24 April 2008 :
Article
Post Offices vital to local communities, says MP
Post offices provide a vital lifeline to many communities throughout Telford and Wrekin.
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25 March 2008 :
Article
Published in The Telegraph
Science is the Church's greatest advocate
As a member of the All Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group I have no objection with the government updating legislation on fertilisation and embryology research.
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24 March 2008 :
Article
Published in Telford Journal
UK Coal plans will wreck environment
Plans by UK Coal to mine 900,000 tonnes of coal near New Works will not only have an adverse impact on the residents of New Works, Arleston, and Horsehay, but will also drive a bulldozer, literally, through the local environment.
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20 September 2007 :
Article
The fight for Cosford must continue
Last week the whole of Shropshire, including myself, thought that the Ministry of Defence had finally decided in favour RAF Cosford becoming the new home of two army brigades being redeployed to the UK from Germany.
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23 July 2007 :
Article
BBC's double taxation without representation must end.
This has not been a good few weeks for the BBC.
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27 April 2007 :
Article
Set police free, says MP
Local police need to be set free. Instead of being forced to chase politically correct targets - policing needs to become local again and focus on crime fighting that meets the needs of Shropshire's communities.
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3 April 2007 :
Article
Fly tipping at epidemic proportions
The epidemic of fly tipping across the borough continues. Every week lay-bys, fields, back gardens, and railway sidings, are all being used to abandon domestic and commercial rubbish.
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26 January 2007 :
Article
More than just a postal service
Post offices provide a vital service to both urban and rural communities throughout Shropshire.
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20 January 2007 :
Article
Labour must commit over Cosford future
The government's decision not to award the £14 billion defence training contract to Shropshire is a real blow to all the dedicated civilian and military workforce at RAF Cosford, all the local firms and businesses that have supplied the base over many years, and the wider Shropshire community.
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20 December 2006 :
Article
Annual Christmas message from MP
Christmas message is one of solidity and constancy
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