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Press Release Archive

Sir Michael Spicer MP and Harriett Baldwin forward hundreds of individual objection letters to Ambulance Board.

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Press Release
25 November 2007

Sir Michael Spicer, MP and Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire this week forwarded hundreds of individual letters from constituents to Sir Graham Meldrum, Chairman of the West Midlands Ambulance Service Board. | more

Only Health Overview and Scrutiny can call 999 on ambulance control closure

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Press Release
18 November 2007

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire this week received a reply to her letter to Health Minister Ben Bradshaw. | more

Keeping up the pressure to save Bransford Ambulance Call Centre

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Press Release
12 November 2007

Harriett Baldwin is keeping up the pressure on the West Midlands Ambulance Trust to save Bransford Ambulance Call Centre. | more

Dr. Liam Fox MP, Shadow Minister of Defence visits West Worcestershire

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Press Release
9 November 2007

West Worcestershire Conservatives enjoyed a visit from Shadow Defence Minister, Dr. Liam Fox last week. | more

First-time buyers lose out from stamp duty hit – Harriett Baldwin

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Press Release
9 November 2007

New figures have today revealed the punishing effect of stamp duty on first-time buyers. | more

Harriett Baldwin visits Middle East

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Press Release
5 November 2007

Harriett Baldwin last week visited the Middle East with a delegation of Parliamentary Candidates from the UK. | more

Harriett Baldwin protests to Minister about Ambulance Trust consultation

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Press Release
22 October 2007

Harriett Baldwin has this week written to Health Minister Ben Bradshaw to ask him to intervene in the botched West Midlands Ambulance Trust consultation. | more

Bransford: Harriett Baldwin shocked at "chilling breach of confidence"

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Press Release
17 October 2007

Papers given to members of the public at last week's West Midlands Ambulance Trust Board Meeting show the Estimated Redundancy for each member of staff at Bransford and Shrewsbury, down to the nearest penny. | more

Community Action

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Press Release
16 October 2007

Harriett Baldwin and Serena Croad, Leader of Malvern Hills District Council, have been working with Community Action this week to discuss options for their future premises. | more

Worcestershire County Council urged to bring forward the Tenbury Market Street wall repairs

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Press Release
15 October 2007

Harriett Baldwin this week wrote to Worcestershire County Council urging a speedier timetable for rebuilding the Market Street wall along the Kyre Brook. | more

West Worcestershire asks Gordon Brown for a referendum on EU Treaty

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Press Release
15 October 2007

As Gordon Brown heads for Lisbon this week to negotiate with other EU leaders about the new “Treaty of the Functioning of the EU”, Sir Michael Spicer MP and Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate, West Worcestershire sent him a petition fr | more

County Council urged to give Llanrug Outdoor Education Centre more time

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Press Release
10 October 2007

Harriett Baldwin this week reiterated her request that Worcestershire County Council find a way to keep the Llanrug Outdoor Education Centre open after 2008. | more

Elgar Concert at Witley Church to go ahead on October 19th after floods postponed summer performance

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Press Release
9 October 2007

Rising international singing star Alexandra Sherman will visit Worcestershire on Friday 19th October at 7pm to perform a programme of Elgar and other English songs. | more

Harriett Baldwin welcomes Conservative plans to scrap ID cards and stop releasing prisoners early

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Press Release
5 October 2007

Harriett Baldwin Worcestershire this week welcomed plans announced this week by David Davis to scrap the ID cards scheme and use the savings to provide more prison places, enabling the early release scheme to be scrapped. | more

Harriett Baldwin pledges to help first-time buyers and families across West Worcestershire

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Press Release
5 October 2007

Harriett Baldwin welcomed new proposals designed to help families and first-time buyers, unveiled at the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool. | more

99% of West Worcestershire homes could avoid inheritance tax under the new £1m ceiling proposed by Conservatives

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Press Release
4 October 2007

A threshold of £1m for inheritance tax announced this week by the Conservative Shadow Chancellor George Osborne would mean that almost all West Worcestershire homeowners could avoid the dreaded death tax. | more

Harriett Baldwin speaks out for Tenbury Wells at Conservative conference

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Press Release
3 October 2007

Harriett Baldwin spoke out this week at a packed Countryside Alliance meeting in favour of better flood defences for Tenbury Wells. | more

Inheritance tax will be abolished on estates under £1 million under new Conservative proposals

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Press Release
2 October 2007

Harriett Baldwin warmly welcomed new Conservative proposals to abolish inheritance tax for everyone who is not a millionaire. | more

Tax cuts for first time buyers will be welcome in West Worcestershire

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Press Release
2 October 2007

Harriett Baldwin today warmly welcomed new Conservative proposals to exempt first time buyers from stamp duty. | more

Local Candidates and MPs unite to save Bransford

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Press Release
27 September 2007

Harriett Baldwin has joined forces with fellow Conservatives from across the two counties propose an alternative proposal for the reconfiguration of Emergency Operations Centres to improve patient care, resilience and efficiency for the taxpayer. | more

Shadow Minister for Agriculture's visit to Longdon.

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Press Release
26 September 2007

Harriett Baldwin welcomes Jim Paice, MP, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs to Longdon. | more

Harriett Baldwin to judge “Best-dressed stall” at Charity Fair in Malvern

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Press Release
25 September 2007

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate, West Worcestershire, will judge the “Best-dressed stall” at the Community Action Charity Fair this Saturday at the Forum Theatre. | more

Jim Paice MP, Shadow Minister of Agriculture to visit farmers in Worcestershire

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Press Release
24 September 2007

Jim Paice MP, Shadow Minister for Agriculture is to visit farmers in Worcestershire this Wednesday September 26th 2007. | more

Concern raised over threat of new house price tax on family homes

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Press Release
19 September 2007

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate, West Worcestershire, expressed concern this week at the small print of the Liberal Democrats’ new tax plans, which back a move to European-style house price taxes. | more

West Midlands Ambulance Trust puts equality ahead of local knowledge of Worcestershire

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Press Release
19 September 2007

Harriett Baldwin, Parliamentary Candidate West Worcestershire, learned today that West Midlands Ambulance Trust is obliged to consider equality issues over local knowledge when hiring ambulance call takers. | more

Harriett Baldwin welcomes “Blueprint for a Green Economy”

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Press Release
17 September 2007

Harriett Baldwin today backed the Conservative's Quality of Life Policy Group report entitled Blueprint for a Green Economy published last Thursday. | more

Kemerton Post office and Stores wins award

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Press Release
15 September 2007

Kemerton Post Office and Stores is a winner in the favourite local shop competition - the results of the “Use them or lose them” campaign in West Worcestershire were announced by Conservative Parliamentary candidate, Harriett Baldwin. | more

Could National Service for the 21st Century help to keep Llanrug open?

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Press Release
8 September 2007

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate, West Worcestershire today gave her backing to David Cameron’s plans to create a new six-week ‘National Citizen Service’ programme for 16 year-olds across Worcestershire and the country. | more

Plans to relocate Worcestershire ambulance call centre delayed

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Press Release
4 September 2007

Harriett Baldwin welcomes delay to plans to relocate the ambulance call centre from Worcestershire. | more

Pershore Hospital League of Friends gathers to see new sculpture and tour the hospital

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Press Release
31 August 2007

Thursday August 30th saw the unveiling of a new water sculpture in Pershore, next to the new hospital and Wychavon Civic Centre. | more

Spicer/Baldwin press for continued weekly waste collection

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Press Release
21 August 2007

Sir Michael Spicer and Harriett Baldwin issue a joint statement expressing their concern about proposals being discussed by the Wychavon District Council to collect “black bag” general waste on a fortnightly basis. | more

Bransford Call Centre closure “will mean remote rural areas get a worse service” than Birmingham

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Press Release
17 August 2007

Harriett Baldwin learned last night at a public meeting in Hereford that the closure of the Bransford EOC could have a very serious impact on ambulance availability in rural parts of Worcestershire and Herefordshire. | more

Spicer and Baldwin help to win funds to promote Upton festivals

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Press Release
16 August 2007

Sir Michael Spicer MP and Harriett Baldwin both wrote to Advantage West Midlands during the week to request financial support to promote the Upton Water Festival on the 25th - 27th August 2007 and the Feelgood Festival on 22nd and 23rd September. | more

Fire and ambulance service regionalisation will undermine flood & emergency response

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Press Release
11 August 2007

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire warned this week that the Government's plan to regionalise the fire and ambulance services could undermine the effectiveness of the emergency services as a whole. | more

Harriett Baldwin continues to work for a solution to Llanrug Outdoor Education Centre

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Press Release
5 August 2007

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire continues to press Cllr George Lord and Cllr Liz Eyre about finding a solution for the Llanrug Outdoor Education Centre that stops short of closing it. | more

Harriett Baldwin visits Bransford Ambulance Emergency Call Centre during the floods – calls for it to remain in Worcestershire

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Press Release
5 August 2007

Harriett Baldwin visited Bransford Ambulance Emergency Call Centre on Friday July 20th. | more

Lessons must be learnt from the summer of floods - Harriett Baldwin

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Press Release
29 July 2007

Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire said this week that lessons need to be learnt from the summer of floods that has hit Worcestershire and neighbouring counties. | more

David Cameron visits flood hit community

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Press Release
27 July 2007

David Cameron yesterday met residents and businesspeople in Upton-upon-Severn - one of the towns most severely affected by the recent floods. | more

Advice for businesses hit by flooding

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Press Release
27 July 2007

Malvern Hills District Council has issued advice for businesses hit by flooding. Read their latest newsletter here. | more

Harriett Baldwin visits flood ravaged Tenbury Wells and Upton-upon-Severn today

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Press Release
26 July 2007

Harriett Baldwin today visited Tenbury Wells to see the Market Street toilets being demolished and to discuss the situation with local businesses and residents. | more

Harriett cut off by floods at her home in Worcestershire

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Press Release
23 July 2007

Harriett cut off by floods at her home in Worcestershire | more

Conservatives launch "Use them or Lose them" local shop campaign

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Press Release
17 July 2007

Survey to find favourite local shop - Conservatives in West Worcestershire have sent out surveys to 30,000 local homes asking for nominations in the category of "Best Local Shop". | more

Plans for more homes must have infrastructure and community support

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Press Release
14 July 2007

Local people should be given greater say where new homes are built - Harriett Baldwin responds to plans by the Government to increase the amount of homes that councils will be forced to build. | more

Harriett Baldwin welcomes the work of the Centre for Social Justice in person at star-studded award ceremony

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Press Release
12 July 2007

Harriett Baldwin was able this week to congratulate Iain Duncan-Smith in person and the Centre for Social Justice for the thought-provoking policy report it published this week. | more

Tenbury Toilets are reopened as the town recovers from flooding

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Press Release
10 July 2007

Despite the serious flooding in Teme Street at the end of June, the Malvern Hills District Council team succeeded in refurbishing and reopening the Tenbury toilets last Saturday. | more

Home Information Packs becoming a 'Whitehall farce' warns Harriett Baldwin

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Press Release
10 July 2007

Harriett Baldwin this week criticised plans by Labour politicians to move ahead with new red tape on selling your home - so-called Home Information Packs. | more

Take politics out of the NHS – says Harriett Baldwin

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Press Release
23 June 2007

The next Conservative Government will give patients and the public real influence over the NHS, Harriett Baldwin, Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire pledged today. | more

Upton's Lower High Street Public Toilets Reopened.

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Press Release
23 June 2007

Over 100 people joined Town Mayor, Tim Perry, and Chairman of Malvern Hills District Council, Sue Gill, at the reopening of the Lower High Street public toilets in Upton. | more

Gordon Brown’s stealth tax on Worcestershire road users will not help Worcestershire roads

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Press Release
21 June 2007

Harriett Baldwin and Derek Prodger, Worcestershire County Councillor with responsibility for the Environment, including Worcestershire roads, are highlighting the impact of Gordon Brown's latest stealth tax on drivers. | more

Upton Lower High Street Toilets to reopen in time for Jazz Festival

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Press Release
18 June 2007

The Upton Lower High Street Toilets will be reopened this Friday, June 22nd at 10am. | more