Strength to change our local community
Medway Tory Council tax sores
Council tax in Strood has sored by an eye-watering five per cent in 2008, sending the average household bill over the £1,000 mark. The rise comes despite local Strood tory councillors pledging to keep council tax affordable to local residents in Strood who are in tough economic times.
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Alleygates for Strood Streets
Stephen Hubbard and local Labour organisers have been working hard to fight antisocial behaviour across Strood. Labour, working with local residents has secured funding for alleygate schemes for Strood residents.
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Return of Cliffe Airport?
Despite a massive campaign by Bob Marshall-Andrews MP, environmental campaigners and local residents to safeguard the nature reserves at Cliffe in 2001/02, they are now under severe threat from destruction from the new tory mayor of London who is calling time on an airport for the Peninsula
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Tories snub Strood Academy concerns
Medway Tories have snubbed, ignored and airbrushed over the concerns of residents, parents, pupils and petitioners in what are the largest proposed changes to education in Strood for a generation.
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Shaws Wood sold despite local election pledge
In the local election 2007, local tories promised to maintain the Shaws Wood peoples home as a local presence for the elderly community in Strood. This promise was broken in 2008, as the fiscally and morally moribund tory cabinet sold off this home for the elderly.
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Tories cut Strood services
Medway tories have now admitted that they have mismanaged the council budget over several years, and that punitive cuts to frontline services in Strood would now result. Already cuts to staff & services that directly affect council-tax payers have been seen in Strood, including the future closure of the Civic centre and cuts to Strood Sports centre.
For more on tory cuts to Strood Sports centre please read thisFight for Bingham Post Office
Cross-party activists and local residents, working with our local Labour MP Bob Marshall-Andrews campaiged hard to keep Bingham Post Office open. Labour Councillor, Stephen Hubbard collected a significant number signatures that was presented to Medway Council on behalf of local residents. Despite this however the national post offices has decided to close the office.
For more on the campaign to save our post offices please read this
Teresa Murray for Rochester & Strood
The Labour Party in Rochester & Strood has overwhelmingly selected local campaigner, teacher and long-term Medway councillor, Teresa Murray to be our candidate for the next general election. She is a strong believer in education, NHS and fighting for greater womens rights in the workplace.
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Labour wins for your bins
Residents are celebrating after successfully winning the fight for the retention of the weekly bin collection. The tory position before the election was extremely ambiguous, with cabinet minutes leaving an option for them to opt into fortnightly collection. This 'ambiguity' has now been closed following a Labour campaign.
For more on thisAction to improve parks and greenspaces
After years of tory inaction to improve lighting, clear dog-bin refuse, remove graffiti, maintain upkeep of paths and look after our greenspaces and playareas local residents and labour call time on the tory years of inaction. Led by Stephen Hubbard, Tristan Osborne and John Jones we marked our committment to Strood greenspaces by joining the Friends of Broomhill to clear out scrub and litter from a major path from Pepy's Way to Brompton Lane.
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August Success for Strood Market
Local traders have been working closely with the Labour MP and organisers to fight for the retention of the market, which was under threat after the tories allowed the sell-off of land to Aldi without securing any settlement for market traders.
For more on the campaign to safeguard Strood market please read this
Urban Regeneration for Strood
Cllr Stephen Hubbard and local ward organisers are leading the way on improving Strood for local residents and business. We are working with the Labour Government to deliver and regenerate local communities in Strood
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Flip-flop on Two-way fiasco!
The tories have dithered on the widely derided £2.5m project which included the changes to the road system in Strood, Chatham and Rochester which led to commuter chaos and confusion, as well as severe problems for local business and traders.
For more on thisThe Labour Group works with local residents to make Medway a cleaner and safer place to live. We focus on the things that matter to you on the ground; protecting our green spaces, decent roads, efficient spending of tax payers money, stronger and better policing and giving opportunities to our schools and young people to excel. We are passionate and optimistic about the future of our towns under this Labour government.