Our New Hospital 14th July 2021 Last week, I spoke to our local NHS leadership to discuss the exciting final stages of preparation for building our brand new community hospital in the centre... Articles
School Bubbles 7th July 2021 Anyone who has children or school age relatives knows just how frustrating it has been when an entire bubble gets sent home after just one positive Covid case... Articles
School Improvement Fund 30th June 2021 Last week, the Department for Education announced the most recent funding round from the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF), with nearly £500 million of funding... Articles
Local Business Success 23rd June 2021 It’s great news that the leading Gloucestershire innovation firm, Versarien, has decided that the Forest of Dean is the ‘perfect place’ for the location of its... Articles
Covid Restrictions 16th June 2021 The latest Public Health England data shows that we are blessed with effective vaccines – an increase in cases is not being matched by a similar rise in... Articles
Our Global G7 Leadership 9th June 2021 This week, the Prime Minister welcomes world leaders to Cornwall for this year’s G7 summit. G7 proceedings have already got off to a promising start. G7 finance... Articles
English Tourism Week 2nd June 2021 We’ve just had English Tourism Week, where we celebrate a vibrant sector that is so important to the Forest of Dean. On Friday, I visited two of the Forest’s... Articles
Pet Theft Taskforce 26th May 2021 Last week, I asked the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, Robert Buckland, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the maximum... Articles
Discussing Housing and Planning with Constituents 6th May 2021 Last week, I met with the No New Towns planning action group, by Zoom, to discuss the District Council’s mooted plan to build several thousand houses near... Articles