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
Shailesh backs community bid to buy Ramsey pub 14th March 2022 THE former Lion pub in Ramsey St Mary's could be given a new lease of life if a community project gets off the ground to purchase and refurbish the empty... Local News
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Pioneering rail project brings Minister to North West Cambridgeshire constituency 23rd December 2021 COMPLETION of a £200 million infrastructure rail project that runs underground, partially along the edge of Glinton and Castor ward, represents a 'UK first' in... Local News
Steve and Roger clean up Ramsey Slade Dyke 12th December 2021 RAMSEY residents living next to Slade Dyke are hoping for a merrier Christmas after the rubbish-filled ditch overflowed on Christmas Eve last year and caused... Local News
Shailesh hears about progressive farming 19th November 2021 THE East of England Showground was the setting for a regional farming conference where MP Shailesh Vara dropped in to meet delegates, many of whom farm locally... Local News
Harness young people's energy, says Nicolle 9th November 2021 JUST six months after being elected as a Peterborough city councillor, Nicolle Moyo was amazed to find herself speaking to a fringe meeting at the recent... Local News
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Getting Brexit done and unleashing the potential of the whole country 13th November 2019 Read the Prime Ministers speech from London Electric Vehicle Company in Coventry. National News
