Local MP Robin Walker has welcomed the results of a new survey showing that Worcester has been voted the happiest city in the country. A poll of 2,830 people across the UK was carried out as part of the Unbroken Britain survey – showing Worcester top of the happiness index…
Read MoreWorcester MP Robin Walker welcomed Energy Minister Richard Harrington MP to the opening of a state-of-the-art training academy at Worcester Bosch on Friday (29th September). Following a £3.5 million redevelopment programme, the company’s flagship training academy was officially reopened by Robin and Minister for Energy and Industry Richard Harrington. The…
Read MoreWorcester’s MP, Robin Walker, paid a visit to Leukaemia CARE on Friday, a national blood cancer charity based in Worcester, as part of Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Every 20 minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with a blood cancer. The three main types of blood cancer include leukaemia, lymphoma, and myeloma,…
Read MoreWorcester MP Robin Walker has today welcomed the release of employment statistics showing unemployment continuing to fall in the city to near record lows of 1.5%. The jobless figure for August in Worcester stands at 975 – 90 lower than the same time last year, and a 62% drop since…
Read MoreWorcester MP Robin Walker has hailed the continued fall in unemployment both locally and nationally, with the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) putting Worcester’s jobless rate at just 1.5% – the lowest it has been since January 2016. The figures show that unemployment in Worcester has…
Read MoreWorcester MP Robin Walker has welcomed the announcement that almost £1billion is to be invested in train services across the West Midlands, as the region’s rail franchise – previously held by London Midland – was awarded to West Midlands Trains Ltd (a joint venture between Abellio, East Japan Railway Company…
Read MoreWorcester MP Robin Walker has today called on Highways England to undertake an urgent review of the lane closures on the M5 motorway which are causing major delays for the city’s commuters. The closures have been implemented between Worcester and the M42 junction to slow traffic approaching major roadworks at…
Read MoreWorcester MP Robin Walker has today welcomed the Health Secretary’s announcement of plans to recruit 21,000 new mental health workers in England to properly integrate mental and physical health services. As part of the Government’s commitment to delivering a comprehensive package of measures to transform mental health support, Health Secretary…
Read MoreWorcester MP Robin Walker has welcomed the Government’s £1.3 billion school funding boost that will see more money going to schools and the budgets run by head-teachers in Worcester. Secretary of State for Education Justine Greening announced the boost for core school funding yesterday alongside plans for the new National…
Read MoreWorcester MP Robin Walker has today welcomed a breakthrough funding announcement of £29million for acute hospitals in Worcestershire, including the Alexandra and Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The funding – which Robin has continually pressed the case for with Ministers since 2015 – marks the biggest capital investment in the acute trust…
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