Local News

It was lovely to be at the Mayor’s Picnic at the weekend, organised annually by the Rotary Club of Romsey Test alongside their annual duck race. The picnic is a...

It is of course exactly one year since the 2025 general election and that has been marked by a rather hot week in Westminster. It is not just the weather that...

Last weekend's One Romsey Festival was such a lovely and colourful event in the heart of the town, and as so many have said, I very much hope it turns into an...

This is something of a tricky week to be writing about life and death issues, but they are the topics that have dominated both debates in Parliament and...

This week has been Carers Week and I was pleased to drop into the event hosted by Carers UK, alongside a number of brilliant charities including Age UK, MND...

It was lovely to be in Romsey Abbey last Sunday for the new Mayor of Test Valley's Civic Service. The theme of the service was community, and gave me the...

Recess has given me an opportunity to catch up with a number of visits across the constituency, including Citizens Advice in Southampton, a trip to a park home...

The sun really shone for last weekend’s Awbridge Fete and the annual Florence Nightingale Service in Wellow. Huge thanks should go to all the volunteers who...

In addition to the many local events to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, I was also at Westminster Abbey this week for the formal service to...