Why I am standing down at the next election Thursday, 18 April, 2024 It is remarkable how nice people are to you when you declare that you are off! For those constituents who have not yet heard I announced at the East Worthing & Shoreham Conservative Association AGHM last Friday that after long deliberation I had decided not to stand again as their candidate at the next General Election. By the time of that election I will have served for more than 27 years as the... Local News
Weekly look ahead: 1st September 1st September 2020 A return to the weekly video, featuring the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ success, Southwick Post Office and the return of kids to school. I’m also restarting face-to... Local News
Herald Column: August 27 27th August 2020 As a small group of family members and others gathered at the memorial at Old Toll Bridge on Saturday it was hard to believe that 5 years had passed since that... Local News
Shoreham Airshow Disaster - 5 years on 22nd August 2020 It is hard to believe that it is 5 years since that fateful summer’s day in August when 11 men in the wrong place at the wrong time through no fault of their... Local News
Handing out an award! 21st August 2020 A pleasure to visit Adrian today and hand over a ‘Coronavirus Community Champion’ Certificate. Adrian has learning difficulties and normally attends Ferring... Local News
Discussing Migrant Crossings with Lord Alf Dubs 20th August 2020 “Allowing these boats to come across in such a dangerous way, allowing people to queue jump and being accused of lacking humanity by the French authorities who... Local News
Herald Column: August 20 20th August 2020 On Monday I was invited to the new platform extension at Lancing station. Gone are the days of 8 coach westbound trains overhanging the level crossing causing... Local News
A-Levels 17th August 2020 The Education Secretary has this afternoon announced that teacher-assessed grades will be given to A-Level and GCSEs students in England this summer. I very... Local News
A Level Results 14th August 2020 The A-Level results announced this week have resulted in many grades being lower than people had expected. Our excellent schools across East Worthing and... Local News
Herald Column: August 13 13th August 2020 The scale of the Treasury support for local businesses and local jobs throughout the pandemic has been phenomenal. Over 13,100 jobs have been protected by the... Local News