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HUNTER: COLD WEATHER PAYMENTS AVAILABLE TO THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTSLocal MP Mark Hunter is urging eligible residents to claim their cold weather payments which have been made available due to the current cold weather across the area. Yesterday, Monday 6th February 2012, there was a cold weather "alert" in the following postcodes - M22, SK12, SK2, SK3, SK7, SK8 - triggering cold weather payments to eligible... |
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MARK VISITS TROLEX
Mark Hunter, Member of Parliament for Cheadle, recently visited Trolex Ltd on Newby Road, Hazel Grove. The purpose of the visit was to show Trolex's commitment to the different industries both in the UK and internationally, and for Mark to see a successful local manufacturing and development company....
Stourbridge MP supports Chance to be Chancellor 2012
Margot James, MP for Stourbridge, is supporting the launch of ‘Chance to be Chancellor 2012’. read more » ...
MP welcomes Government funding for more local homes
Margot James, MP for Stourbridge, has welcomed Government funding to build more affordable homes locally and nationally. Through the New Homes Bonus, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council has been granted £1,699,147 this year to build much-needed housing in the local area. read more » ...
Harriett urges: Get fit for summer of sport
Harriett Baldwin urged local people to get fit for a ‘summer of sport’ during a visit to Pershore’s Leisure Centre. read more » ...
Theresa pays tribute to HM The Queen
Theresa May has offered her congratulations to The Queen on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of her accession to the Throne. Theresa said, “I warmly congratulate Her Majesty on reaching her Diamond Jubilee. This significant anniversary reminds us of The Queen’s many years of dedicated service...
Theresa marks 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth
Theresa May has marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens and has paid tribute to the nation’s literary heritage of which he is a part. At a Cabinet meeting this morning, Theresa was presented with a copy of the Dickens classic ‘Little Dorrit’ by the Culture Secretary, Jeremy...
Gas Safety Trust
Jason hosted a roundtable breakfast seminar to discuss a new Gas Safety Trust report on carbon monoxide poisoning ahead of its official launch later this year. The aim was to raise awareness amongst politicians of the significant number of preventable CO poisoning incidents that occur in the UK every...
Visit to Goole Credit Union Office
Andrew Percy, MP for Brigg and Goole, visited the Goole Branch of Hull & East Yorkshire Credit Union (HEYCU) in Pasture Road recently to meet with the staff and learn more about the work of this expanding social enterprise. HEYCU was founded in 1999 as a "not for profit" co-operative enterprise...
Welcoming New Homes Cash for Great Yarmouth
The Government has given Great Yarmouth Borough Council a welcome £1/2 million boost, as part of the New Homes Bonus. The New Homes Bonus is a multi-billion pound programme that rewards communities when they accept more housebuilding in their area, with extra reward for building new affordable homes,...
Article in the Ross-shire Journal: Helping people into work
It is a fundamental measure of a just society that it makes provision for those who cannot cope for themselves. The UK's welfare system, conceived by that great Liberal, Beveridge, and enacted by the reforming 1945 Labour government, was not only the first comprehensive state welfare system in the...
Farron raises concerns over drop in number of people signing up to the organ donor register
Figures obtained by South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, have shown that the number of people signing up to the organ donor register in Cumbria has dropped by more than 10% in 2011. The information, acquired through a written parliamentary question to the Secretary of State for Health, shows that the number of...
National Apprenticeship Week Comes To Carshalton
I am urging young people and employers to get involved in National Apprenticeship Week and build upon Carshalton and Wallington's excellent record for creating apprenticeships. This week (February 6th - 11th) is organised by the National Apprenticeship Scheme (NAS) and aims to engage with employers...
MP welcomes action to tackle Metal Theft
Local MP, Ian Swales is to have a meeting with the director general of British Metal Recycling Association where he will be briefed on their position following recent developments from the Home Secretary on the issue of Metal Theft. Metal Theft has been on the rise across Teesside recently, with a 7%...
MP is appalled at state of social care provision in Redcar and Cleveland
Local MP, Ian Swales has demanded an urgent meeting with Redcar and Cleveland's Chief Executive the head of Adult and Children's services and the Leader of the Council, George Dunning to discuss the latest Audit Committees report that has reported a £6.1million departmental overspend in that...
