Your MP writes for the Abergavenny Chronicle and Monmouthshire Beacon Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 Back in 2017, I started raising concerns about the way in which ideology was trumping common sense when it came to issues around people identifying as transgender. I suggested it was wrong to allow biological males with male bodies to register themselves as female and have full right of access to areas where women expect privacy – including women’s hospital wards, women’s changing rooms and women... Opinions
Council blunder blocks driveway with 20mph sign 15th January 2024 An elderly man’s driveway has been blocked after a 20mph sign was erected outside his home in a council blunder. Monmouthshire County Council wrongly installed... Local News
Thousands of pounds blown on fans and extraction system to disperse ambulance fumes at Gwent's flagship hospital 11th January 2024 Thousands of pounds is being wasted on buying fans and a new extraction system at Gwent’s flagship hospital to blow away fumes from ambulances queuing outside... Local News
Your MP writes for the Abergavenny Chronicle and Monmouthshire Beacon 11th January 2024 Am I hallucinating? Did one too many festive noggins mean I imagined things when I went through Labour-run Monmouthshire County Council’s draft Local Transport... Opinions
Monmouthshire's congestion charge catastrophe 8th January 2024 A Labour council is continuing its relentless attack on motorists by planning to introduce congestion charges in four market towns. Monmouthshire County Council... Local News
Your MP writes for the Abergavenny Chronicle and Monmouthshire Beacon 4th January 2024 Around once a year, governments announce a budget. The UK one involves a bit of a pantomime, with the Chancellor photographed outside No 11 Downing Street... Opinions
Secret Labour plans to reinstate Severn bridge tolls condemned 30th December 2023 A Labour council is consulting on proposals to get motorists out of their cars by reinstating the tolls on both Severn bridges into Wales. On page 42 of the... Local News
Cost of new Wyebridge car park soars to £870,000 22nd December 2023 The cost of Monmouth’s new 37 space public car park has rocketed to a staggering £870,000, it has been revealed. Main construction works on the Wyebridge Street... Local News
Your MP writes for the Abergavenny Chronicle and Monmouthshire Beacon 21st December 2023 As 2023 draws to a close, the end of the year offers a time for reflection and an opportunity to look back at the last 12 months. The Coronation of King Charles... Opinions
Query over cost of fans blowing away ambulance fumes outside Gwent's flagship hospital 19th December 2023 Wales' health minister is being asked to reveal how much money has been spent on buying and placing fans at the doors to Gwent’s flagship hospital to blow away... Local News