Richard visits DS Smith Packaging in Blunham Friday, 1 May, 2026 Richard returned to DS Smith near Blunham last week to see the latest developments at the packaging plant. Richard Fuller MP said: Of the twenty DS Smith sites across the UK and Ireland, the Blunham facility is one of four high volume production sites handling over 220 million square metres of cardboard every year. That's enough to wrap almost 2 and a half times around the world. Another statistic... Local News
Richard hosts East West Rail CEO on visit to 'walk the route' through North East Bedfordshire 30th July 2021 On Thursday, Richard hosted Simon Blanchflower CBE, the CEO of East West Rail (EWR) and a number of senior members of the EWR team, on a walk along the proposed... Local News
Secondary schools in North East Bedfordshire to benefit from Government’s £200 million summer school programme 29th July 2021 Richard has welcomed the announcement that Etonbury Academy, Henlow Church of England Academy, Sandy Secondary School, St Thomas More Catholic School and... Local News
85 extra police officers recruited in Bedfordshire 29th July 2021 Richard has welcomed the announcement that 85 police officers have been recruited in Bedfordshire since September 2019, bringing the total number of officers up... Local News
Applications now open for the new £150 million Community Ownership Fund 27th July 2021 The UK government has launched a new £150 million Community Ownership Fund to help ensure that communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland... Local News
New consumer protections to stamp out scams and rip-offs 26th July 2021 The government has announced new consumer protections to stamp out exploitation of online customers in a new consultation on Reforming Competition and Consumer... Westminster News
National Grid competition for 7-15 year olds 25th July 2021 Richard has urged pupils across North East Bedfordshire to enter National Grid’s ‘Voices for a Green Future’ competition to win the chance to make a speech to... Westminster News
Richard speaks in Select Committee statement on levelling up 24th July 2021 Earlier this week the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) select committee presented a statement to the House on the publication of the Third Report... Westminster News
Wishing the best of luck to Team GB in Tokyo 23rd July 2021 Richard wishes the very best of luck to Team GB who begin their Olympics campaign in Tokyo today. Local News
Bedfordshire flag flies in Parliament Square 23rd July 2021 The flags of 52 historic counties are flying proudly in Parliament Square this week to mark Historic County Flag Day on Friday 23 July. The flag of Bedfordshire... Local News
