I support action to tackle the minority of people who create anti-social behaviour. I’m also campaigning for more things for young people to do, and more help to make your community a cleaner, greener place to live.
I recently held a well-attended public event with the City Mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby, to give local residents from in and around the Woodgate area a say over proposals to develop Leicester’s Waterside. People voiced their frustration at having to live with old industrial buildings that have been left vacant […]
Inspector Nicola Preston has been appointed the West Area Commander, which is a new role that’s been created following the shakeup of our local police. Hinckley Road and Beaumont Leys Local Policing Units have had to effectively merge so Inspector Preston now has a big job. Many of my constituents have […]
The fantastic Robert Hall Community Church plays a really active role within the local Westcotes community. I recently joined the Church to launch their Thursday Club, a new initiative to bring older people together so that they can meet their neighbours over a lovely cuppa and homemade cake. A group […]
Our public services are facing tight budgets and increasing demand so we need to look at new ways of improving services even when there’s less money around. This means putting the users of public services in the driving seat because politicians in Westminster can’t fix everything from the centre. Whether […]
Developers have applied for planning permission to demolish some of the Stadium Estate’s John O Gaunt pub. The plan is to build seven houses on the site, significantly reducing the size of the pub and its land. The local community are very concerned by these proposals and I’ve been working […]
I recently popped in on a fabulous Christmas Party at the Oak Centre on Benbow Rise. Around 70 children aged 8-11 attended the event, which was organised by volunteers and supported by B-Connected and Resnet. Festive games, a disco and lots of treats were on offer. It was great fun […]
The John O’Gaunt, on the Stadium Estate, is a large and popular local pub with a car park and outdoor seating area. Developers have applied for planning permission to demolish some of the pub and use its grounds as a site for housing. The local community are very concerned by […]
A group of young people from the UR Choice Young People’s Project in Beaumont Leys came to Westminster this week. I’d invited them to come along when I met them at Home Farm over the summer, and they said they’d be interested in finding out what Parliament is like and […]
Whilst out speaking with residents on the streets off Anstey Lane, I met a number of people who were very concerned by a parade of vacant shops on Whitwick Way. The shops haven’t been occupied for some time and they’ve been left in a poor condition, causing a real eyesore […]
It was a real honour to be asked by Leicester Unity Boxing Club to present an award to Billy Martin, in memory of his friend Athena Orchard who tragically died earlier this year from a rare form of cancer, aged just 12 years old. The whole club came together to […]
I was delighted go to Streetvibe’s end of summer party at Braunstone Grove. Streetvibe provide some brilliant youth services in our city that offer young people somewhere to go, something to get involved with and someone to talk to too. If you want to find out more about Streetvibe’s work, […]
Ur Choice Young Peoples Project is a fantastic scheme for 13-19 year olds based in Home Farm in Beaumont Leys. I recently met some of the young people who’ve been taking part to hear about what they’ve been doing, and to answer their questions about my work as their MP. […]
