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
Police Youth Fund Supports Hampton Art Project 3rd February 2023 THE latest project by renowned Peterborough-based graffiti artist Nathan Murdoch has seen a dingy Hampton underpass transformed, thanks to local city councillor... Local News
Burns' Night Supper is a Sell-Out! 22nd January 2023 TARTAN of all kinds was on show as Association members and friends came together to celebrate Burns' Night, a traditional Scottish event to commemorate the poet... Local News
New Permanent Home for Association 14th January 2023 THE new year sees our Association enter an exciting phase of growth with the recent purchase of a freehold property to create a permanent office base... Local News
Shailesh 'pitches in' at Yaxley Football Club 16th December 2022 WHILE all eyes have been on the world cup in Qatar, MP Shailesh Vara headed down to Yaxley Football Club where the first team was playing Halesowen Town. The... Local News
Cllr Farooq invited to speak at Hindu Temple 22nd November 2022 DEMOCRACY in its simplest form starts in a small way at local level, with neighbourhood or parish councils bringing people together to work for the good of... Local News
Young Councillor of the Year Award for Ross 21st September 2022 SAWTRY parish council chairman Ross Martin, who also represents Sawtry ward on the district council, has been recognised as Young Councillor of the Year by... Local News
Don't follow the crowd, says YC Ross 10th August 2022 AS an 'A' Level politics student, Ross Martin began to formulate his own views which led eventually to him becoming a district councillor for Sawtry ward (May... Local News
Shailesh Vara Visits RB Organic in Yaxley 28th July 2022 LOCAL ward councillors Kevin Gulson and Eric Butler joined MP Shailesh Vara on a visit to RB Organic in Yaxley, the largest producer of organic vegetable crops... Local News
Autism Communication Board installed in park 27th July 2022 PARENTS in Fletton and Stanground ward have welcomed the installation of an Autism Communication Board at a popular play area, by Southfields Primary School... Local News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News
Prime Minister’s statement on protecting the Union: Speech in Full 14th September 2020 The Prime Minister sets out the case for the Internal Market Bill, which would secure free trade inside of the United Kingdom once we exit the transition period... National News
UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement 14th September 2020 This deal will boost trade between our two countries by £15.2 billion, creating jobs and delivering new opportunities across every part of the United Kingdom. National News
