Leader's Column from Councillor Tony Jefferson Friday, 6 November, 2020 Winter is coming, the clocks have altered and the days are getting much shorter. As I write this Covid-19 numbers are increasing and another four week lockdown has been announced. I am picking up a much greater divergence of opinion on Covid-19 now. There appear to be an increasing number of people saying that we need to accept that we are just going to have to get used to living with the virus... Local News
Latest update from Stratford District Council 24th August 2020 Leaders Column; August 2020 This is a longer version of the Leaders Column that appears in “The Herald”. It gives me the opportunity to give more background on... Local News
District Matters by Tony Jefferson 19th June 2020 In my last column I said that I was not sure that many people had understood the implications of the biggest economic downturn in centuries. Despite the... Local News
Leader of the District Council Column 22nd May 2020 Leader's Column from Tony Jefferson In my last column I said that the world has changed. What we have yet to discover is exactly what these changes will be... Local News
Edward Fitter and Izzi Seccombe working in their wards 13th May 2020 Stratford-on-Avon District Councillor Update Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to everyone for helping to continue to save lives during the COVID-19... Local News
Mobile testing centre in Stratford and new help for businesses crucial to the local economy 6th May 2020 We had the fantastic news on Friday that the Government exceeded its 100,000 Corona virus tests in a day the end of April. A new mobile testing centre has... Local News
End of April update 28th April 2020 These last six weeks, although it sometimes feels like six months, have been unusual to say the least. A matter of days before the Prime Minister instructed us... Local News
Councillor Ian Shenton dealing with the crisis 27th April 2020 The last few weeks have been different, to say the least. Not only for me but for everyone. The crisis has affected every person and every family in some way... Local News
County Council tackling COVID19 18th April 2020 Message from Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Leader of Warwickshire County Council First and foremost I hope you are all keeping safe and well at this very worrying time... Local News
Police and Crime Commissioner reports back on coping with Corona 14th April 2020 Like you all, I am currently living through this unprecedented period of “lockdown” at home. Although frustrating, it is the only way we can beat this terrible... Local News
Budget 2021: The Chancellor's Speech in Full 3rd March 2021 Read and Watch the Chancellor's Budget announcement here in full. One year ago, we promised the British people we would do whatever it takes to provide security... National News
Everything you need to know about Budget 2021 3rd March 2021 Find out how Budget 2021 is protecting the jobs and livelihoods of the British people. National News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News