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- Community News April 2008
One of the duties I have undertaken as Member of Parliament is
to lead tributes to the men and women who served during the two
World Wars and helped secure victory...
- Community News January 2008
A belated Happy New Year to the readers of the Community
Newsletter. 2008 is going to be memorable year for the Askern
area with brand new facilities opening in Askern town...
- Community News February 2008
The beginning of 2008 brought worrying times for many residents
as heavy rain in January threatened flooding in the Bentley area
and further a field. The memories of the summer floods...
- Community News March 2008
Doncaster North Young Person’s Awards I had the privilege of hosting the second annual Doncaster North
Young Person’s Awards at the end of February in Bentley
Pavilion. I hold these awards...
- Community News: November 2007
Community News
November 2007
Early in November we had the traditional occasion of the Queen's Speech ceremony in the Parliament.
It is a uniquely British event where the Queen reads...
- Community News: Autumn 2007
Community News
Autumn 2007
One of the issues that people talk to me about most is the bus service in Doncaster. During the local elections in 2006 I was...
- Community News: April 2007
Community News
April 2007
I know from the two years that I have been the how pit traditions and sense of community are ingrained deep in the area. Nearby, developments...
- Community News: Feb/March 2007
Community News
Feb/March 2007
It is not often politicians win Oscars. Glenda Jackson, the Labour MP, has won 2 Oscars back in the 1970s. Ronald Reagan was an actor before...
- Community News: January 2007
One of the best parts of being MP for Doncaster North is to visit our children centres such as Bentley Sure Start. These centres are run by brilliant...
- Community News: August 2006
We owe our freedoms to the ex-servicemen and women who have fought to defend our country. Last month, I was pleased to visit the Waterside Festival in Stainforth and pay...
- Community News: December 2006
My job as a Government Minister gives me responsibility for social enterprise. Like members of a growing cult, those in the know really believe it. But to most of the...
- Community News: November 2006
There has been a lot of coverage about climate change in the news this week. As a country we are currently living beyond our environmental means. Therefore, my brother’s visit...
- Community News: September 2006
Last month we presented the first ever Doncaster North Young Person’s Award. Daniel Mawhinney, aged 14 from Askern was the winner. Daniel’s award was presented by Norah Troops, Chair of...
- Community News: July 2006
Following my appointment as minister for the third sector, including volunteering, I spent the first day of June out and about with volunteers to coincide with the start of national...
- Community News: May 2006
The best thing about my job is meeting people who make you think differently and provide a new perspective. This came home to me recently when I met some young...
- Community News: April 2006
One of the reasons why people are turned off politics is that they feel their involvement makes no difference. The story of our petition on rail services in Doncaster North...
- Community News: March 2006
I have learnt massive amounts from people in Doncaster North since I was elected last May. One of the most important issues that was raised with me during the election...
- Community News: February 2006
The closing of the pits and the resulting economic scars of the last twenty years run very deep in our area. Part of that legacy is the number of people...
- Community News: January 2006
This is the time for looking back at 2005 and ahead to 2006. The last year was a very exciting one for me with the privilege of being elected as...
- Community News: December 2005
It was my privilege to speak and present the certificates at the Campsmount School prize-giving recently. It was an inspiring occasion, seeing young people rightly congratulated for all their many...
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