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MP gets local gin ‘pride of place’ spot in Parliament
A Thornbury gin distiller has been given a special spot as the official guest gin in the House of Commons this week thanks to a recommendation from local MP Claire Young.
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Manorbrook Primary school to be expanded
South Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats are delighted today to announce the expansion of Manorbrook Primary School in Thornbury.
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MP worried about future of Yate Post Office
Thornbury and Yate MP Claire Young has made a statement responding to the announcement that the Post Office will be seeking to transition all 115 Crown Post Offices, including their branch in Yate,…
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MP Claire Young voices opposition to Yate Rocks development
Thornbury and Yate MP Claire young has responded to new proposals from Clifton Homes, which would see 67 new residential properties built on land at Gravel Hill and see Yate Rocks absorbed into the…
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MP urges Government to stump up cash for ‘much needed’ school expansions
Claire Young has written to the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, urging her to make funding available to enable the building of a new school to serve Ladden Garden Village in Yate and to…
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MP calls for “end to corridor care” after shocking rise in 12-hours on trolleys
Claire Young MP has called for action to end corridor care, after research by the House of Commons Library found that 1,433 people were left facing 12 hours waits on hospital trolleys under the North…
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Claire Young: Spring Statement is a missed opportunity
Following today’s Spring Statement, local Liberal Democrat MP Claire Young has said that the Chancellor “missed the opportunity” to deliver the change needed in Thornbury & Yate by scrapping the jobs…
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Local MP calls on Chancellor to “back rural businesses” at the Spring Statement
Local Liberal Democrat MP Claire Young has called on the Chancellor to deliver a Spring Statement that will “save rural businesses” on Wednesday.
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Lib Dem MP Claire Young backs plan to improve access to education for children with special educational needs
Claire Young MP has backed the Liberal Democrats new rescue plan for the SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) system at their Spring Conference in Harrogate, saying that “families…
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Thornbury & Yate MP votes to exempt GPs and care homes from “health tax”
Claire Young MP has voted to back a Liberal Democrat amendment which would exempt health and care providers from the Government’s rise in employers national insurance, set to come into force on April…
