The Christmas tree at the House of Commons is up, carol singing has stated and on Saturday I attended no fewer than 5 Christmas fairs across the constituency after opening the Adur Art Exhibition, attending the Ukrainian Cultural Day at Worthing Museum and holding a Lancing street surgery.
There is some progress at last on the issue of the missing secondary school places in Adur which has meant that a cohort of pupils from west Shoreham have had to travel to schools in Worthing that did not feature in their original choices.
I was pleased by the Chancellor's Jeremy Hunt Autumn Statement announcement last Wednesday including major packages for pensioners, the self-employed, those on Universal Credit as well green energy investment to ensure a clean, green future.
In his statement the Chancellor, the Rt.
The news that Sir Robert Woodard Academy has agreed to take a further 70 pupils for the next school year in September 2024 is very welcome and should hopefully address the immediate shortfall in Adur places for pupils coming from west Shoreham.
Shoreham Councillor Kevin Boram and I have been involv
I hope everyone survived last week’s storms which lashed the south coast in particular. After a tour round the constituency, it looks as though the flood defences around Shoreham Harbour in particular held despite very high tides.
It came to my attention earlier in the year that the County Council had been deficient in supplying Adur parents of secondary school aged pupils, a place in a school from their top three selection.
Councillor Kevin Boram of the County Councillor and District Councillor, also a Shoreham
Together with local Conservative councillors I have been working hard to make sure that our local train stations remain truly welcoming to all ages and customers, so the announcement by the Transport Secretary today that the Government has asked train operators to withdraw their proposals to close t
