Without question, the COVID-19 outbreak is bringing many challenges to us all as individuals and organisations across the world, and each day we are seeing the resilience of people and the many positive activities that are happening as a result of this difficult situation, which is very inspiring

Want to see more of what I've been up to over the past two weeks? Take a look at my latest Westminster Report, here: https://tinyurl.com/s2h33tc.

Irthlingborough residents are being invited, following the success of last year’s waste ‘amnesty’ day, to dispose of any unwanted items on Saturday 21st March, with a particular opportunity to clear out houses and gardens of general waste, white goods, and scrap metal.

• I’m really supportive of the great work done by The National Lottery Community Fund which is the largest funder of community projects in the UK.

I want to say a massive “thank you” to all those who came along to my Apprenticeships and Jobs Fair on Friday at Tresham College in Corby, and to those who ran the fantastic stands, providing so much useful help and advice, and showcasing many brilliant opportunities in so many local businesses.

As part of the Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal this March, I’ve pledged my support. The appeal helps to fund vital care and support for people living with a terminal illness, and their families.

As part of International Women’s Day, I was pleased to show my strong support for the ‘This Girl Can’ campaign, which is helping millions of women and girls to get active.

Last week, I hopped just over the constituency border to Kimbolton School to give a talk on my role as a Member of Parliament and to answer many excellent questions from the sixth form students as part of their studies, and given that a good number of young people from Corby & East Northampto

It was really useful to catch up with Urban & Civic and discuss the progress being made with the flagship Priors Hall development.

A number of local people have understandably raised the issue of litter along the A14 and the A45 and so I thought it might be useful to provide a quick update on recent work undertaken by East Northamptonshire Council to address this on their stretches of these roads.