"Multi-Million Pound Investment is the Latest Vote of Confidence in the Future of Cheltenham General" Tuesday, 19 March, 2024 I was delighted to invite the Prime Minister to Cheltenham General last Thursday to thank staff working in the brand new £17.2m Chedworth Surgical Unit. The new building has been taking shape next to the Lido over the last two years, and began treating patients last week. It is hugely impressive. With two new state-of-the-art operating theatres, it will treat an extra 1,500-plus patients a year in... Local News
Alex's Campaign Sees Severn Trent Reduce Sewage Spills by 90% in Cheltenham 22nd March 2023 In May last year, I wrote in the Echo that following weeks of behind-the-scenes pressure Severn Trent had given me a ‘cast-iron commitment’ to clean up the... Opinions
Helping Out at St Matthew's Saturday Kitchen 21st March 2023 Alex was invited by volunteers at St Matthew’s & The Minster to spend the morning volunteering at ‘Saturday Kitchen ’. Saturday Kitchen offers a hot meal and... Local News
Evening of Entertainment to Support Ukrainian Refugees 20th March 2023 Alex was invited to a fantastic evening of music, drama, story-telling and Indian dancing at the Cheltenham Playhouse, courtesy of the Nethra Academy of... Local News
Balcarras Transformed into the House of Commons! 19th March 2023 Alex was invited to speak to Year 7 pupils at Balcarras, where the sports hall had been set up to mimic the chamber of the House of Commons. During the session... Local News
Alex Meets Pupils and Staff at National Star College 18th March 2023 Students and staff at National Star College braved the snow to meet Alex and Cotswolds MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown at the Ullenwood campus. They heard from... Local News
Huge Boost for Gloucestershire's 'Household Support Fund' 18th March 2023 Following lobbying from Alex and other Gloucestershire MPs, the Government has agreed to increase Gloucestershire's Household Support Fund by £7,384,966. This... Local News
Cheltonians in Parliament 16th March 2023 Over recent years nearly 2,000 local people have made the journey from Cheltenham to Westminster to take in Parliament’s remarkable history and architecture. A... Local News
Alex Leads UK Delegation at Eurofighter Talks in Milan 16th March 2023 Alex was in Milan for Eurofighter Typhoon talks with Defence Ministers from Italy, Spain and Germany in Milan. Ministers discussed issues ranging from current... Local News
Latest in the Campaign for a Gloucestershire Cancer Institute 16th March 2023 Alex called a meeting with the Minister for Social Care, whose portfolio includes cancer care, as part of the ongoing campaign for Gloucestershire Cancer... Local News