The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain has announced its first ever tour to the USA in Summer 2019, including a debut at Carnegie Hall in New York, cultural exchange with fellow teenagers, side-by-side projects and a performance at the Ravinia Festival, the oldest and most diverse outdoor mus
MP Ian Liddell-Grainger is supporting the latest phase of a campaign to get primary school children reading more.
It’s run by charity The Reading Agency, whose Summer Reading Challenge launches across England and Wales on July 14.
The Challenge is a unique partnership between agency and public lib
On Friday 8th June, Rebecca Pow MP held an event for cider makers, brewers and distillers across Somerset in conjunction with Boutique Bar Brands, Johnston Carmichael and BrewBroker.
Held at new venue HOST, at Bradford on Tone, the event aimed to help local businesses to reach their full potential,
Fifty members of the Women’s Institute from across Somerset visited Westminster for a tour of Parliament and to catch up with the county’s MPs yesterday (Monday).
The WI’s annual visit to Westminster was heavily oversubscribed after the success of previous years.
Wells Constituency MP James Heappey joined Farming Minister George Eustice in meetings with the National Farmers Union and other rural groups during the minister’s visit to the Bath & West Show.
In a speech to over 200 guests active in the rural economy, Minister Eustice set out the Government’
Taunton Deane MP, Rebecca Pow has welcomed the recent announcement that Parliament will be introducing new measures over the next 12 months to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic across the Parliamentary estate.
As part of this move, plastic bottles of water will no longer be on sale, with
Shepton Mallet MP James Heappey has welcomed the news the inpatient beds at Shepton Mallet Community Hospital will reopen on July 9.
Mr Heappey has been campaigning for the beds to be re-opened since the temporary closure was announced back in October.
Wells MP James Heappey has pledged his support to the RSPCA’s campaign to ban the use of wild animals in circuses.
It has been revealed 18 wild animals are still used in the UK and Mr Heappey will be supporting the Wild Animals in Circuses Bill in Parliament.
Studies have shown that circus life is
Wells MP James Heappey has welcomed the scope of the Government’s consultation on tackling illegal traveller encampments.
Housing Minister Dominic Raab has launched a consultation to address this issue and will assess if court proceedings can be sped up to ensure these encampments are moved o
