The appalling comments made by three of the Conservative Councillors at the recent meeting of Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee have been well publicised.
Warwickshire's schools are set to be hit with a £14.2m cut to spending power in 2024/25 data from the National Education Union (NEU) reveals. The cut will equate to a £181 fall in funding per pupil in 2024/25 compared with 2023/24.
With the general election due to take place this year, Jenny Wilkinson, the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Kenilworth and Southam, has kicked off her campaign in front of a packed hall of supporters at Barford in Warwickshire.
Jon Bennett becomes latest Lib Dem councillor in the Kenilworth & Southam constituency. Trisha Trimble misses out by 40 votes. Stephen Pimm comes an excellent 2nd (+23.6%, up from 4th) in the Dunsmore and Leam Valley division of Warwickshire CC.
This week's news has been dominated by the government's budget statement. Here's what Jenny Wilkinson for Kenilworth & Southam has to say about it - caution: it's not good news
Kenilworth & Southam’s Conservative MP has been criticised after voting against a Liberal Democrat amendment which would have committed the government to improving GP and ambulance wait times.
