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From Wendy Morton MPSupporting Acorns in Westminster Hall
I was pleased to participate in a Westminster Hall debate yesterday on Hospice care. It gave the opportunity to speak about one of our local hospices, Acorns, and highlight their fantastic work....
New crackdown on vapes targeting our children
I am pleased that the Government have announced a clampdown on the sales of vapes to children. For too long rogue businesses have shamefully been promoting the use of colourful and flavoured vapes...
Loneliness Awareness Week
This week is Loneliness Awareness Week. Following research by Age UK there are almost 1 million older people across the United Kingdom who often feel lonely. There are many factors which contribute...
Volunteers Week 2023
Week in and week out right across my Aldridge-Brownhills constituency large numbers of my constituents give their time freely to volunteer to make this by far the best constituency in the country....
Visiting Phoenix Tooling & Development in Aldridge
It was good to visit Phoenix Tooling & Development in Aldridge again and to see at first hand the investment they continue to make on site in equipment, training and skills. As a specialist in...
Great to meet the team at Barrows & Forrester Estate Agents
Barrows & Forrester Estate Agents have recently opened a new branch in Aldridge, and so it was great to be invited along to meet the team at their new office, and learn more about this new local...
Department for Education Funding for The Streetly Academy
There was more great news for Aldridge-Brownhills this week with the announcement that The Streetly Academy has received the green light to receive a share of funding to help refurbish and repair...
Commonwealth War Graves Week 2023
This week is Commonwealth War Graves Week. Across Aldridge-Brownhills we have 44 graves, across 5 different cemeteries, that are covered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The Commission...
Grassroots football funding to Aldridge-Brownhills
It's good to hear the news that here in Aldridge-Brownhills we are to benefit from the £68million of Government funding announced for new and improved multi-sports grassroot facilities across the...
Support for British Farmers – The Farm to Fork Summit 2023
I recently led a debate in Parliament to raise awareness of food security and the importance of supporting our British farmers. The journey from Farm to Fork has never been more complex than it is...