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9.5% Drop In GP Funding For Mid Cheshire’s Patients

by Jack Price-Harbach on 30 January, 2024

Figures reveal GP funding slashed in Mid Cheshire since 2019 – Funding for GP practices in Cheshire and Merseyside has been slashed by £37.7 million in real terms since 2019  – Nationally, the Conservatives have cut GP funding by 6.9% per patient in real terms  – Cheshire West & Chester’s Liberal Democrats are calling for […]

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Don’t Throw The Tip Away!

by Jack Price-Harbach on 20 January, 2024

As part of their Budget Consultation for 2024/25, Cheshire East Council have proposed several cost cutting measures, including closing the Middlewich Recycling Centre in my constituency of Mid Cheshire. Due to the significant environmental impact of such measures, I have written to the Council to express my concerns regarding this and several other proposals regarding […]

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20% Hikes! Not once, but twice!

by Jack Price-Harbach on 16 January, 2024

Last year, the people of Winsford elected a huge majority of Salt of The Earth members to their town council. Those members campaigned on a platform which opposed Labour’s proposed 5% annual rise in the town council’s precept.  Last night, Winsford Town Council voted to increase the precept by a staggering 20%! This means that […]

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