BAE Systems have launched their 2024 apprenticeship recruitment programme with the announcement that they are hiring up to 2,700 graduates and apprentices in roles across the country.
I am beyond angry at the news that St Annes North Beach has been reclassified as ‘poor’. To have previously been rated merely ‘sufficient’ was not good enough to begin with.
The Sapporo Five group of nations have used the COP28 summit to outline their plans to fill the vacuum left by ongoing efforts to displace Russia from the nuclear energy supply chain.
27th November marked Lancashire Day, an annual celebration of our county, with the date chosen to commemorate the first Lancastrian representatives taking their seat in Parliament in 1295.
Agriculture is a key part of Fylde’s economy. Across the country the sector represents around 1% of GDP but, from producing the high-quality food we put on our tables to looking after our countryside, the important role farmers play is hard to put into numbers.
The end of the Morgan & Morecambe Statutory Consultation process is fast approaching, with this being the last full week to participate ahead of the consultation’s closure on 23rd November.
Earlier this year I met with the National Lottery’s Community Fund in Parliament to learn more about how they are helping local charities and have since been eager to support these efforts.
Local connectivity, be it via public transport or within local areas, has been a consistent theme of late. On Wednesday I held an adjournment debate on the South Fylde Line, which remains my leading infrastructure priority.
Dentistry remains a real concern for me. Last summer I met with the Lancashire & South Cumbria Local Dental Committee who painted a bleak picture of a system in need of major reform, resulting in many dentists ceasing to offer NHS services.
