Another week, another terrorist atrocity. The Parsons Green bombing was yet another chilling reminder of the threat we face, and the debt we owe to the police and security services who confront it. These recent attacks are not so much a spike as a shift.

Alex Chalk MP will be hosting a retirement fair offering advice and support for the retired community and those approaching retirement on Thursday 28th September at Honeybourne Gate, 11am - 2pm

Many congratulations to all those who helped organise the Tour of Britain cycle event in Cheltenham. So many people, from borough council staff to an army of volunteers, came together to put on such a successful, positive, event.

Cheltenham MP Alex Chalk has raised concerns about the number of inmate deaths at Bristol Prison. Mr Chalk brought up the issue in Parliament during questions to the Ministry of Justice. He highlighted the cases of three constituents who have died at the prison within the last eighteen months.

Cheltenham MP Alex Chalk has called on the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson MP to use UK influence to reintroduce the disbanded “six-party talks” to help resolve the current crisis over North Korea’s missile programme.

Cheltenham MP Alex Chalk has welcomed the decision of Gloucestershire Police to enhance trauma risk management system (TRiM) to support officers coping with traumatic incidents at work. Mr Chalk raised the issue during his recent meeting (Monday 4th September) with Chief Constable Rod Hansen.

Very good luck to all the young people (and teachers of course!) who are heading to school, university, or are starting their apprenticeship. I wish you every success.

More than 8 in 10 (83%) young people think social media companies should do more to tackle cyberbullying on their platforms, according to a poll by charities YoungMinds and The Children’s Society.

Cheltenham’s MP, Alex Chalk, has stepped up his campaign for cheaper parking in the town centre by launching a town-wide petition to present to the local council.

If you were lucky enough to get away this summer with friends or family, you might have headed at some point to the beach.

But whether that beach was in the scorching Med or soggy Britain, there is one grim factor that the coastlines will have had in common – plastic pollution.