I’m delighted that the vision for Cheltenham as a cyber centre, first set out in 2014, has received another boost with the Government’s announcement of over £4m in funding for the town.
I am delighted this week to hear the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announce that almost 900,000 public sector workers are to get an above-inflation pay rise, including doctors and teachers.
Last Saturday, I walked down Regent Street past the Everyman Theatre. Tables had been laid out on the pavement in the glorious sunshine. Spotting me, one lady pointed to her slice of cake and called out with a big grin “I’m eating out to help out!”
This week I took part in a Zoom conference with Gloucestershire’s Local Enterprise Partnership, to focus on our county's economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Like many people in Cheltenham I’ve been really disappointed by the sheer volume of litter that has been dumped in some of our green spaces over recent days. Last Saturday morning I went to Montpellier Gardens to thank the Ubico staff.
This week I have been taking the Domestic Abuse Bill through Parliament as Bill minister. Tackling domestic abuse and violence against women has been a personal priority since I entered Parliament.
