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
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News