Significant progress made on Alstom production gap Tuesday, 16 April, 2024 I am delighted that following months of hard work on this, with many meetings and conversations with both the Secretary of State and Alstom, there has been significant progress made on Alstom's production gap. Following his meeting with Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge, the Secretary of State has written to me today to confirm that the DfT “has now secured approval in principle to support funding... Local News
Derby North Talks (July) 4th July 2022 This month I was joined by Baby J from Baby People, Matt Holmes and Ryan Duckett, the Chief Executive of Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Local News
Derby County-New Ownership 1st July 2022 I am delighted to see that the deal for Clowes Development to acquire the club has been completed. It has been an incredibly tough journey but I would like to... Local News
Darley Abbey Bridge Residents Meeting 2 27th June 2022 Today a further meeting was held with Derby City Council and local stakeholders to discuss the bridge closure. The council have a clearer idea on the reality of... Local News
Derby North Talks-February 2022 27th June 2022 Tonight I hosted a Q+A session with John Forkin from Marketing Derby, Joe Chapman from EMA_Airport and Mickleover Councillor Matt Holmes. Media
Derby County Preferred Bidder 26th June 2022 I am delighted to hear that Clowes Development has been announced the preferred bidder for Derby County. I will be monitoring developments during the... Local News
Darley Abbey Bridge Closure 24th June 2022 I am aware of the issues surrounding the closure of Darley Abbey bridge and the disruption and concern this is causing. I have been liaising with the council... Local News
Pride Park Purchase 24th June 2022 I am incredibly pleased to hear that Clowes Developments LTD has acquired the Pride Park stadium and is expected to submit a formal bid for the club today. You... Local News
Darley Bridge Update 22nd June 2022 On Wednesday 22nd June I attended the Derby City Councils drop in event, where I was able to speak to the businesses that have been directly affected by the... Local News
Places of Worship Security Fund 21st June 2022 Today the government has announced that £24.5 million of the places of worship protective security fund will be made available for mosques and Muslim faith... Local News