Last night Damian was appointed as Minister of State for schools at the Department for Education, as part of the Prime Minister’s reshuffle of his Ministerial team.
Thank you to everybody who came to this year's New Directions event at Alton College. We had a fantastic turn out and I really hope that everybody that came along left feeling inspired to try something new, whether it be an apprenticeship, local volunteering role or a change in career.
Last week I met with the team from Scottish Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to hear about their upgrade plans for the Alton and Bordon area. I went to see the location for the new Bordon primary substation, followed by a visit to Oakhanger Road where the trench work has already begun. I kn
Back in the summer I wrote in my column for the Herald and Post about how we need to be prepared for the switching off of the analogue telephone line. Since then, I’ve met a number of phone and broadband operators to talk about the switch and its implications for East Hampshire.
