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Medway Liberal Democrats support 'National Stroke Awareness Month'

During these unprecedented times, it is worth remembering that a stroke will continue to strike every five minutes in the UK. May is 'National Stroke Awareness Month', an observance that highlights the importance of knowing the signs and symptoms of a stroke. - Time is of the essence in terms of suffering a stroke, as this month highlights and we want critical stroke services that best serves the health needs of Medway residents to be secured. Liberal Democrats have called for local stroke services, which are under review, to be retained at Medway Maritime Hospital. - Data from Public Health England suggest people are currently staying away from hospitals, with attendance to Emergency Departments dropping by over a third compared to this period, last year. Those who need urgent medical help should still attend their local hospital, the Stroke Association says: 'the NHS is well equipped to treat all medical emergencies.' - We know that the NHS is currently under huge pressure and would like to thank all NHS

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29 Apr 2020
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Medway Liberal Democrats response to Coronavirus

As the Coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis continues, people in Medway are understandably worried, and this has been a tough, frightening and challenging time for many across our towns. . The priority must be protecting the most vulnerable and a maximum level of support for businesses and public sector workers. People are afraid for their health, but also for their livelihoods. They want to know that - in the face of this extraordinary crisis - their livelihoods and businesses are secure. . John Castle, spokesperson for Medway Liberal Democrats said "There is a significant number of homeless people living in our towns, who are impacted by the crisis, some of whom are children and people living in temporary accommodation. Funds should be made available to the voluntary sector immediately to support these organisations who are facing an increase in demand for their services and have seen funding reduced. Medway's homeless are already seeing alot of soup kitchens closing, and at the same time, charities are facing add

MLDAW
30 Mar 2020
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Medway Liberal Democrats support the International Day of Forests - 21st March

Liberal Democrats strongly support the 'International Day of Forests' on 21st March. . Locally we have vigorously campaigned to protect woodland areas which play an important part in our town's rural heritage and recently have opposed developments on orchards located in Lower Rainham and rural land in Capstone Park. . We want to protect these spaces as a vital asset for everyone in Medway and have consistently been calling on the Council to adopt a coherent, credible Local Plan to help protect the environment against developments of this nature. Building on 'brown build' sites as opposed to destroying Green Belt sites.

MLDAW
14 Mar 2020
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Medway Liberal Democrats support Global Recycling Day - 18th March 2020

Local Liberal Democrats strongly support 'Global Recycling Day' on March 18th. Recycling plays an important part of keeping our environment safe and clean across our towns and we have consistently been unequivocal in our support for raising awareness of local environmental issues. - Nationally, last year Liberal Democrats outlined a series of pledges, including a 70% recycling target and proposal to end waste plastic exports by 2030. These measures would be delivered under a Zero-Waste and Resource Efficiency Act and strengthen incentives to reduce packaging and waste sent to landfill and incineration.

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10 Mar 2020
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Medway Liberal Democrats condemn Tories' destructive immigration proposals

The news that the government is to overhaul immigration rules, introducing a points-based system, has caused concern with Medway-based fruit growers, appealing for seasonal workers amid Brexit uncertainty to help with this year's harvest. . Farming is worth around £5.4 billion to Kent's economy, and supports over 85,000 jobs across the county. There are also now more than 40 brewers in Kent alone, and hops have seen a welcome revival in the 'Garden of England', with the return of organic hops, and other varieties grown locally, which are increasingly popular in craft beer and real ale. . Alan Bullion, a spokesperson for local Liberal Democrats said "The Tory government has proposed a seasonal agricultural workers scheme of 10,000 a year. Yet the NFU estimate is that the entire UK will need at least 60,000 workers to pick all the fruit and veg crops, of which a third of these will be required in Kent. The current provisions are therefore clearly inadequate" - agriculture policy expert Dr Alan Bullion. Nati

MLDAW
24 Feb 2020
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