Blog - Barbara Keeley

Have you been affected by the mail delays at Eccles Sorting Office?

It is unacceptable that constituents living in Eccles have not been receiving their post for over one month. The Royal Mail says the issue is down to staff shortages caused by sickness and isolation because of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, I find this unacceptable and I am concerned about how…

Barbara supports the Down Syndrome Bill

Barbara Keeley MP has joined colleagues across Parliament to support the Down Syndrome Bill which will be debated in the House of Commons on Friday 26th November 2021. The Down Syndrome Bill has been introduced as a Private Members’ Bill by Dr Liam Fox and the Government has announced that…

Barbara backs campaign to end scandal of unsold food being wasted, instead of donated to charities feeding hungry people

Barbara Keeley MP is backing the #FoodOnPlates campaign to stop millions of tonnes of fresh, unsold food from being wasted, when it could instead go to charities and community groups feeding families. One in 8 people in the UK struggles to afford food – and the pandemic has resulted in…

Free entry for Salford residents to RHS Bridgewater will continue until 2023

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the UK’s gardening charity, has extended free Tuesday entry for Salford residents to RHS Garden Bridgewater for a further year to May 2023. Since opening on 18 May 2021, over 270,000 people have visited the garden, and more than 20,000 Salford residents have already visited…

Warburton Toll Bridge

The Government has confirmed to me that Peel Ports Group are in the process of putting together an application under the Transport and Works Act 1992 to increase the toll of Warburton Bridge. I remain opposed to Peel Ports Group’s proposal to increase the toll to £1 and I believe…

Barbara’s Christmas Card competition 2021

Barbara is delighted to be running her annual Christmas Card competition in primary schools across the constituency. Barbara has invited primary schools in Worsley & Eccles South to ask their pupils to submit a design for her Christmas card for 2021. This card will be sent to businesses, local leaders…

Barbara’s response to the Places for Everyone plan

Places for Everyone is a long-term plan of nine Greater Manchester districts (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan) for jobs, new homes, and sustainable growth. It has been published by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on behalf of the nine districts. The plan is a joint…

Update on Warburton Bridge

After Peel Ports Group’s announcement of their intention to raise the toll for Warburton Bridge from 12p to £1, I have been contacted by a number of constituents concerned about the proposed hike. I wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport and I received a response from Charlotte Norbiton,…

Update on the Infected Blood Inquiry

On 20th May 2021, the government announced that Sir Robert Francis QC had been appointed to “carry out a study which will look at options for a framework for compensation, and to report back to the Paymaster General with recommendations, before the independent Infected Blood Inquiry reports”. These developments are…

Current Covid guidance

England has now moved to Step 4 its roadmap, the step-by-step plan to ease COVID restrictions. Most legal restrictions on individuals and businesses have now been lifted. This means that: You do not need to stay 2 metres apart from people you do not live with. There are also no…

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