I’m so pleased to report that the number of people claiming Job Seekers’ Allowance in Amber Valley is now 1.9%, compared to 4.9% at the time of the election. This fall is very significant because the claimant count was higher than the the the rest of the East Midlands and…
Read MoreEarly in November, I was pleased to attend the signing of the D2n2 Local Growth Deal by Greg Clark, Minister for Cities and Peter Richardson, the Chairman of D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership. The growth deal will see an investment package totalling £554.m between now and 2021. The substantial investment will unlock…
Read MoreAs published in the Ripley & Heanor, Thursday 30th October 2014
We’ve had some great news on the economy over the past couple of weeks, with the JSA claimant count confirmed as 2.2% in Amber Valley in September, compared to 3% last year and 4.9% when I was elected – that’s…
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