Visit to Alder Carr Farm

Don’t miss out on dropping into Alder Carr Farm just outside of Needham Market. I enjoyed a delicious lunch on my recent visit and it is little wonder that they are an award winning farm shop.

Visit to Sackers

I was pleased to visit Sackers last week along with Cllr Chris Chambers, Suffolk County Council’s Cabinet Member for Waste.

Visit to Claydon Primary School

A happy way to start Friday with a visit to Claydon Primary School! It was fantastic to meet students across all year groups and have a tour of the school from Deputy Head Vici Morris. During my visit I received an update on school preparedness and challenges around SEND provision.

Department for Education questions

Telling teachers to stop teaching times tables would have a huge and negative impact on children across #Suffolk. Today I asked the Secretary of State for Education to rule out any plans this Government has to take times tables off the national curriculum.

Visit to Framlingham Post Office

Framlingham Post Office is at the heart of the local community, and sadly the effects of Storm Babet had a devastating impact on Postmaster Roger Tripp’s premises. Despite the disruption, Roger quickly established an interim satellite service to ensure that vital services remained accessible for re

Winter Fuel Payment- Labour U Turn

Pressure from myself and Conservative colleagues has resulted in the Labour Government u-turning on its decision to scrap the Winter Fuel Payment.There will be a debate and a vote on the issue in Parliament on Tuesday, and I will be voting against the Government’s decision to strip pensioners of the

Visit to Kesgrave

Friday’s first visit was to Kesgrave where I met with Stuart Lawson, Manager of Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre, Rod Gibson, Trustee of KWMCC and Jo Abbott, Clerk to Kesgrave Town Council to hear about the great work taking place to support the local community. We discussed KWMCC’s plans to

Standing up for our Postmasters

Postmasters are at the heart of our local communities and play a key role in tackling social isolation in rural areas and providing key services and support. #Framlingham's local Postmaster, Roger Tripp, is ensuring that a new Barclays banking hub will be located at the Post Office, providing acces

Earl Soham visit

It’s (almost) the end of harvest season. I was lucky enough to join Rob and Eric outside #EarlSoham finish one of Eric’s last fields. A reminder of how important our farming industry is to our economy, food supply and environment.