A27 Update - Sussex Pad Roundabout, Lyons Farm Lights and more Friday, 22 September, 2023 After long delays and having to step in to get National Highways speaking properly to UKPN (UK Power Networks) National Highways have confirmed that UKPN will be starting their works on the 18th September and Costain will complete their works early October and then mid-October Telent will then complete the remainder of the works. Hopefully that will then see a completion to this problematic... Local News
Community Newspaper - Autumn 2023 19th September 2023 Over the autumn I have been out and about locally distributing our new community newspaper, which covers various things that I and your local councillors have... Local News
Herald Column September 14th 2023 14th September 2023 The events of last weekend underlined the huge range of issues an MP is expected to deal with. On Saturday my usual brisk street surgery at Shoreham Farmer’s... Local News
Westminster Hall Debate - Flying Schools - 12 September 2023 12th September 2023 On Tuesday I hosted a Westminster Hall debate on flying schools, after the shock news that after 17 years Shoreham based FTA would be closing its doors for good... Local News
Canadian Memorial Service - August 2023 8th September 2023 I recently attended the Canadian Memorial on Worthing seafront for a moving service to commemorate the 1000 Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in the Dieppe... Local News
Herald Column September 7th 2023 7th September 2023 MPs inevitably need a tough skin. Criticism is part of the territory and praise comes as a pleasant, albeit rare, surprise. Last week I received a lovely letter... Local News
Herald Column August 31st 2023 31st August 2023 My constituent Dinkie Flowers, now 103 and a quarter, was in typically irrepressible form when she turned up at the Fishersgate Gateway Hub to present a cheque... Local News
Tackling Crime in East Worthing and Adur 24th August 2023 Sadly we’ve had instances of shoplifting and antisocial behaviour in our town centres, and recently there was that very unfortunate assault inside the Co-op in... Local News
Herald Column August 24th 2023 24th August 2023 It’s always a bit embarrassing presenting a trophy to yourself and it rarely happens but at the 103rd Southwick Horticultural Society Annual Summer Show it... Local News
Herald Column August 17th 2023 17th August 2023 I held a very lively roundtable about the spate of shoplifting centred on the Lancing and Shoreham COOP branches involving store managers, police, councillors... Local News
