2 June 2016
West Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin has today repeated her support for local people affected after the bridge collapsed into the river Teme at Eastham. Harriett has met with the community and has been in talks with local army representatives to identify solutions which will help to keep traffic flowing around the area. The MP has also been working with local district and county councillors and a further update is due from Worcestershire County Council tomorrow. Harriett commented: "I have been in regular touch with the local community and have been feeding back information both to villagers and the local councillors to make sure as many people as possible are kept properly informed. "It is now time for the county council to take some decisions and present a plan of action for how we are going to mitigate the impact of this incident. "A number of options are now on the table and I look forward to getting an idea of the county's plan in the next 24 hours. After that we will work with the community on both the short and long-term solutions and carry out a wider consultation to get as many views as possible."