Great to meet with representatives from the Football Foundation to discuss funding for grassroots football facilities in Heywood & Middleton. Together with the Premier League and Government, our area has received nearly £2,000,000 worth of…
Asda's The Big Help Out is happening in a few weeks, bringing together schools, volunteer groups and businesses for a fantastic weekend of volunteering. From bag packing to litter picks to fundraising - there's something for everyone to…
Earlier this week I met with the business minister to discuss a campaign to improve child safety labelling on sensory toys. The existing standards fall short in adequately alerting parents and caregivers about potential hazards,…
HGV drivers are vital to our local economy and the national supply chains. It's fantastic that Birch Services is named one of the 76 Government improvement projects and awarded £272k worth of funding to improve parking and enhance driver…
It was a pleasure hosting an apprenticeships roundtable yesterday with the current and former DfE Apprenticeships Ministers, colleagues, the Institute of the Motor Industry, WMG, Association of Colleges and Bridgewater and Taunton College.
Today is World Parkinson's Day - earlier this month I met with Jagdeep and Carole from Parkinson's UK to learn more about how Parkinson's has impacted their lives and discuss how government can better support them.
Sarah and Nikki run a fantastic business at the Newborn Emporium. Their hard work and dedication is clear. It was great to meet with them last week to discuss their business, concerns and connect them with local training providers.
Great to meet with BDB last week at Queen's Park Bridge to discuss their repair work to the bridge in addition to community investment in the nearby park.
Wonderful to meet with students at St Peter's to mark Science Week. Students wrote letters about what they enjoy about science - it was great to hear their stories and passion for science.
Today’s International Women’s Day and I would like to pay a special tribute to the hundreds of women veterans and those still serving in our Armed Forces from Heywood & Middleton.
Fantastic to join colleagues last week at the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Neurodiversity in Defence where we discussed how neurodiverse people contribute to our Armed Forces - keeping us safe and defending our British…
January is Love Your Liver Awareness Month, which aims to highlight the vital importance of the liver and the over 500 vital jobs it does to keep us alive.
Congratulations to Tina and the team at M24 Arts & Crafts in Middleton for being nominated for my Small Business Awards! It's great to have such a fantastic local business in the area.
It was fantastic to meet with Joe from Bookshelf Burns yesterday at the Alkrington Village Craft Market to present my 2023 Heywood & Middleton Small Business Award.