PM backs Vara - Local communities should be heard and their voices matter Thursday, 29 February, 2024 Shailesh Vara MP today spoke at Prime Minister’s Questions against the inclusion of land to the west of Peterborough City in a revised Local Plan. Mr Vara made reference to a previous attempt to build nearly 7,000 houses near the villages of Castor and Ailsworth, against the wishes of local residents. He said that at the time, working with the local community, together they were able to stop the... Speeches in Parliament
Association President Resigns 7th June 2023 COUNCILLOR Mohammed Farooq (June 7th) has today resigned his role as president of North West Cambridgeshire Conservative Association (NWCCA), a position he has... Local News
Council Civic Award for Hampton Charity 26th May 2023 HAMPTON youth group Romsey Mill has been recognised with a Civic Award by Peterborough City Council. Romsey Mill is a Cambridgeshire-based charity working in... Local News
Bainton residents seek action on speeding 19th May 2023 ANGRY residents have secured the support of MP Shailesh Vara in their ongoing campaign to improve road safety through the village of Bainton, where traffic... Local News
Burghley House in Film: Event Sell-Out 12th May 2023 BURGHLEY House as a location for blockbuster films offers a fascinating insight into a different aspect of this magnificent house, part of Barnack ward and a... Local News
Who's who in city council election 2nd May 2023 ELECTION day is just around the corner for people living in the Peterborough City Council area. Here in North West Cambridgeshire we have eight candidates... Local News
Shailesh Vara MP re-adopted as candidate for next general election 1st April 2023 SHAILESH Vara, MP for North West Cambridgeshire since 2005, was successfully re-adopted today (April 1st) as the constituency candidate for the next general... Local News
Government grant of £670,000 for Nene Valley Railway 24th March 2023 NENE Valley Railway (NVR) a much-loved tourist attraction in the heart of North West Cambridgeshire constituency has received a grant of £669,873 from the... Local News
Shailesh welcomes bold plan to protect English football 25th February 2023 THE appointment of an Independent Regulator for football, following a major review of the game, has been welcomed by North West Cambridgeshire MP Shailesh Vara... Local News
Photo ID needed to vote in this year's May elections 18th February 2023 FROM May 2023 those wishing to vote in person, plus anyone acting as a proxy on behalf of another individual, will be required to produce an accepted form of... Local News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
The first 100 days of a Conservative majority government and the choice before the British people 4th December 2019 Our Conservative plan for getting Brexit done so that we can unleash Britain's potential is in stark contrast to the gridlock, dither, delay and uncertainty of... National News
Exposed: Labour plot with RMT behind rail strike chaos 3rd December 2019 Rail union leaders and the Labour Party have boasted that they are "working together" to "bring down" the government at this month's election through a campaign... National News