Weekly column: Meeting with the Education Secretary to discuss better school buildings in East Devon Tuesday, 26 March, 2024 Pupils in East Devon deserve a world-class education. Their teachers work hard to deliver just that. Facilities should be top-notch, too. We can all remember the temporary classrooms built to help schools cope with growing classroom sizes. Sadly, some of these remain, and many are past their best. Last week, I met the Secretary of State for Education Gillian Keegan to talk about three East Devon... Local News
Sidmouth Banking Hub is nearly ready to open! 25th March 2024 Sidmouth's banking hub is nearly ready to open! I popped in this morning to catch up with the new manager, Janet, who will be opening its doors to the public... Local News
Brain Tumour Research fundraiser at The Marine 24th March 2024 I really enjoyed a pint at Marine today. I had a chat with landlords Charlie and Rob about a fundraiser close to their hearts this Friday from 9:30am at the pub... Local News
It's English Tourism Week! 22nd March 2024 Happy #EnglishTourismWeek ! Let's show some love for our fantastic hospitality and tourism businesses across Devon and beyond. They create great food, drink... Local News
Discussing how we can make local schools fit for the future with the Education Secretary 21st March 2024 I met with the Education Secretary this week to talk about three of our brilliant local schools and the work that’s needed to make them fit for the future. The... Local News
World Down Syndrome Day 2024 21st March 2024 Wearing my fantastic #LotsOfSocks from Down Syndrome International in Exmouth for an important reason. Today is #WorldDownSyndromeDay . I've got them on to... Local News
Simon Jupp MP re-elected as chair of group championing hospitality and tourism in Parliament 21st March 2024 Simon Jupp, MP for East Devon, has been unanimously re-elected as Chair of the Hospitality & Tourism All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), a cross-party group... Local News
Celebrating Devon's Men's Sheds 20th March 2024 We’ve got so many brilliant Men’s Sheds across our part of Devon, like in Exmouth, Ottery St Mary and Beer. They provide great company for local people whilst... Local News
£7.7m for new EV chargepoints in Devon 20th March 2024 Devon County Council has secured £7.7 million of government funding to install thousands of new electric vehicle chargepoints. I’ve raised the need to boost... Local News
Plans for new Sidmouth Primary School building given extra funding to push ahead 19th March 2024 Plans to build a brand new building and facilities for Sidmouth CE Primary School have been given the green light to push ahead! After working alongside the... Local News