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
Pensioners' Fair 2018 7th September 2018 Many thanks to all those who came to my Pensioners’ Fair on Friday and thank you to the landlords of the Montague Quarter for allowing us the use of this... Local News
UK Youth Parliament launch UK’s largest survey of young people 6th September 2018 Young people can now take part in the UK Youth Parliament’s ‘Make Your Mark’ campaign, the UK’s largest survey of young people’s views. Young people aged 11-18... Westminster News
Herald column September 6th 2018 6th September 2018 Parliament returned this week after the summer recess and the hottest summer on record. Things are still hotting up in Westminster though as Brexit remains the... Articles
Wearing it pink for charity fundraiser 5th September 2018 I added a splash of pink to my usual attire to support Breast Cancer Now’s wear it pink fundraiser, which will take place on Friday 19 October to raise money... Westminster News
Join the campaign to ‘Make Blood Cancer Visible’ 4th September 2018 I am backing the campaign to raise awareness of blood cancer and put it at the forefront of the Government’s cancer plans. Since September is Blood Cancer... Westminster News
Big Lottery Fund awards £55,031 to local projects 4th September 2018 Fantastic to hear that 7 projects have been awarded funding in the last three months from the Big Lottery Fund in Adur & Worthing. The 7 projects are: 1. Smart... Local News
Worthing Churches Homeless Project 4th September 2018 There have been some complaints about the new Worthing Churches Homeless Project in Lyndhurst Road, which was set up in April to help take rough sleepers off... Local News
Brooklands Park Update 4th September 2018 The new investment into Brooklands is welcome and credit to the councillor and local councillors, such as Cllr Keith Bickers, for championing this cause for... Local News
Latest developments at Govia Thameslink Railway 3rd September 2018 I received a letter from GTR's Chief Executive Office, Patrick Verwer, explaining what they have been doing to try and give customers more certainty and... Local News