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Amanda Hack MP Visit ABB Coalville
Amanda Hack, Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire, visited ABB’s Drive Service Workshop facility for a wide-ranging discussion around sustainability, circularity, and how to address the UK’s widening engineering skills gap.
Amanda Hack MP Supports Emergency Legislation
Today, (12th April), Parliament was recalled to debate the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill. The legislation grants the government the authority to direct steel companies in England, which will be used to protect the Scunthorpe British Steel site.
National Dad’s coffee morning marks paternity leave anniversary
The morning was held in partnership with The Dad Shift campaign group to celebrate the introduction of Statutory Paternity Leave by the last Labour government 22 years ago.
Investment confirmed in flood defences to protect local communities
Schemes in Diseworth, Long Whatton and Breedon to benefit from a £334,000 investment in flood defences.
Campaign Calls for an End to the Postcode Lottery for Coeliac Health
Coeliac UK and supporters delivered a petition with over 20,000 signatures to Downing Street, backing calls for wider access to ‘gluten-free’ prescriptions across the UK. This follows the recent decision by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board to end ‘gluten free’ prescriptions across the area.
Pathways to Work Green Paper
Some initial thoughts on the Pathways to Work Green Paper which I will update with further information as the consultation progresses. Currently, many who want to get into work simply cannot because the system does not support them. For many, taking a job risks losing the support they rely on.
Biggest package of new laws in decades to tackle crime
The comprehensive set of new measures will tackle antisocial behaviour (ASB), shop lifting and street crime head on, giving the police new powers to take back town centres from thugs and thieves.
Amanda Hack welcomes local health funding boost
As part of the plan to improve health outcomes, public health services will be given more money to deliver prevention programmes, tailored to their residents.
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I know Michelle Holdcroft - Labour Candidate for Forest and Measham has been working really hard with our local beat team on this issue. Thank you Michelle for all your efforts, its good to see the enforcement taking place!
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Busted for not obeying a sign he couldn’t see !
Today, I received notification from Leicestershire County Council that Diamond Buses intend to cancel the 129 service from Ashby to Loughborough and the 125 service from Castle Donington to Leicester (via Coalville).
I am extremely concerned about the impact of these changes, and I am in the process of seeking urgent clarity from Leicestershire County Council to understand if and how they will be replaced.
As a Government, we have provided an additional £8m for Leicestershire County Council to support bus services, and I will be working with colleagues to ensure that our communities feel every penny of this funding in the areas that need it the most. (You can find more information on this in the comments section)
I want to understand what impact this could have on you, please get in touch here: www.amandahack.com/campaigns/bus-services-129-and-125/
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More information on the additional £8m for Leicestershire County Council www.amandahack.com/8-million-funding-boost-to-deliver-better-busses-across-leicestershire/
How am i going to get to college if the 129 goes down
So how do the local kids get to Loughborough college etc when this service goes It’s bad enough the villages don’t get any bus services but what little we do get are going !
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