"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 Cuts Steal on New Nuclear Submarine 21st February 2023 Alex visited BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness to cut steel on Warspite , the third of four new submarines that will carry our country’s continuous-at-sea... Local News
Alex at the Despatch Box for Defence Questions 21st February 2023 Alex was at the despatch box for Defence Questions . Alex answered questions on the UK's new partnership with Italy and Japan to develop a fighter jet that uses... Local News
Alex Highlights Cheltenham's Cyber and Defence Industries on the World Stage 15th February 2023 Over the weekend I was in Lucknow, India to secure investment openings for British businesses. As the keynote speaker at the Global Investment Summit, I had the... Opinions
£10.2M For New Orthopaedic Theatre and Birthing Unit at Cheltenham General Hospital 13th February 2023 I am absolutely delighted that the Government has agreed to invest £10.2m in Cheltenham General Hospital to build a new orthopaedic theatre and birthing unit... Local News
Alex Takes the Campaign for a Gloucestershire Cancer Institute to Westminster 30th January 2023 Alex called a meeting with the Health Minister to bang the drum for a Gloucestershire Cancer Institute in heart of Cheltenham. The proposed three-storey cancer... Local News
Alex Updates Parliament on UK Military Support for Ukraine 30th January 2023 Alex was at the despatch box to update the House on the latest British military support for Ukraine. Alex and his colleagues at the MOD have authorised the... Local News
Alex Cuts Steel on Latest Royal Navy Frigate 29th January 2023 Alex was invited to Rosyth naval dockyard in Scotland to cut steel on HMS Active, the latest Type 31 frigate for the Royal Navy. The ceremony was attended by... Westminster News
Grot Spot Update 29th January 2023 Since the last update, Alex has reported a number of grot spots to CBC and GCC including potholes, blocked drains and overgrown hedges. Following Alex's reports... Local News
Alex Signs Holocaust Educational Trust's Book of Commitment 28th January 2023 The 27 January 2023 marked 78 years since the liberation of the concentration camps of Europe and the end of the Second World War. Alex signed the Holocaust... Local News