Rothwell

NEWS

RE-ELECT KAREN BRUCE

ON THURSDAY 7 MAY
to ght for Rothwell, Woodlesford, Oulton and Carlton

Rothwell News

www.rothwelllabour.org.uk

@karenbruce

Windmill saved
New re station

Safer roads
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Karen Bruce is an independent minded local councillor who stands up
for local people and always puts your interests before those of town
hall bureaucrats or party politics.
Just days after being elected she had to stand up to the council to
save Dolphin Manor care home. Shes stood up to the council and the government and won to save Rothwell re station and this month celebrated
saving Windmill youth and community centre from closure.
Karen Bruce works closely with Cllr David Nagle and is helped by your
local Labour team who are from every walk of lifepeople just like you:
nurses, retired, sales managers, self-employed, barristers and ex-miners.
Karen is a full-time councillor and lives in Rothwell with her husband
Stuart and her seven-year old daughter who attends a local school.
The video and this newsletter highlight some of the things Karen has
achieved over her last four years of serving the community and some of
the things she wants to achieve if you vote for her in the local elections.

Re-elect

Thursday May 7th

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Promoted by Stuart Bruce on behalf of Karen Bruce both at 36 Town Street, Carlton, Rothwell WF3 3QU . Printed by Angus Print (TU) Unit 2B2 Seacroft Industrial Estate LS14 2AQ

Lots done, more to do...

Led a community campaign to stop the

closure of Rothwell re station. It was so
successful a new re station opens this
spring!

Successfully fought the council to

save Windmill Youth Club

Speaking up for Woodlesford

residents hit by Tory/Lib Dem
government plans for HS2 route

Started new advice session in

Morrisons to make it easier for busy
residents to see their councillor

Fighting to protect our greenbelt and

campaigning for affordable homes to
be built on browneld sites rst

Vote to re-elect
Councillor Karen Bruce

Karen works hard for the community getting funds to

pay for new equipment like the zip wire and climbing
frame which will benet all young people, said
Gordon Dick, Carlton. Karen said: If re-elected I want
to get a new playground and zip wire in Springhead
and Woodlesford parks and a new skate park.
Working with James Lewis, chair
of transport at West Yorkshire
Combined Authority to secure
better public transport in the
Rothwell area including Woodlesford station improvements,
more carriages and later trains

Supporting the Scarecrow Festival to help small businesses

bring more visitors to Rothwell
Run meet your Rothwell Labour councillors stall at community events, to provide
advice and campaign
to save local services

Campaigning with Leeds MPs

Work with Peter Smith to help and supto save Childrens Heart Unit
port Tea Cosy Caf and make Rothwell
the rst dementia friendly town in Leeds
Campaigning to improve and protect bus
services with Angela
Kellett, chair of Rothwell Tenants and Residents Association and
parliamentary candidate Veronica King

Helped get new caf opened in

Springhead Park in time for summer

Health and wellbeing day at

Blackburn Hall to support
older people to live active
lives in our community

Lobbied the council to get blue disabled parking badges back for local
charities FDM and Rothwell Rollers

Supporting community events

Saving Dolphin Manor care home
like Rothwell Carnival and Wood- Karen Bruce with Woodlesford residents
from closure so it can be run by a
talking to Andy Burnham, Labours shadlesford and Oulton Fun Day
community trust
ow health secretary, about protecting
Karen has already got 20mph
the NHS from Tory/Lib Dem cuts
zones in Woodlesford, Haigh
Road and Carlton. Re-elect
Watch my video and nd out why I
her to ght for safer roads,
love representing the people of Rothsaid Trish Wilson of Leeds
well, Woodlesford, Oulton and Carlton
Wakeeld Road Action Group

bit.ly/rothwellvideo

In the face of Tory/Lib

government cuts voted to protect local police community support
officers and protect all
our childrens centres.
Karen said: A good
start for children and
protecting our neighbourhoods are prorities.

Get in touch
Rothwell News

Cllr Karen Bruce

karen@rothwelllabour.org.uk
0113 282 5321

@karenbruce

Cllr David Nagle

david@rothwelllabour.org.uk
07946 276804

Councillors advice sessions

Community events

Brew tea rooms

Commercial Street, Rothwell
First Friday of month 10.30-11:30
Midland House
Midland Street, Woodlesford
Second Saturday of month 10.00-11:00
Rothwell Morrisons
Third Saturday of month 10.30-11:30
Roving street surgeries on your street
Karen and David also do weekly roving street
surgeries visiting different neighbourhoods every
week.

Karen and David regularly attend local community events and often have a Rothwell Labour
councillors stall offering help and advice and
often fun things to do. Watch out for us at:

Not in August, December or bank holidays

And many more.

Rothwell May Day

Tea Cosy Caf
Rothwell Carnival
Carlton Rhubarbfest
Woodlesford and Oulton Fun Day
Rothwell Christmas Fair

Please use both your votes on Thursday, May 7

Vote for Karen Bruce and Veronica King
Promoted by Stuart Bruce on behalf of Karen Bruce both at 36 Town Street, Carlton, Rothwell WF3 3QU . Printed by Angus Print (TU) Unit 2B2 Seacroft Industrial Estate LS14 2AQ