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Youth Club Saved

As part of it's drive to cut costs the County Council recently announced it was planning to close a number of youth clubs in Staffordshire. One of those on the list was Gnosall. For many years Barry Stamp has been involved with the Youth Club in Gnosall and recognises the valuable service it provides to all the villages in the area. When he heard the news that it was under threat Barry immediately arranged a meeting with Cllr Robert Simpson - the County Council's Cabinet Member responsible for the Youth Service - to explain to him just why the Gnosall Club should be spared. Barry is now pleased to report that the club will not be shutting. In a recent edition of the Express and Star, Cllr Simpson said he had decided not to close the club because ".... one of the main reasons for that is because of the representations made by Cllr Barry Stamp on behalf of his constituents."

Bradley Under Pressure From "Inappropriate" Development

Bradley certainly seems to have come under some considerable pressure over the last few months from what one village resident described as "inappropriate development". Barry Stamp has been supporting both the Parish Council and local residents in their fight to get these plans rejected. In every case Barry has asked for the applications to be decided by the Council's Planning Committee and not left just for the officers to say "Yes" or "No". Barry is pleased to say that up to now all the contentious applications have been refused, but he is worried that sooner or later one will be approved. "Neither the Parish Council, most local residents, or myself are against development in the village. However any proposed new building will have to reflect Bradley's unique character and fit in with the other neighbouring buildings," said Barry. What do you think about new development in Bradley? Click here and tell Barry what you think about this and other issues on his online poll page

Barry pictured here with some of the children, staff, and PTA members at St Lawrence Primary School Gnosall at the opening of the schools newly refurbished library.

Barry Stamp is continuing to campaign to get the Council Tax scrapped and replaced with a local income tax

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Council To Push Through New Stafford Western Access Road Plan

Many residents living in the Doxey and Castletown areas of Stafford will certainly not be pleased to hear that the County Council are pushing ahead with their plans to build a new major road through their communities. After carrying out a so called public consultation which resulted in just 600 or so people saying something needed to be done to tackle congestion in the town the Council decided that it would pursue its preferred route for a new Stafford Western Access Road. To make matters worse only about 450 people out of the 600 supported this route. Considering the number of people who live or work in Stafford this number can, at the best, be described as minute. From the outset Barry Stamp was concerned that the Conservative run County Council had made up its mind that their preferred "Green" route was the one they wanted regardless of what people thought, and that the public consultation was just a sham! Barry does however agree that traffic congestion in the town is getting worse, especially at rush hours along the Newport Road. However he believes that much more could be done to improve the traffic flow through the town and that rather than installing more traffic lights the County Council should remove some! Download a plan of the new Stafford Western Access Road here and see just how the houses in the Timberfields and Doxey Road areas will be affect, the difficulty drivers from Doxey could have in getting to town, the traffic problems that will be caused on the Foregate, and just how much car-parking and land will be lost to this new road!

Barry Questions Tories On Plan To Leave Town Parks Open At Night

Finally the Tories mishandling of the Council budget is coming home to roost. Barry Stamp recently discovered in their panic to save money the Council were working on a plan which might lead to members of the Borough's Park Rangers staff to be made redundant. While this is bad enough the knock on effect would mean there would not be enough staff to carry out even the basic duties such as locking the gates on the town park at dusk. At a recent meeting of the Council Barry challenged the Conservative Cabinet Member for Leisure with this fact and was shocked when he admitted that such a scheme was being considered! This would mean anyone could get access to the area of the park which contains the bowling green and the aviary, which has already been the scene of a vandal attack which resulted in the death of some of the birds. "The fact that the Tories are considering such a scheme really shows how desperate they are to save money. Victoria Park is a real showcase for the town and leaving the gates open at night is just calling for trouble," said Barry.

Has The County Council Abandoned The Roads In This Area?

Has the County Council abandoned the roads in this area is a question Barry Stamp has been asked a number of times over the past few weeks. It seems it doesn't matter where you drive it's not long before you come across floods. The situation is especially bad in Church Eaton Lane where a few days ago the road was only passable if you had a 4x4! Barry is getting sick and tired of contacting the Council about the problems only to be told something will be done. It does seem if there is no one willing to take the blame for this situation and everyone involved with the County Council are prepared to let local residents suffer!

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4 out of 5 Local Post Offices Saved From Closure

Four out of the five post offices in this area have been saved from closure. Those unaffected are Gnosall, Haughton, Bradley, and Derrington. However the Post Office have decided that the one at Great Bridgeford is to shut. Barry Stamp has been actively involved with the Liberal Democrats campaign to save rural post offices. At the beginning of March Liberal Democrats handed a 50,000 name petition into to Downing Street calling on the Government to end the closure plans.  Don't be fooled by the Conservatives When the Conservatives were in power they closed 3500 post offices! "What we need now is a concerted effort by all political parties to work together to fight these closure plans, instead of trying to score political points in the hope of winning votes. Locally the County Council are seeking ways of using their power and influence to either stop the closures or if this is not possible ensuring replacement services are available. I will be urging the Borough Council to work with the County Council and other organisations to ensure this happens," said Barry Stamp.