Education & Training
Manorbrook Primary school to be expanded
South Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats are delighted today to announce the expansion of Manorbrook Primary School in Thornbury.
14 Apr 2025
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Community
MP worried about future of Yate Post Office
Thornbury and Yate MP Claire Young has made a statement responding to the announcement that the Post Office will be seeking to transition all 115 Crown Post Offices, including their branch in Yate, into new franchises.
8 Apr 2025
Planning & Development
MP Claire Young voices opposition to Yate Rocks development
Thornbury and Yate MP Claire young has responded to new proposals from Clifton Homes, which would see 67 new residential properties built on land at Gravel Hill and see Yate Rocks absorbed into the town.
7 Apr 2025
Education & Training
MP urges Government to stump up cash for ‘much needed’ school expansions
Claire Young has written to the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, urging her to make funding available to enable the building of a new school to serve Ladden Garden Village in Yate and to expand both Manorbrook Primary and Charfield Primary Schools.
3 Apr 2025
Health, Care & the NHS
MP calls for “end to corridor care” after shocking rise in 12-hours on trolleys
Claire Young MP has called for action to end corridor care, after research by the House of Commons Library found that 1,433 people were left facing 12 hours waits on hospital trolleys under the North Bristol NHS Trust this winter.
2 Apr 2025
Economy & Business
Claire Young: Spring Statement is a missed opportunity
Following today’s Spring Statement, local Liberal Democrat MP Claire Young has said that the Chancellor “missed the opportunity” to deliver the change needed in Thornbury & Yate by scrapping the jobs tax and reforming business rates.
26 Mar 2025