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Victoria Charleston Lib Dems Parliamentary Spokesperson for Salisbury Constituency

‘Address violence against women’

WE are at the start of the UN ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Against Women & Girls’…

Cllr John Wells Chair of Environment and Climate Committee (Salisbury City Council)

‘Statement heralds economic winter’

‘WHERE are we going?’ is the question raised in my mind in the aftermath of the eagerly awaited Autumn…

Victoria Charleston Lib Dems Parliamentary Spokesperson for Salisbury Constituency

‘Now it’s time for climate ambition’

LAST week, I attended an extraordinary meeting of Salisbury City Council to review the government’s approach to climate change,…

Cllr John Wells Chair of Environment and Climate Committee (Salisbury City Council)

Lack of leadership and legislation over climate and environment

Having lunch with friends this weekend, it was hardly surprising that the topic of climate change and the environment…

Brig Oubridge Green campaigner from Salisbury

‘Time for change was frittered away’

AS I write, another climate summit is underway in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. Another year has gone…

Victoria Charleston Lib Dems Parliamentary Spokesperson for Salisbury Constituency

It is unacceptable that people in our area need help of food banks to eat

Last Tuesday, I visited the Salisbury Pantry, a membership initiative run by Salisbury City Council to provide affordable and…

Cllr Jenny Bolwell Labour City Councillor for Fisherton Bemerton Ward

We should not have families living on the breadline in this day and age

I am chair of Bemerton Heath Residents Association. With my disabilities, I had to give up work five years…

Credit: UK Parliament

Salisbury MP John Glen lands top Treasury job in Rishi Sunak’s government

SAILISBURY MP John Glen has been appointed as Chief Secretary to the Treasury – one of the most senior…

Credit UK Parliament

MP says Boris Johnson ‘was removed for a reason’ as he backs Sunak

SALISBURY MP John Glen is backing Rishi Sunak as he closes in on the Conservative party membership – and…

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt, credit GOV UK/UK Parliament.

Salisbury MP backing Rishi Sunak in leadership election

SALISBURY MP John Glen has announced he is backing Rishi Sunak for Prime Minister – as the region’s Conservative…