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
Government boosts investment in active travel by 30% 2nd August 2021 Richard has welcomed the announcement of a £338 million package to boost cycling and walking across the country, making active travel safer and easier for... Westminster 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
