Mark Garnier, Wyre Forest's Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman, voiced his opposition to Gordon Brown's new plans to scrap disability benefits for the elderly. The small print of Labour's plans to create a National Care Service reveals they will scrap Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance for pensioners to pay for it, and this will have a direct effect on Wyre Forest's pensioners.
Mark and his family joined in the celebrations in Stourport for the Three Kings Festival, marching through the town for the annual launch of the town's Christmas festivities. Hundreds of residents gathered to see the parade march through the streets, finishing at the Civic Centre where well wishers gathered for Christmas carols, prayers and the turning on of the lights.
Mark Garnier attended this morning's primary care trust board meeting, catching up on the work of the Worcestershire Primary Care Trust. Kidderminster and Wyre Forest was on the agenda as the meeting needed to agree the initiation of the Kidderminster Health Services Project, tasked with job of reviewing and indentifying the most appropriate model of service provision and means of delivery for Wyre Forest's residents.
Conservative Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne visited the West Midlands on Friday and announced plans to tackle the disastrous West Midlands Economy. The announcement comes just days after government figures confirm unemployment continuing to rise, with another 30,000 losing their jobs in October and jobless figures now standing at 2.46 million.
Conservative candidates from across Worcestershire have called for the Cancer Care Network's report on Head and Neck Cancer services to be made public.
All across Wyre Forest this Sunday, communities were remembering their fallen colleagues at services of remembrance. Mark Garnier went to join the British Legion in Stourport and joined the parade through the town, laying a poppy wreath on behalf of the Wyre Forest Conservative Association.
The Wyre Forest Conservative Association held its annual dinner on Friday at the Bewdley Ramada. Nearly 150 local members and their guests came to hear the guest speaker, David Trimble, speak of his work during the Northern Ireland peace process.
Mark joined local residents from Kidderminster's Spennells on Saturday to clean up around the shops in a getting together organised by local community activist Ian Siddall. "Sadly," said Mark, "I could only stay for a short while, but I was delighted to see so many people getting together to clean up the neighbourhood.
The annual conference of the F40 Campaign, held in London yesterday, saw an excellent turnout from Worcestershire-based Conservatives, including Mark Garnier, Parliamentary Candidate for Wyre Forest.
Mark Garnier is the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Wyre Forest. In this video he sets out the most important priorities for the area in the forthcoming General Election.
