Lib Dems demand “Burglary Response Guarantee” as 68% of cases go unsolved in Cheshire. New analysis from the Liberal Democrats has revealed that a staggering 2,063 burglaries went unsolved across Cheshire in the year ending September 2023.  This means that on average, 6 burglaries in Cheshire went unsolved every single day. Meanwhile, only 267 resulted […]

Dental plan “too little too late” for 189,000 children not seen by an NHS dentist in Cheshire & Merseyside  Cheshire West & Chester ’s Liberal Democrats have slammed the Government’s new dental plan as figures show 189,820 children in Cheshire & Merseyside had not been seen by an NHS dentist in 12 months. The research, […]

Yesterday, I heard the shocking news that His Majesty The King has been diagnosed with cancer. Whilst I may be a republican, I am first and foremost a human being. I genuinely wish King Charles well and I wish him a speedy recovery. 1 in 2 of us will get cancer in our lifetime. We […]

Liberal Democrats in Mid Cheshire have called for United Utilities to scrap their 7.85% water bill hike and have said that there should be “no price rises until water firms scrap insulting overseas dividends and executive bonuses”. It comes as Water UK has released figures which forecast water bill price changes which show that in […]

Figures reveal GP funding slashed in Mid Cheshire since 2019 – Funding for GP practices in Cheshire and Merseyside has been slashed by £37.7 million in real terms since 2019  – Nationally, the Conservatives have cut GP funding by 6.9% per patient in real terms  – Cheshire West & Chester’s Liberal Democrats are calling for […]

Cheshire West & Chester Council’s schools are set to be hit with an £8.6 million cut to spending power in 2024/25, with Cheshire East Council losing even more at £9.5 million.  The cut will equate to a £185 fall in funding per pupil in Cheshire West & Chester Council and a £188 decrease in Cheshire […]

Thanks to 14 years of Conservative chaos, the availability of NHS dentistry has never been so dire. I have 13 NHS Dental Practices in my constituency of Mid Cheshire. According to the NHS Find A Dentist page, if you are an adult, you need an NHS appointment and are looking to register with a dental […]

43,000 people in Mid Cheshire waited more than four hours in A&E last year – There has been a 96.6% rise in patients in Mid Cheshire Foundation Trust waiting more than four hours in A&E since 2019 – In Mid Cheshire, 43.442 people waited over four hours in 2023 – Nationally, nearly 3 million more […]

As part of their Budget Consultation for 2024/25, Cheshire East Council have proposed several cost cutting measures, including closing the Middlewich Recycling Centre in my constituency of Mid Cheshire. Due to the significant environmental impact of such measures, I have written to the Council to express my concerns regarding this and several other proposals regarding […]

Last year, the people of Winsford elected a huge majority of Salt of The Earth members to their town council. Those members campaigned on a platform which opposed Labour’s proposed 5% annual rise in the town council’s precept.  Last night, Winsford Town Council voted to increase the precept by a staggering 20%! This means that […]