Marking Carers Week Friday, 11 June, 2021 It was a real pleasure to mark Carers Week this afternoon by speaking to unpaid carers in Elmbridge. These individuals show incredible selflessness and dedication in what they do, and it was humbling to hear how they’ve dealt with the extra pressures they’ve faced during the pandemic. Given the difficulties of the last year, the theme for this year’s Carers Week - “making caring visible and valued... Local News
Catching up with Network Rail 10th June 2021 On Friday, I had a useful catch-up with John Halsall, the Managing Director of the southern region at Network Rail. While residents will be most familiar with... Local News
Key local flood defence scheme moves one step closer 10th June 2021 It’s excellent news that the River Thames Scheme (RTS), a long-term plan to protect local communities from flooding, has moved one step closer to being built... Local News
Surrey County Council tackling unauthorised encampments 10th June 2021 I was encouraged to hear that the Cabinet of Conservative-run Surrey County Council has formally approved the creation of a traveller transit site at Pendell... Local News
Litter picking in Molesey for the Great British Spring Clean 9th June 2021 On Friday I joined up with Councillor Steve Bax for a litter pick in Hurst Park, as part of the Great British Spring Clean. The Great British Spring Clean is a... Local News
Recognition of successes at St Alban’s Primary School 7th June 2021 It was great to hear recently that St Alban’s Catholic Primary School has been featured in the 2021 edition of The Parliamentary Review as a ‘best practice... Local News
Marking Volunteers’ Week at Whiteley Village 4th June 2021 This morning I marked Volunteers’ Week by visiting Whiteley Village in Walton, helping to deliver lunch to the elderly residents. Whiteley Village was... Local News
Less than 30 days to apply to EU Settlement Scheme 3rd June 2021 There are now less than 30 days until the deadline – 30 June 2021 – for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme. I and the government have always been clear... Westminster News
Checking in on businesses in Molesey 28th May 2021 Earlier today I joined up with Councillor Steve Bax, and Elmbridge Conservatives Terence Alexander and Xingang Wang. We headed down to East Molesey to visit... Local News
134,052 vaccinations given in Elmbridge 27th May 2021 It’s very encouraging to see that 134,052 vaccinations have now been given to Elmbridge residents, as of yesterday. This includes 83,757 first doses, and 50,295... Local News
