Richard enjoys Clapham Show Thursday, 27 August, 2026 Last Sunday, Richard dropped into the annual Clapham Village Show. Speaking afterwards, he said: What a fun afternoon at the Clapham Village Show last weekend! A huge well done to everyone involved in putting on such a brilliant community event. I thoroughly enjoyed chatting to people, visiting the stalls and, of course, having a go at the human fruit machine run by the wonderful Clapham Belles WI... Local News
125 extra police officers recruited in Bedfordshire 4th August 2022 Richard has welcomed the announcement that 125 police officers have been recruited in Bedfordshire since September 2019, bringing the total number of officers... Local News
Every school to have a life-saving defibrillator by 2022/23 2nd August 2022 The government has announced that all state funded schools will be equipped with defibrillators by the end of next year. Defibrillators have the potential to... Local News
New legislation to crack down on illegal hare coursing now in force 1st August 2022 Tough new measures to tackle the cruel practice of hare coursing come into force on 1 August 2022. Anyone caught hare coursing will now face an unlimited fine... Westminster News
Richard welcomes 3.4% funding increase for North East Bedfordshire schools 1st August 2022 Richard has welcomed the government announcement that schools in North East Bedfordshire will receive a 3.4% increase in funding for the 2023-2024 academic year... Local News
Over £700K funding boost to make streets safer in Bedfordshire 29th July 2022 Richard has welcomed the additional £729.932 awarded to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner in Bedfordshire through the Government’s Safer Streets... Local News
Educational Charity providing outdoor summer learning courses for 7-11year olds in Bedfordshire 28th July 2022 Country Days is an educational charity providing outdoor learning in a beautiful nature reserve for young people aged 7–11 yrs in Bedfordshire, giving them the... Local News
Over 50s to be offered COVID-19 booster and flu jab this autumn 28th July 2022 Everyone aged 50 and over will be among those offered a COVID-19 booster and a flu jab this autumn under plans to increase protection against respiratory... Local News
Helping businesses in North East Bedfordshire win export orders and fulfil contracts with help from UK Export Finance 27th July 2022 The UK is awash with untapped export potential – and UK Export Finance (UKEF) can help change that and give companies in North East Bedfordshire the Exporter’s... Local News
Consultation launched to decide on future good causes to benefit from £738 million Dormant Asset Fund in England 26th July 2022 The government has launched a consultation into how to spend up to £880 million of dormant financial assets secured under the Dormant Assets Act 2022. The... Westminster News
