Heather recently visited P3, a Derbyshire homelessness service. This service provides a safe place for adults who are homeless to live and combines it with a personalised support package to tackle the root cause of their homelessness. The…
Mrs Wheeler was pleased to meet with representatives and members of the Burton Sailing Club at Foremark Reservoir in South Derbyshire. The club, founded in 1902, offers a wide range of activities ranging from Dinghy, Powerboat and wind…
Mrs Wheeler MP recently visited the Repton business, Gibson Technology. She met with Managing Director Mr Mark Brittan and Operations Director Mr John Manchester to see more in depth how Gibson Technology is a world-leading supplier of…
Heather Wheeler welcomed the news last month that Derby County FC and their fans are set to benefit from the creation of an Independent Football Regulator following the introduction of the Football Governance Bill.
Heather recently visited the Melbourne registered charity, me&dee. Meeting the CEO & Founder Maria Hanson MBE to discuss the business’ success with being awarded £18,580 by The National Lottery Community Fund. me&dee help support hundreds…
Heather Wheeler OBE, MP for South Derbyshire is extremely pleased that the Secretary of State has written to her to confirm that during a meeting today with Alstom that the Department of Transport has agreed to support funding for five…
Recently, Heather and Sarah Dines MP met Thomas Crutchley from Sudbury Football Club, Uttoxeter & District Sunday League Chairman, Bill Bratt and local residents Wendy Sevier and Joanna Fitzalan Howard. The meeting was requested by Mr…
Heather recently attended the Marie Curie charity’s 38th Great Daffodil Appeal. The Great Daffodil Appeal encourages people to donate and wear a daffodil to support the charity so they can help people with any terminal illness and their…
Heather attended a Freedom of The District Parade held by 1211 (Swadlincote) Squadron Air Training Corps, the South Derbyshire unit of the RAF Air Cadets, recently in Swadlincote.
Heather Wheeler OBE MP welcomes the Government’s major package of reforms to support businesses to deliver more apprenticeship places, benefitting local small businesses and young people across South Derbyshire.
Heather spoke on Friday in the House of Commons to support of a Private Members Bill aiming to restrict the illegal import of dogs, cats & ferrets put forward by Selaine Saxby MP.
For too long, the need for a new bridge and bypass to replace the old Bailey Bridge at Walton has been a pressing issue for Burton residents, one that I've been dedicated to addressing. In collaboration with our neighbouring Conservative…
Heather recently visited the Creative Melbourne Gallery to hear more about the launch of “Blossoming”, a programme of creative community workshops for local people supported with funding by an Arts Council England National Lottery Project…
The Admiral Rodney Inn, in Hartshorne, is to be congratulated for their successful nomination to the finals of the PubAid Community Pub Hero Awards 2024.
Heather Wheeler MP for South Derbyshire, “cut the ribbon” recently with Postmaster, Javed Iqbal, to mark the official opening of Swadlincote Post Office at its new attractive location.
Heather visited Shardlow Manor recently. She met with the owner Tracey Popowycz and the Manager Rebekah Henshall, as well as several staff members. She had a tour of the care home and its facilities; she met a number of the residents, and…
Mrs Wheeler visited Shardlow Primary School on Friday. She met with the Headteacher Mrs Kylie Magner and Mrs Berry, the Assistant Headteacher. She was able to discuss SEND provision; this is particularly important at Shardlow Primary as a…
Heather last week attended the National Autistic Society’s Let Every Child Learn event in Parliament to learn more about the charity’s recent Education Report.
Mrs Wheeler signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, pledging her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust…
Heather recently visited St Edward’s Catholic Academy to visit the school and meet with the Headteacher, Kay Methven, to discuss recent concerns over the safety of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC).
Heather recently visited Springfield Junior School to address the assembly, look around the school and get an update from the Headteacher in relation to her plans for the school.
Heather recently visited Gresley House Care Home in Church Gresley which provides residential care, including care for those with dementia, for up to 36 residents and is part of a group of care homes run by RSP Properties. The Home also…
Heather received news on Monday 15th of January that the Home Office is terminating the contract with the Newton Park Hotel, as asylum accommodation. The hotel will cease having asylum seekers before the end of February 2024.
South Derbyshire has been shown as one of the top ten places in the Country where small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are most likely to succeed, according to a recent report.
Heather Wheeler OBE MP recently visited Melbourne Junior School to meet with Headteacher Mrs June Whirledge, representatives from the Governing Body and participated in the Children’s morning assembly – where she answered a wide range of…
Heather Wheeler OBE MP visited Acres Engineering Ltd in Melbourne as part of her weekly ‘Jobs and Industry Dialogue Programme’. During this extended visit she met with Managing Director, Luke Parker, and members of the workforce –…
Heather Wheeler OBE MP has welcomed the news that the Government has met its manifesto commitment to recruit an additional 50,000 nurses six months early.
Recently, Heather Wheeler OBE MP visited Stanton Manor Residential Care Home on Piddocks Road to chat to staff and residents about their experience within the home.