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Dear Constituent,
Welcome to my latest newsletter to keep you updated on my work in Parliament and around Amber Valley.
As always, you’ll find a selection of what I’ve been up to over the last month and details of upcoming events. You’ll also find the usual information…
Read MoreFiligree are the UK’s leading brand of lace net and sheer curtains and I was delighted to recently welcome them to their new home in Amber Valley. They were previously based in South Normanton, but they’ve now moved into a a new, bigger base on Codnor Industrial Estate.
They’re still settling in so they haven’t opened a factory shop yet, but they’re constantly expanding into new areas, such as bamboo tableware and creative PVC tablecloths, whilst also maintaining their heritage of [...]
Read MoreOver the Summer Recess I was pleased to go and see Lockwoods in Ambergate. The haulage and frozen food business has been based in Amber Valley since their origin in the 1960s, expanding from Heanor to Langley Mill and then Ambergate.
It was great to see the range of products and services the company provide, from haulage to logistics and warehouse storage, and brilliant to hear Lockwoods’ plans for growth and setting up a new apprentice programme. Lockwoods are most famous [...]
Read MoreIt’s been a busy few weeks back in Parliament following the Summer Recess, with important debates on health, defence, bovine TB and finance.
I’ve continued my campaigns for greater tax transparency and for us to do more to tackle corruption. As a direct result, this Government is setting up a new international anti-corruption co-ordination centre and has accepted Caroline Flint MP’s ‘show me the money’ amendment to the finance bill. I supported this amendment, and I’m pleased that the Treasury will [...]
Read MoreI was delighted to recently visit Luke Evans bakery at their base in Riddings to meet the team and see the various production stages of their high quality handmade products.
Luke Evans has a 200 year heritage and sell direct to the public from its shop in Greenhill Lane, Riddings, as well as supplying around 300 trade and wholesale customers across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire, including shops, cafés, schools, and delis. Fully trained craft bakers operate 24 hours a day turning [...]
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