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
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News
