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2nd February 2012

Royal Mail meets locals to discuss delivery office closure

Over 70 people turned up to the Working Men’s Club in Stourport last Thursday to meet representatives of Royal Mail. The meeting, set up by Wyre Forest’s MP, Mark Garnier, was a chance for locals to discuss the proposal to close the Stourport Delivery Office. Opinions from all sides were voiced and heard.

18th January 2012

Mark Garnier MP sets up public meeting with Royal Mail to discuss local closures

Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, has set up a public meeting with representatives of the Royal Mail to discuss the possible closure of the Stourport Delivery Office. The meeting will take place at 4 pm on the 26th January at the Working Men’s Club on Lickhill Road.

15th January 2012

Mark Garnier MP speaks up for better roads in Wyre Forest

Mark Garnier MP pressed transport ministers today for a meeting to discuss the possibility of building a Stourport Relief Road off the A451 and through the former sugar beet site. This road would provide welcome relief to the residents and businesses of Stourport, which suffers from severe congestion during rush hour traffic.

21st December 2011

Mark urges constituents to call the Home Heat Helpline

Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, has written to the Kidderminster Shuttle in order to raise awareness about the Home Heat Helpline, a new initiative offering information and advice on how to stay warm this winter. The number is free and anyone can call.

14th December 2011

Mark Garnier welcomes £1 million investment and council tax freeze from council

Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, welcomes the announcement from Wyre Forest District Council that it plans to invest £1 million into economic regeneration and to freeze council tax for the second year running. The money will come from council budget savings for 2012/ 13.

14th December 2011

Mark Garnier becomes vice chair of group to combat metal theft

Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, has become vice chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Combating Metal Theft, the purpose of which is to engage Parliament in the scourge of metal theft; a big problem in Wyre Forest.

12th December 2011

Number of Wyre Forest apprenticeships set to double this year

Mark Garnier, the local MP for the area, welcomes recent provisional figures which show that the number of apprenticeships in Wyre Forest will more than double from 2010 to 2011.

7th December 2011

Royal Mail tells MP they will meet locals about post office closure

Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, met with representatives of Royal Mail last week to discuss the proposed closure of the Stourport delivery office. The outcome of the meeting, held in Westminster, was that Royal Mail would come to Wyre Forest to meet with businesses and the wider community to discuss their concerns.

28th November 2011

Mark Garnier continues to strive for fairer local fuel prices

Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, is calling on residents to boycott supermarket petrol pumps in favour of the independent retailer. This is after learning that the big retailers such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s charge nearly triple the profit margin, compared to locally owned petrol stations.

27th November 2011

Local MP visits children’s Christmas charity in Kidderminster

On Friday 25th November, Wyre Forest MP Mark Garnier visited the local base for Operation Christmas Child, a charity that sends gift-filled shoes boxes to disadvantaged children around the world.

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