Press Release: RDC Pass Conservative Motion to Protect Pubs and Restaurants Wednesday, 26 February, 2025 Rother District Council Back Conservative Motion to Protect Pubs and Restaurants At Full Council on 24th February, RDC voted unanimously in favour of Conservative Cllr Neil Gordon’s motion to express support for the district's hospitality sector, including pubs, social clubs and restaurants. The motion states that the Leader of the Council shall make the case to government for the increase of the... Local NewsMedia
GOVERNMENT TURNS TO THE PUBLIC TO BUILD NEW STRATEGY FOR AUTISM 9th May 2019 Bexhill and Battle MP calls for the public to get involved with new government strategy to support children with autism. Huw Merriman, MP for Bexhill and Battle... Local News
Huw holds further EU withdrawal public meeting 26th March 2019 Huw Merriman, MP for the Bexhill and Battle constituency, is inviting constituents to a meeting on Saturday 30 March to update them on the latest developments... Local News
Huw champions more support for Neighbourhood Plans 20th March 2019 Huw Merriman, MP for the Bexhill and Battle constituency, met with Housing Minister Kit Malthouse this week along with representatives from local parishes and... Local News
Huw Merriman MP speaks up for equality in school funding at PMQ 14th March 2019 Huw Merriman, MP for the Bexhill and Battle constituency, continued his campaign for fairer school funding during Prime Minister’s Question Time in the House of... Speeches in Parliament
Herstmonceux Castle raises the drawbridge to welcome local MP 7th March 2019 Bader International Study Centre (BISC) Politics students welcomed Bexhill and Battle MP, Huw Merriman, to their campus at Herstmonceux Castle last Friday to... Local News
Huw talks tourism at the Bexhill Town Forum 7th March 2019 At a packed and lively Bexhill Town Forum meeting last Friday, the town’s MP, Huw Merriman, spoke enthusiastically about the significance of the De La Warr... Local News
HUW MP supports Christmas Jumper Day 18th December 2018 Local MP supports Christmas Jumper Day This year, local MP Huw Merriman has popped on a pullover and posed for a photo to mark their support for Save the... Local News
Battle MP puts forward legislation to ensure a 24/7 free cashpoint in every High Street 27th November 2018 Battle MP puts forward legislation to ensure a 24/7 free cashpoint in every High Street Following the closure of the last high street bank in Battle in May this... Local News
Local Firm and Job Centres Praised in Parliament 21st November 2018 Local Firm and Job Centres Praised in Parliament A trailblazing partnership between leading local employer, Hastings Direct, and coastal JobCentre Plus offices... Local News
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
Vote Blue, Go Green 16th November 2019 A Conservative majority government would embark on an era of “true 21st century Conservativism” by tripling tree-planting rates and creating a new £500 million... National News
Corbyn's fantasy broadband plans would cost hardworking taxpayers billions 15th November 2019 You can’t trust anything Labour say until they have a plan for Brexit. Their fantasy broadband plans are simply another thing they wouldn’t be able to deliver –... National News
Supporting the heart of our local communities 15th November 2019 The Prime Minister today announced an ambitious package, backed by hundreds of millions of pounds of investment, to support towns and communities across Britain... National News
Labour's open borders policy is the biggest risk to our NHS 14th November 2019 New research shows that net migration will increase under a Corbyn-led Labour Government which would put public services under increasing pressure. National News
Getting Brexit done and unleashing the potential of the whole country 13th November 2019 Read the Prime Ministers speech from London Electric Vehicle Company in Coventry. National News