内容摘要：He said: "If there's going to be a lot less traffic here, a lot of businesses will struggle."

He said: "If there's going to be a lot less traffic here, a lot of businesses will struggle."

After July last year, the Lib Dems have a taste for making the Tories miserable, not just for the sake of it, but in the hope of taking out another chunk of their party's traditional infrastructure, in the shape of their county councillors.And party sources suggest their activists are more motivated, and their numbers even increasing, because of US President Donald Trump.

Lastly, but not least, the Greens want to continue their steady march into council seats across England.In 2023 they had their best showing in 20 years and took majority control of a council for the first time, adding many more councillors to their number last year.This time round they want to add to the tally in counties like Shropshire, Gloucestershire and Kent, where they already have bums on seats.

The Green MPs have made less noise than their other newbie rivals at the other end of the spectrum, Reform. So at a time when enthusiasm for the climate agenda has been fading, or at least evolving in both the big main parties, next week the Green Party will want to show it is a growing force.Any election is also a test of our political parties' campaign machines – the questions different for each this time round.

For Labour, is it firing on all cylinders after its July triumph? Frankly, it doesn't seem to be running a campaign at full throttle this time, which given the geography of the contests, shouldn't surprise.

For the Conservatives, how much of its once legendary campaigning muscle is left after getting whacked in the summer? Some loyalists are heartened there are still members willing to knock on doors. But a rival campaigner now calls them the "tumbleweed Tories", claiming they're nowhere to be seen on the ground."At the moment, if things close here, there will be no life here, and closing it will make it much more difficult to open again in the future.

"We are a community group with enough knowledge in the industry, we could take over tomorrow if needed, we have enough skills."Mabon ap Gwynfor, MS for Dwyfor Meirionnydd, said he wanted to see all the facilities on the site remain open.

He said: "It would have a detrimental effect on the community and the local economy."People are coming together to show our opposition and to try to ensure that the centre stays open."