The Coronavirus pandemic has been a very challenging time for businesses in Elmbridge. There is a range of government support available, and a useful online tool, here, to identify what you or your business may be eligible for. The Prime Minister announced the next steps in easing the lockdown earlier this week, setting out a […]
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This morning I volunteered with Jenny French and her brilliant team at East Elmbridge Foodbank, delivering parcels to some of the most vulnerable in our community during the Coronavirus pandemic. The foodbank has transformed its operation to respond to increased demand at this time, and has an incredible system up and running. The volunteers are […]
Read MoreDom visiting Arbrook House Care Home in Esher in 2019. I was encouraged to hear that Surrey will benefit from £19.2 million of new funding to reduce the transmission of Coronavirus in care homes. This allocation – from a new £600m Infection Control Fund – is the largest for any local authority in England, […]
Read MoreLast week, the government announced that Surrey will receive £33.5 million in 2020/21 to maintain our local roads and repair potholes. The funding includes an allocation of the £2.5 billion Potholes Fund announced in the Budget in March. I wrote to the Transport Secretary soon after the Budget, to ensure that Surrey received its fair […]
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Dom visiting the Covid-19 Hot Hub at Giggs Hill Surgery in April 2020 I had a valuable discussion today with Dr Claire Fuller, the Senior Responsible Officer at Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership, about the local response to Coronavirus. Surrey Heartlands brings together the Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Trusts, Surrey County Council and […]
Read MoreThe 75th anniversary of VE Day is a historic moment for our country. It is an opportunity to remember the heroism and sacrifice of the generation who served in the Second World War, whether in combat or on the home front. Their actions then secured our freedom today, so it is important that we remember […]
Read MoreI am grateful to Annie Emmins from The Besom in Elmbridge for inviting me to help out with the charity’s home delivery service today. We collected a bed from a generous donor in Claygate and delivered it – with bedding and kitchen essentials – to a vulnerable individual who Elmbridge Borough Council have provided with […]
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