Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 Friday, 27 January, 2023 This week I signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment to support Holocaust Memorial Day and honour those who were murdered during the Holocaust, as well as pay tribute to the extraordinary survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people today. Holocaust Memorial Day falls on the 27th January every year, the anniversary of the liberation of the infamous former Nazi... Westminster News
Visit to The Wesley - Cinderford Town Regeneration Project 27th January 2023 Last Friday, I visited The Wesley in Cinderford, to take a closer look at recent improvements and discuss Cinderford Town Council’s future plans for the site... Local News
Levelling Up Fund Round 2 and Update on the Forest's Bid 25th January 2023 Last week £2.1 billion was awarded to transformational projects across the United Kingdom as part of the second round of the Levelling Up Fund. Major government... Articles
Visit to Lydney rail repair works with the Network Rail Chief Executive 20th January 2023 Today, with the Network Rail Chief Executive, I visited the repair works near Lydney. I was briefed by the engineering team about the work they’ve done both in... Local News
Gloucestershire NHS leads the country on Covid boosters and elective recovery 18th January 2023 Recently, the news has been filled with stories about the pressure the NHS is facing, particularly as it catches up with backlogs caused by the pandemic, and... Articles
Update - Lydney Rail Landslip 16th January 2023 As a result of recent heavy rain there was a small landslip onto the railway line near Lydney on Saturday. The line was closed by Network Rail and a team of... Local News
The Prime Minister's New Year Speech 11th January 2023 Last week, the Prime Minister announced five promises. Firstly, we will halve inflation this year to ease the cost of living and give people the financial... Articles
Forest of Dean receives over £300,000 of Government funding to tackle homelessness 4th January 2023 Just before Christmas, a time of year when the issue of homelessness and rough sleeping is really brought into perspective, the Government announced the... Articles
A look back on 2022 28th December 2022 I hope that all of my constituents had a lovely Christmas and are enjoying a restful festive period with friends and family. Last week, in my Christmas column... Articles
Merry Christmas 21st December 2022 I have just finished sending out my Christmas cards to people across the Forest and fellow MPs. I have had lots of wonderful entries to my Christmas card... Articles
