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 Foster calls for train fare U turn |
Michael Foster, MP for Worcester, today called on First Great Western to back-track on their recent announcement to stop Worcester travellers from using cheap day tickets and one-day travel cards...
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| Mixed news for rail users at Westminster summit |
“There was mixed news for rail users” at a summit to discuss issues on the Cotswold Line to Paddington, held today in Parliament reports Worcester MP Mike Foster. The meeting called by Labour...
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| Worcester takes centre stage in fight against violent security i |
The City of Worcester stands centre-stage in the fight against violent crime against workers in the security industry. Local MP, Michael Foster, who has been campaigning for over a year to better...
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| Foster seeks hospital chief meeting |
Worcester MP, Mike Foster, has today written to Acute Trust Chairman, Mike O’Riordan, seeking an early meeting to clarify assurances given to County MPs about patient care and waiting times. Mr...
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| County gets million pound council windfall |
Local councils in Worcestershire have been granted over £1 million more this year than usual thanks to a new government grant. The grant level which was confirmed to Parliament this week is from...
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| Foster welcomes funding for free bus travel |
Michael Foster, MP for Worcester, yesterday met with Transport Secretary Alistair Darling to welcome a double piece of good news for local pensioners. From April 1 this year people over 60 and di...
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| Foster condemns City Council reluctance to use new litter powers |
Worcester MP, Mike Foster, has today condemned the Conservative run City Council for failing to use the new Fixed Penalty Notice powers they have recently been given by the Government. He made hi...
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| Foster delighted with school traffic safety moves |
Responding to concerns from parents whose children attend St George’s C of E School in Barbourne, worried about the safety of crossing the road, Worcester MP Mike Foster has today indicated tha...
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| Foster discusses Norton Parkway with Transport Minister |
Worcester MP, Mike Foster, today held brief but constructive discussions with Transport Minister Derek Twigg concerning a potential rail station development at Norton Parkway. Mr Foster has been ...
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| Foster in Westminster celebration of local college success |
Worcester MP, Mike Foster, broke away from his ministerial duties to help Worcester College of Technology and local student, Kate Jones, celebrate success at a national event attended by MPs and ...
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| Foster discusses police merger with Minister |
Worcester MP, Mike Foster, last week held talks with Police Minister Tony McNulty over the future of neighbourhood policing and the future of West Mercia Police Force. His talks followed a meetin...
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| Foster pleased with police merger U turn |
Worcester MP, Michael Foster, today welcomed the news that the Home Office had dropped the idea of merging West Mercia police into a giant West Midland force. The U-turn follows a series of meeti...
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| Hospital test waiting times fall |
New figures, made public for the first time today, show the scale of change within the local NHS that is benefiting local patients. Waiting times for hospital tests such as MRI scans have been pu...
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| Foster meets City Council supremo on flash flooding |
The flash flooding suffered by Worcester on July 5th was the subject of a meeting between the City MP, Mike Foster and the City Council Chief Executive David Wareing last Friday. The pair discuss...
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| Foster claims victory for volunteers |
Worcester MP, Mike Foster, today claimed a huge victory for volunteers in Worcester and across the country as a whole. In June, Nicola Hampton the Volunteer Support and PR Officer of Age Concern,...
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| Foster questions hospital chaplaincy decision |
Worcester MP, Mike Foster, has joined the chorus of disapproval over the decision to reduce the number of hospital chaplains at Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust. He has written to the Chairman of t...
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| “Back Parkway and I’ll back you” MP tells train company |
Worcester MP, Mike Foster, speaking just ahead of the Labour Party Conference, told Virgin Trains he will back them if they back the Worcester Parkway station. His blunt message was made in respo...
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| “You don’t have to be posh to be a politician” says MP |
Speaking to a group of Year 9 pupils at Nunnery Wood High School today, local MP Mike Foster told them that “you don’t have to be posh to be a politician”. He made his comments to the pupil...
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| Foster backs bicycling bobbies |
Worcester MP, Mike Foster, has warmly welcomed the return of bicycle patrols by local police officers in the city. His comments came after he spent time on bicycle patrol with local police office...
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| Weekend park and ride site suggested |
Worcester MP, Mike Foster, has written this week to the County Council’s transport supremo, John Hobbs, suggesting the council considers using the existing car park at the University of Worcest...
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