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Christmas Festivities

It was lovely over the weekend to start the Christmas festivities with the Smithills Market and the Horwich lights switch on.

There are some fabulous events across Bolton during the festive period to get us all in the Christmas spirit.

'Divisiveness' much worse in internal politics

You think there is divisiveness and division in Westminster?  Well, the internal politics of politics is often worse.

To activists, there is nothing as important as choosing a Parliamentary candidate to represent them and their values in campaigns on the local and national stage.

Teaching standards in England

Teachers right across Bolton West do a wonderful job in educating our children and this can be seen with the great results on the world ranking tables.

Bolton Council receives additional funding for adult social care

Those who work in adult social care do such an important job to help those most in need.

This key service is under pressure and that is why I am pleased that Bolton Council has been awarded over £600,000 in additional funding to support this crucial service.

Visit to the Loco Works spine road

Having invited the Secretary of State to Horwich to secure £12m for the Loco Works spine road, it is good to see it taking shape.

Update on my Christmas card competition

With over a thousand entries, it’s going to be really difficult to pick a winner of my annual Christmas card competition!

A huge thank you to everyone that took part. There have been some fabulous designs this year!

The ceasefire vote in Parliament

To understand the horror of an aspect of modern warfare just look at Gaza. Whether it is rockets from above or shells from tanks; whether it is small arms fire or explosive devices; the horrors of war have been inflicted on civilians in Gaza.

RMT votes to end train strikes

It is good to see that the railway workers in the RMT Union have overwhelmingly accepted a pay offer, following negotiations between rail companies, Ministers and Union representatives. However, negotiations with the Aslef union are still ongoing.