**The underestimated value of persistence** Over the last 14 years I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have three different perspectives of the greatest challenges we’ve been through. Locally being Gloucester’s MP puts me at the heart of city and county issues: and I’ve had a national perspect…

**What’s new in Gloucester's schools?** I know the announcement of a General Election dominates the news, but schools matter. A few months ago I wrote to you on improvements seen across Gloucester’s schools. Today a quick update on some new or changing school structures.    On the 1st May…

**What’s happening at GP surgeries?** One of the most popular urban myths at the moment is ‘I can’t get to see my GP’: sometimes followed by ‘our NHS is broken’. Both resonate and neither is fair. So let me unravel the situation by starting at the beginning.    Most of us (if we’re honest…

**What's happening to the Walls Club in Barnwood?** This is something slightly different: not a big global or national issue but a very specific local one: what’s happening at Gloucester’s Walls Club?   The Walls Club matters to many people - football teams, charities, Gloucester Rotary, …

**Big Day for Pensioners** -------------------------- Some residents have said they were surprised there was nothing in the 2024 Budget about pensions. And in one sense they’re right - because the two main decisions had already been announced earlier:   - Increasing the State Pension b…