A proven way to prevent cervical cancer is to have cervical screening to find pre-cancers before they can turn into invasive cancer. This is called a smear test and every woman over the age of 25 who is registered at a GP is invited to have one every 3 years; if you’re younger you can still make […]

New studies show that the UK economy has stalled under the Conservatives. This Conservative crash will wipe £49bn off the UK economy by 2021. That’s £687 for every person in the UK. Or enough to recruit 69,000 new police officers or 66,000 teachers. The Conservatives are also putting £3bn aside for ‘problems’ with  Brexit. Despite […]

Diabetes across the world 1 in 10 adults across the world will have diabetes by 2040 if current trends continue. Including 313 million women. That’s why this year the theme of World Diabetes Day 2017 is Women and diabetes. The campaign is designed to share the importance of affordable access for all women at risk […]

Happy Movember Many of you will know Movember as the month where lots of people grow a moustache. But do you know the reason behind the month of the moustache? The Movember Foundation exists to help prevent early death for men across the world and Movember itself was created to highlight some of the most […]

Condemned for a remarkable “lack of direction” our lame-duck government faced the country today with no plan and no majority. After watching the ‘Queen’s Speech’, a chance for Britain to hear the government’s plans set out for the years ahead, many were left deflated and disappointed. The main themes of this election were ignored completely. […]

The 20th June is United Nations World Refugee Day – a campaign to express solidarity with people forced to flee their homes and countries. The #WithRefugees campaign encourages governments to take action to help those in need and to live up to their pledges and commitments. In 2016 public pressure forced the Government to offer […]

1st – 7th June is National Volunteers’ Week 2017 and I want to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers in our area. It’s people like you who make our area such a wonderful place to live and work so I’m really happy to take this week to say […]

The Widow’s Pension is designed to help create security and safety for families when they lose a loved one. But this week it is under attack from a new wave of Government cuts. With less money being paid to widows, widowers and surviving civil partners from April 2017 onward. The changes will only effect those families […]

Article 50 triggered: Theresa May will choose your future. The Liberal Democrats are the only party with a plan for Britain. They believe you, not just the government should have the final say on our deal with Europe. With article 50 triggered Britain is on a 2 year countdown to Brexit. But with no plan […]