldwin and her miniature dachshund Poppy showed their support for the popular Alfrick and Lulsley Show by entering their first proper Dog Show together. | more

Government Inspectors secretly recording details on Worcestershire homes for council tax

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Press Release
16 August 2009

Harriett Baldwin has called for Government tax inspectors to come clean on their plans to increase taxes on family homes. | more

Baldwin warns of threat of higher taxes to pay for new tier of politicians

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Press Release
12 August 2009

Harriett Baldwin has learned that Rosie Winterton, the Minister for Regional Economic Coordination, intends to push ahead with John Prescott’s idea for an elected regional assembly for the West Midlands. | more

West Worcestershire unemployment ticks up again in July

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Press Release
12 August 2009

Harriett Baldwin, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire today noted a further deterioration in the labour market in West Worcestershire in July 2009. | more

Call for Advantage West Midlands to support Tenbury Flood Defences

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Press Release
10 August 2009

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire has this week repeated her call to Advantage West Midlands to support Tenbury’s bid for flood defences. | more

Prospective MP encourages participation in Future Countryside debate

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Press Release
7 August 2009

Recently Nick Herbert, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced the launch of Future Countryside. | more

Visit to Regional Job Centre HQ to discuss Tenbury

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Press Release
3 August 2009

Harriett Baldwin and Dr Ken Pollock, Tenbury’s new County Councillor will tomorrow (Tuesday) visit the Job Centre Marches Regional Headquarters in Kidderminster to discuss the Tenbury Job Centre Bus. | more

Honest Food Labelling Campaign at Tenbury Show

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Press Release
3 August 2009

The Conservative Rural Action team took a stand in favour of Honest Food Labelling at Saturday’s Tenbury Agricultural Show. | more

South Worcestershire becomes burglary hotspot

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Press Release
29 July 2009

New figures released today by the Conservatives show that South Worcestershire has become the burglary hotspot of the West Mercia Police area. | more

“Ring-fencing gone mad” – Worcestershire County Council wins bid for “Generations Together” campaign

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Press Release
29 July 2009

This week it was announced that the County Council has successfully bid for £386,800 funding to help 700 volunteers “break down barriers between young people and older people”. | more

Concern raised over Government threat to local high streets and shops

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Press Release
29 July 2009

Government to weaken powers of Worcestershire’s Councils to control out-of-town development. | more

Government cuts Worcestershire County Council’s Growth Point infrastructure funding by 43%

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Press Release
24 July 2009

Harriett Baldwin this week welcomed news that the three South Worcestershire councils have asked the Government Office of the West Midlands for permission to extend the SWJCS process by six months. | more

Harriett Baldwin welcomes news that state subsidy of Tenbury biomass project at the business park has been dropped

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Press Release
13 July 2009

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire today welcomed news that Advantage West Midlands has withdrawn funding from the plan to build a biomass project at Tenbury Business Park. | more

Time for change and a fairer deal for rural communities in Worcestershire

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Press Release
12 July 2009

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire gave her strong backing to a new set of rural policy proposals by the Conservatives. | more

Worcestershire County Council pledges to support Kempsey Flood Defence Scheme

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Press Release
8 July 2009

Worcestershire County Council has given an initial indication of financial support for the Kempsey Flood Defence Scheme which will be considered for a second time by the Regional Flood Defence Committee this autumn. | more

Peter Luff MP and Harriett Baldwin make joint statement on housing

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Press Release
21 June 2009

Addressing growing concern in Newland, Pershore, Madresfield, Guarlford, Kempsey, Lower Broadheath, Hallow and Malvern about the new housing being forced on these and other local communities, Harriett Baldwin is calling for an early General Election. | more

Harriett Baldwin raises £450 for League of Friends of Malvern Hospital on Rotary walk

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Press Release
21 June 2009

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire this weekend completed the 8 mile sponsored walk from North Quarry to British Camp and back across the Malvern Hills. | more

Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs Jim Paice MP visits Three Counties Show

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Press Release
21 June 2009

One of the many visitors to Malvern this weekend to see the Three Counties Show was Jim Paice MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Agriculture and Rural Affairs. | more

Unemployment falls in West Worcestershire in May 2009

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Press Release
17 June 2009

Harriett Baldwin, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire today welcomed an improvement in the labour market in West Worcestershire in May 2009. | more

Harriett Baldwin to take part in this weekend’s Rotary sponsored walk in aid of Malvern Hospital

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Press Release
15 June 2009

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire will this weekend take part in a sponsored walk across the Malvern Hills in aid of the League of Friends of Malvern Community Hospital. | more

Harriett Baldwin refused invitation to participate in the West Midlands Spatial Strategy - Examination in Public

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Press Release
8 June 2009

Harriett Baldwin has been refused an invitation to speak to the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy (WMRSS) Examination in Public. | more

Prime Minister rejects calls to suspend the Regional Spatial Strategy

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Press Release
8 June 2009

As Gordon Brown rejects calls for his resignation, the machinery of government continues its inexorable drive to concrete over South Worcestershire by using the legal framework of the Regional Spatial Strategy. | more

No change in West Worcestershire

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Press Release
5 June 2009

National turmoil and Euro Elections have their effect | more

Harriett Baldwin's monthly newsletter

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Press Release
3 June 2009

Harriett Baldwin campaigns with MEP candidates and also writes on Conservative plans to abolish housing targets imposed by the Regional Spatial Strategy. | more

Conservatives report LibDem leaflet to Police

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Press Release
2 June 2009

The West Worcestershire Conservative Association has made a formal complaint to the police, in the person of Inspector Paul Knight of West Mercia Police, Malvern, concerning a leaflet produced on behalf of the local Liberal Democrat association. | more

Chris Grayling MP, Shadow Home Secretary pledges increased support for victims during visit to Hanley Swan

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Press Release
22 May 2009

Chris Grayling MP, Shadow Home Secretary today visited Hanley Swan Post Office to meet with Alan and Rosalind Davies, the postmaster who was badly injured in a burglary in 2005 and his wife. | more

Sir Michael Spicer explains his position on MPs expenses

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News
20 May 2009

Sir Michael writes an article for the Worcester News, 15th May 2009. | more

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