Read Grant's letter to HCC's Development Control Committee below Thursday, 26 October, 2023 In conjuction with Ellenbrook Area Residents Association, Grant Shapps MP is writing to the councillors who make up the county council planning committee who'll be determining the plans for the Ellenbrook quarry on Tuesday 31st October. He is inviting local residents to co-sign the letter he'll send the committee, to demonstrate how strongly local people feel about this. You can read the letter... Local News
Local history group presents Grant with the wartime story of Lemsford Village 8th October 2019 Grant recently met with local history enthusiast Andy Chapman to receive a copy of “Lest We Forget: The Story of Lemsford Parish”; an account of Lemsford... Local News
Grant Shapps gives Labour's not-so-local Parliamentary Candidate a QE2 history lesson 30th July 2019 Long-time local campaigner and MP Grant Shapps recently set Labour's Welwyn Hatfield Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) straight on the history behind... Local News
Andrew Bridgen MP woos sweltering supper club 26th July 2019 Last night we enjoyed the latest of our Supper Club fundraising events in the sweltering July heat, and listened to fascinating insights from our guest speaker... Local News
Health chiefs promise to look again at Urgent Care Centre operating hours following meeting with MP 25th July 2019 Local NHS bosses have apologised to Welwyn Hatfield MP Grant Shapps for a lack of consultation, during a crunch meeting over the fate of the QEII Hospital... Local News
The 10 Questions health bosses must answer over proposals to close the QEII Urgent Care Centre at night 1st July 2019 Following the news that local health officials are looking to close the QEII Urgent Care Centre (UCC) at night, local MP Grant Shapps has challenged the head of... Local News
New Borough Councillors join the team! 16th May 2019 As the local elections in 2019 come to and end, we are thrilled to welcome three new Conservative Borough Councillors to our team. Cllr. Drew Richardson was... Local News
LOCAL MP AND COMMUNITY GROUPS VISIT SITE OF LOCKED MIMRAM VALLEY WALKWAY 15th May 2019 Welwyn Hatfield's MP Grant Shapps recently met with the Welwyn Garden City Society (WGCS) and Friends of Panshanger Park (FPP) to again visit the site of the... Local News
WELWYN HATFIELD’S MP MEETS WITH HATFIELD-BASED CROHN'S AND COLITIS CHARITY 13th May 2019 Grant Shapps MP met last week with Crohn’s and Colitis UK at their Hatfield office to witness the judging of a fundraising competition, and to learn about the... Local News
MP wins Greenwich Leisure pledge to work with community to keep Gosling Sports Hall open 21st January 2019 Grant Shapps MP has secured a pledge that leisure bosses will work with the community to keep Gosling Sports Hall open – potentially by working in conjunction... Local News
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News