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I am absolutely delighted that a portion of the £257 million ringfenced for theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England is going to...

I visited Ossett Brewery and met with their MD, Jamie. They are an employer of close to 400 high quality jobs across their network of breweries and pubs with...

It was a pleasure to address the Wakefield Rotary Club last week, speaking at length about my plans for Wakefield, and taking questions from their distinguished...

It was a pleasure to visit Rhubarb Radio this afternoon - a thriving community radio, based in Ossett, serving the Wakefield District and South Leeds. I met...

Yesterday, I went on patrol around the city with the Wakefield Neighbourhood Policing Team, that serves the city centre and Flanshaw. It was a productive visit...

I had a great day in Ossett, holding a socially distanced street surgery. If you, or your loved ones, have any issues I can be of assistance with, please do not...

Since the Conservatives were elected in December last year, the Government has been working to achieve our manifesto commitments. In January, the United Kingdom...

I’m delighted that after much discussion, I have secured Wakefield a £1 million accelerated funding boost as part of the #TownsFund. The money is an initial...

I'm pleased that the Eat Out to Help Out scheme discounted 123,000 meals in Wakefield. Wakefield has many brilliant restaurants, and I'm glad the initiative...