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Shoreham Horticultural Show 2017

Having presented trophies at the Shoreham Horticultural Show for years, I decided that this year I would enter myself with haul from my own garden. To my very great surprise I unexpectedly triumphed over more experienced hands and walked away with an award. Who knew! 

CCTV in Slaughterhouses

We have some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world, and we should be rightly proud of the way in which the UK has led the way in the protection of animals. Announcing steps to deliver our manifesto commitment for CCTV to be required in every slaughterhouse in England in the areas whe

BBC Radio Distribution Changes

There will be some radio transmitter changes taking place around Worthing and Adur from January 2018 which will be announced shortly. Changes to radio distribution are being made as the BBC invests in analogue and digital platforms in a way that reflects changing listener habits.

Herald Column August 10th 2017

Rain may have almost stopped play last week but it certainly did not dull spirits. I arrived at the National Playday event on Monks Rec in Lancing last week just in time to see everyone running for cover from a sudden monsoon.

Midwives in the NHS

Since the Conservatives entered government in May 2010 we have put record funding into our special #NHS which has enabled us to hire 2,000 more NHS midwives. We have protected the NHS budget by making tough choices elsewhere, these are necessary decisions to prevent our children

Response to latest RMT letter

Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, responds to RMT letter following talks between him and the unions:  Dear Mick, Thank you for coming in to see me last month. I am glad that we are both ambitious for the future of the railways.

We will train more doctors

Today, the Health Secretary will announce 500 extra medical school places for next year – boosting student doctor numbers. This is the biggest ever expansion to the number of doctor training places as well as on of the most inclusive.

Southern Rail Update: Industrial Relations and Waterloo

Update from GTR's COO Nick Brown: Industrial Relations I am pleased to report that we continue to progress talks with drivers’ union ASLEF aimed at resolving our dispute on Southern. We met with them earlier this week and agreed to continue a structured talks process over the next two weeks.

Newsnight - Child and Adolescent Mental Health - 04-08-2017

I appeared on Newsnight to discuss the recent Mundy judgement regarding the lack of bed spaces for a young girl who is has mental health illness. She is due to be released in 11 days, but a secure unit place has not yet been found for her - a situation Sir James Munby said was "utterly shaming".

Great British Beach Clean 2017

The Marine Conservative Society have organised a beach clean from Worthing Pier to Esplanade on 16 September 2017 at 10:30am as part of the Great British Beach Clean 2017.