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Neil Lewis chosen as Bromsgrove Liberal Democrats candidate for GE17

THE BROMSGROVE Liberal Democrats have already chosen their candidate to stand in the general election on June 8.

AS IF THE NHS DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO COPE WITH.........

NHS trusts are facing a new challenge in their cash strapped struggle to provide a high standard service. Now hospitals are faced with a sharp rise of 21% (£ 322 millions) in business rates on their property. As an example, the Queen Elizabeth, Birmingham will face a tax bill rise from £2.8m per year to£6.9m unless MPs and ourselves can persuade the Government to relent. One solution would be to allow NHS properties to claim charity status reductions of 80% as some private hospitals eg the Nuffield Trust already do but so far that sensible suggestion has been rejected by Jeremy Hunt.

Local resident and campaigner Rob Hunter launches his bid to become Bromsgrove Central's next county councillor

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THANK YOU to Gordon as Bromsgrove's new rail station opens for business,

Not an official opening, but the first train to stop at Bromsgrove's new station at 6:21 on a dull but rainless Tuesday morning.