Mark Garnier MP recently caught up with the Environment Agency to check on progress with Bewdley.
Bewdley was affected by the floods in January and February this year and demonstrated the contrast between different approaches to flood defences.
On the western, Bewdley side of the River Severn, the
Planning applications are an issue fraught with controversy. From the application to build a small extension, to proposals to build thousands of homes in Wyre Forest’s green belt, all seem to gather objections of one sort or another.
Mark Garnier is delighted to report that Diamond Buses have reviewed 2 of their routes to create a revised route incorporating 2 areas of Kidderminster and Bewdley which had previously lost their transport link.
Mark Garnier MP, Cllr Alan Amos, Cabinet Member responsible for Transport at Worcesters
Today Mark was joined by Nigel Huddleston MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage where they announced that Severn Valley Railway will receive £906,000 to ensure our local heritage is protected throughout the Coronavirus pandemic and long into the future.
The Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage
In any normal year, Parliament closes for three weeks while two of the three main political parties, plus the Liberal Democrats, hold their conferences.
The battle with Coronavirus, that has been fought since March, has entered a new front. The statistics coming out show that we are losing the battle, with the reproduction rate of the virus implying a significant increase in future cases.
Mark Garnier was delighted to visit the Kidderminster Bus Depot to meet with Senior Technician - Lee Wolfe and Operations Manager - Nigel Gorman from Diamond Buses. On view was one of the new 5 buses which will be serving the district’s bus routes.
The new bus which arrived, on Friday 28th Au
As we come towards the end of the summer break, there are a couple of things that are important locally.
The first is the outcome of the planning meeting last week.
