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
Home Secretary and Huw Merriman attend Eastern Rother Branch Event 5th November 2017 The recently expanded and renamed Eastern Rother Conservatives Branch, including Ewhurst ( inc Bodiam), Staplecross, Sedlescombe , Northiam, Beckley, Peasmarsh... Local News
Huw Supports Community Fight to Save Library Services 1st November 2017 Huw Supports Community Fight to Save Library Services Local MP, Huw Merriman, joined forces with local communities who want to keep their valued library... Local News
Huw Calls on More Action for Elderly Care 1st November 2017 M P Calls on More Action for Elderly Care Speaking in Parliament last week, Bexhill and Battle MP, Huw Merriman, called for reform to enable local elderly and... Local News
CWO TRIP TO HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT 29th October 2017 On Monday October 9th. a group of CWO members and husbands travelled to London to tour the Houses of Parliament. We were met by Huw, our MP, who, after... Local News
Huw Raises Rural Crime Conern in Parliament 19th October 2017 MP RAISES RURAL CRIME CONCERN IN PARLIAMENT Local MP, Huw Merriman, this week brought before Parliament the concerns from local people about the levels of... Local News
Huw Welcomes Job Centre Changes 26th September 2017 Local MP Welcomes Job Centre Changes Bexhill and Battle MP, Huw Merriman, has welcomed changes being made by local Job Centres to help people across Rother find... Local News
Huw encourages Pevensey residents to have their say on proposed library closure 19th September 2017 Pevensey and Westham MP, Huw Merriman, has called a public meeting in Pevensey to ensure that local people are aware of East Sussex County Council’s forthcoming... Local News
The Countryside Alliance Awards – celebrating rural Britain 19th September 2017 The annual Countryside Alliance Awards are now open to public nomination and local MP, Huw Merriman, is urging the local community to get nominating. The... Local News
Huw celebrates opening of new platform building at the Rother Valley Railway in Robertsbrid 7th September 2017 Huw celebrates opening of new platform building at the Rother Valley Railway in Robertsbridge The Rother Valley Railway, a heritage railway, invited Huw to... Local News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
