Richard announces winners of his competition to find the best independent shop, best café/restaurant and best pub in North Bedfordshire Friday, 23 October, 2026 Richard has announced the winners of his competition, based on public votes: Best Pub: The Four Horsemen in Sandy. Best Independent Shop: Gilby's of Sandy Best Café/Restaurant: TPecoro in Sandy Commeting, Richard said: It was a close run thing but the worthy winner in my competition to find the best Independent Shop in North Bedfordshire goes to Gilby's of Sandy. Gilby's drew votes from across the... Local News
Richard speaks in debate on financial inclusion for young people 5th August 2026 Just before the House of Commons rose for summer recess, Richard took part in a Westminster Hall debate on improving financial inclusion for young people... Westminster News
A1 Southbound closed this weekend 4th August 2026 National Highways have communicated that the A1 southbound between Wyboston and Tempsford will be closed overnight from 9pm Friday 7th to 5am Monday 10th August... Local News
Richard enjoys the Bromham Show 3rd August 2026 Richard recently attended the Bromham Village Show - an annual community event in the village which includes main arena attractions and a wide range of other... Local News
Kemi sets out how she is recruiting serious people with real-world experience 2nd August 2026 Earlier this year, Kemi Badenoch wrote a piece on The Telegraph entitled 'This Z-list Labour Parliament is everything that’s wrong with British politics'... Westminster News
Richard launches competition to find the best pub, restaurant/café and independent shop in North Beds - nominate your favourites now! 31st July 2026 Richard has launched a competition to find the best local business in his North Bedfordshire constituency - nominated and voted by local residents. Launching he... Local News
Update on anti-social behaviour in Biggleswade 29th July 2026 Last week, the Biggleswade Chronicle reported that Bedfordshire Police have arrested 10 people for a range of offences, including robbery, assault and... Local News
Richard speaks to The Times about constituency surgeries 28th July 2026 Shortly after the devastating murder of Ann Widdecombe, Richard was interviewed by The Times about his approach to constituency surgeries, and the importance he... Local News
Leaked National Energy System Operator (Neso) shows push to renewables makes it much harder to predict supply and demand. 27th July 2026 There was an alarming report in The Times newspaper last week arguing that because of the rush to renewable power transition, the regulator of our national... Local News
Richard catches up with Police and Crime Commission John Tizard 26th July 2026 Richard recently had a catch up meeting with PCC, John Tizard. Speaking afterwards, he said: I had a very productive meeting with Bedfordshire Police and Crime... Local News
