Iftar and launching Labour’s Broxtowe Borough Council election campaign by Beeston North candidate Ed Lyons This month we were honoured to be invited to share the Iftar, the communal breaking of the fast, with Broxtowe’s Kashmiri and Bengali community and launch our local election campaign with Labour Party chair Ian Lavery. This was a celebration […]
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International Workers day Each year workers around the world mark International Workers’ Day or May Day, and we are really excited that Nottinghamshire will celebrate May Day 2018 right here in Broxtowe. International Workers day was founded in 1904 at the Sixth Congress of the Second International, an international body of socialist, communist and […]
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Nine in 10 schools across the country are facing billions in real-terms funding cuts. In Broxtowe that figure is even worse. Thirty three of our 35 schools, a massive 94%, face funding cuts according to the School Cuts website https://schoolcuts.org.uk/#!/ Nationally: £2.8bn has been cut from school budgets since 2015 £185.2k average cut to […]
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Broxtowe Citizens Advice Bureau popped along to our Beeston Central & Rylands branch meeting to chat about:- The Europe Direct Service what to expect & what we will be doing over the next 12 months. Brexit & what we have been told by the European Commission communications team. The Joint statement […]
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The plans for Beeston’s redevelopment (originally introduced by Labour) are taking shape and I’m pleased to say that cross party unity continues. A cinema led regeneration, complimented with bars, restaurants and housing remains the preferred option for the square and we are now in the crucial stages of securing an agreement. This will pave the […]
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I was delighted to be re-elected last May with a much increased majority – thank you so much for your support. Please make sure you stay in touch and keep me busy! Unfortunately, and despite all our promises delivered since 2013, Labour did not win the County again; we are now the main opposition party with […]
Read More From your County Councillor, Kate FoaleThe Tories on Broxtowe Council continue to lurch from crisis to crisis. They are missing crucial housebuilding targets, and they are haemorrhaging housing rental income following the closure of cash offices in Eastwood, Stapleford and Beeston. Staff morale is at an all time low following a series of incredibly costly and damaging investigations. Despite all […]
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Now in its third year, Beeston Memory Café regularly attracts around fifty people to its sessions which are held from 2.00pm – 4.00pm on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month based at MiddlStreet Centre. Programmes include quizzes, musical groups, games and entertainers. Highlights have been the Christmas party and entertainment by the […]
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Coffee with comrades is a great way to meet other Labour members in an informal and friendly way. If you’re lucky, the Parliamentary candidate may show up, but either way, it’s great to develop relationships – which isn’t so easy in formal ‘business’ meetings’ Follow @broxtowelabour
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