"Cheltenham's YMCA Play Leading Role in our Fight to End Homelessness" 6th March 2024 As one of Cheltenham’s YMCA honorary vice-presidents, I was delighted to join dozens of hardy souls at the YMCA Sports Centre off Arle Road to support their... Opinions
"Nick Gazzard has Fought So Bravely and Energetically to Tackle the Threat of Violence Against Women and Girls" 28th February 2024 It’s ten years since Hollie Gazzard was brutally murdered in Gloucester by her ex-boyfriend. It was a crime which shocked the whole county, and robbed her... Opinions
Alex Calls for an Ambitious Vision to Secure the Future of the High Street Following the Closure of Cavendish House 24th January 2024 [Photo: BBC] Every once in a while Cheltenham reaches an inflection point, a moment when decisions have to be made which are destined have a significant and... Opinions
"2023 was a Momentous Year for Cheltenham" 3rd January 2024 Happy New Year! Thank you to all those hard at work over the break, including staff at GCHQ. Having spoken to my ministerial counterparts in the USA, the... Opinions
"Cheltenham's Schools are on the Up" 29th November 2023 Readers of this column may know that social mobility is the single biggest reason why I left the law to stand for Parliament. Talent is spread equally across... Opinions
£20 Million for Cheltenham 22nd November 2023 I am delighted that the Government has awarded Cheltenham £20m from the Levelling-Up Fund to build the Innovation Centre in the Cheltenham Cyber Park. It is... Opinions
Major Government Investment in Gloucestershire Road Repairs 15th November 2023 If you are driving west from Charlton Kings down the London Road out towards the Dowdeswell Reservoir, you can’t help but notice the major resurfacing a large... Opinions
Alex Forces Major River Clean-Up Project 25th October 2023 At the weekend I joined water chiefs and engineers on site in Cheltenham as work begun on the brand-new engineering solution which to tackle sewage spills into... Opinions
Chair of the Cheltenham and District Branch of the Royal British Legion Recognised at Downing Street Reception 13th September 2023 This week I was delighted to attend 10 Downing Street with Cheltenham’s Wg Cdr (retd) Roy Roberts, Chair of the Cheltenham and District Branch of the Royal... Opinions