Are you a regular rail user, would you like to see improvements to the service?
If so, consider attending my train summit on Friday the 19th of June.
For more details and to confirm your attendance please get in touch with [email protected].
Carers UK help unpaid carers with support, information and advice. I met their excellent team again this week.
In particular, we spoke about the fact that women often face shortcomings with their pension due to caring responsibilities.
Independent Bookshop Week next week is a celebration of independent bookshops across the UK and aims to encourage customers to shop with their local independent. You can find your local bookstore here: booksellers.org.uk
This week I entered a prize draw in Parliament to win book tokens for Torbay.
Tourism is vital to Torbay. I met with Rachel Farrington and Helen Hill from VisitBritain this week to discuss their upcoming 'My Coast has the Most' campaign to promote domestic tourism.
We also spoke about the impact of the tourist levy on coastal communities that rely on tourism.
Bernie's Barbershop in Paignton has been nominated for the Best Team of the Year Award at the BritHair Awards 2026.
Small businesses like this are vital to our local economy, creating jobs and keeping our high streets active.
10,000 seabirds and 500 seals are killed each year through incidental bycatch by fishing boats in the UK.
I attended a meeting in Parliament today with the Wildlife and Countryside Link to discuss protecting Devon's marine life.
Students at Shiphay Learning Academy had the opportunity to meet with a wide range of different professionals, including Merchant Naval Second Mate James pictured here, as part of their Careers Day recently.
I enjoyed attending and speaking to students about how they can get involved in politics.
Our secondary schools across Torbay do incredibly good work supporting our youngsters.
I recently caught up with Alex Newton, the Head of Spires College, to hear how they were supporting students with additional needs and more broadly the challenges they face in an underfunded education sector.
The Department for Transport's Maritime and Coastguard Agency are planning on cutting Coastguard volunteers' remuneration.
I have signed the following Early Day Motion to express concerns about removing this remuneration.
edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
UK public toilets are rarely friendly for people who have stoma bags.
Drosos Demetriades is running a campaign calling on the Government to set aside funds to make 25% of all UK public toilets stoma friendly. You can sign his petition here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...