Policing is a very high priority on the doorstep locally and I am delighted that the Prime Minister has made the important commitment to increase police officer numbers by 20,000, with recruitment starting straight away.

Having been actively discussing the need for a new urgent response police base in Corby with the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Stephen Mold, and others at Northamptonshire Police for months, it is really good to see this deal done and to see this facility based at the Cube.

At one of my recent Corby Advice Surgeries, I was pleased to meet with representatives of Age UK Northamptonshire.

I really enjoyed visiting Route Logistics based just outside of Corby recently.

East Northamptonshire Council and Freedom Leisure have joined up to celebrate local sports clubs and personalities across the district and the excellent work they do in our local communities to promote and champion sporting participation.

The Friends of Barnwell Country Park do amazing work in our community and their efforts have been recognised through the 'Fields in Trust Best Park 2019 Awards'. Barnwell Country Park has been nominated for this award and we can all vote to make sure it receives the recognition it deserves.

Despite the rain, it was fantastic to be at Rushden Lakes for their inaugural festival and to mark the opening of its latest phase, which includes the multi-screen state of the art cinema, more new leisure opportunities including a climbing centre, more national retailers and hundreds more new jo

A great morning out on the doorsteps campaigning for the brilliant Lee Wilkes in the Irthlingborough Waterloo By-election over the weekend, despite the pouring rain! Lots of support! Vote Conservative!

I really enjoyed going along to #Glapthorn recently to celebrate their winning three trophies at the recent Northamptonshire ACRE awards, including ‘Village of the Year 2019’ - a big “thank you” and “well done” to all involved in this superb community effort, and richly deserved recognition!

I was pleased to meet with residents from Warmington to discuss their concerns regarding the plans for an additional gravel extraction plant on the Elton Estate.