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 Another minister drops in... |
On Wednesday Baroness Ann Taylor was in Bovington in hercapacity as Minister of Defence Equipment and Support.I took along to the Tank Museum to see h...
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| April update |
Parliament is not sitting for a couple of weeks, which is a great chance to catch up on things around the constituency: ...
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| Housing Minister visits |
I was delighted that the new Housing Minister, CarolineFlint, chose Dorset as the first place to come and see some ofthe problems people hav...
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| Class sizes |
A lot has been said and written about my alleged comments on “class sizes of 70 being acceptable”. I therefore thought a bit of background...
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| Lots going on.... |
Another busy few weeks - both in Parliament and back home in Dorset. Most importantly the County Council have seen sense and are not proceeding with...
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| Sniff of victory on Day Centres? |
The campaign to persuade the County council to keep open the day centers for the elderly has had a choppy few weeks. The consultation period e...
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| December update |
November ended with me opening the new Bincombe Valley Childrens Centre, next to Bincombe Valley School. This is one of over 3000 being ...
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| Happy Christmas |
The last couple of months have been astonishingly busy and I have neglected the website. Sorry. I will post a full report of my act...
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| Relief Road public inquiry |
I spoke today at the public inquiry in to the relief road and talk about it on this video clip: If you would like to read t...
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| visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau |
I took the day out to visit the concentration and extermination camps where 1.2 million people were murdered by the Nazis in just four years. Clinic...
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| progress at the Tank Museum |
Two years ago I stepped down as a trustee of the Tank Museum in Bovington after four excellent years. When I left the development of the buil...
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| youth volunteering in Swanage |
Went over to Swanage to day to join some of the yougsters of the town in livening up Mowlem Lane. Organised by youth worker Jeff Andrews, they were...
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| Claim your free calendar |
Today I launched My South Dorset. This is both a place to compare notes about our area but also a calendar competition! In South Dorset we ar...
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| A busy day and the publication of MP Allowances |
It was a busy day the started over in Stoborough and ended in Weymouth. Whilst I was hairing about the constituency the media were report...
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| Weymouth Fire Station and One Bag for Portland! |
After a long journey from the National College for School Leadership in Nottingham, I went to meet firefighters at Weymouth Fire Station to discuss ...
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| Great local schools |
In my constituency rounds it was a delight to pop in to Bincombe Valley School in Littlemoor. This is a great school that has recovered reall...
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| Good news for Swanage and a busy week in Westminster |
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| Swanage hospital update |
An update on Jim's efforts to protect services at Swanage Hospital ...
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| Great young people |
We hear so mcuh about the small minority of young people who cause problems. Today I was priviledged to present awards to young people at Budm...
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| Business Rendezvous & a new track for Weymouth? |
8am Monday morning and I'm at the Rendezvous for breakfast with the Weymouth business community. Over bacon and eggs it was a good chance to ...
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On Wednesday Baroness Ann Taylor was in Bovington in hercapacity as Minister of Defence Equipment and Support.I took along to the Tank Museum to see h...
I was delighted that the new Housing Minister, CarolineFlint, chose Dorset as the first place to come and see some ofthe problems people hav...
Another busy few weeks - both in Parliament and back home in Dorset. Most importantly the County Council have seen sense and are not proceeding with...
November ended with me opening the new Bincombe Valley Childrens Centre, next to Bincombe Valley School. This is one of over 3000 being ...
I took the day out to visit the concentration and extermination camps where 1.2 million people were murdered by the Nazis in just four years. Clinic...
Two years ago I stepped down as a trustee of the Tank Museum in Bovington after four excellent years. When I left the development of the buil...
Went over to Swanage to day to join some of the yougsters of the town in livening up Mowlem Lane. Organised by youth worker Jeff Andrews, they were...
Today I launched My South Dorset. This is both a place to compare notes about our area but also a calendar competition! In South Dorset we ar...
After a long journey from the National College for School Leadership in Nottingham, I went to meet firefighters at Weymouth Fire Station to discuss ...
In my constituency rounds it was a delight to pop in to Bincombe Valley School in Littlemoor. This is a great school that has recovered reall...
We hear so mcuh about the small minority of young people who cause problems. Today I was priviledged to present awards to young people at Budm...
8am Monday morning and I'm at the Rendezvous for breakfast with the Weymouth business community. Over bacon and eggs it was a good chance to ...