MP urges residents to take advantage of local covid community testing sites Tuesday, 19 October, 2021 Mel Stride MP is urging residents in his constituency to take advantage of the free Devon County Council Community Testing Service, offering rapid lateral flow tests to anyone over the age of sixteen. A Mobile Testing Unit (MTU) is set up weekly in the following locations in Central Devon. Bovey Tracey 9am - 12:30pm Co-op car park, TQ13 9AF Okehampton 9am - 12:30pm Waitrose car park, EX20 1WL... Local News
Business Optimism in Central Devon 10th September 2021 Confidence among British businesses has risen to a 4-year high according to a major survey that is conducted every month across 1,200 firms. The results mirror... Articles
Congestion on Dartmoor roads shows importance of Greenway Project - MP 7th September 2021 Dartmoor has been even busier than normal this summer, with many people choosing to holiday in Devon due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The influx of tourists has... Local News
Road safety top of agenda as Mel and county councillor meet in Silverton 4th September 2021 Mel Stride MP was in Silverton today to catch up with local Devon County Councillor Margaret Squires. The pair discussed several issues affecting Creedy, Taw... Local News
Mel Stride MP supports 'Love Your Railway' campaign 31st August 2021 Mel Stride MP paid a visit to the South Devon Railway in Buckfastleigh today to lend his support to the ‘Love Your Railway’ campaign – a UK wide campaign to... Local News
Afghanistan 27th August 2021 The pace at which the Taliban has taken over Afghanistan in the past fortnight has been startling. The withdrawal of US and Allied Forces was always likely to... Articles
Olympic Legacy 26th August 2021 Some readers who have only known Team GB as the Olympic powerhouse of recent years may be astonished to learn that the most gold medals won by Great Britain in... Articles
MP supports 'community vision' for Ashburton Post Office 25th August 2021 Ashburton Post Office is not new to doing things differently. For example it is the only Post Office in the UK which gives 2p for each cash withdrawal from its... Local News
Local Post Offices – Use Them or Lose Them 20th August 2021 Before I was elected to Parliament in 2010 I ran a major two-year campaign against the last Labour Government’s post office closure programme which saw over a... Articles
MP thanks County Council for donating old library to Bovey Primary School 13th August 2021 Mel Stride MP was in Bovey Tracey last week meeting with local Devon County Councillor George Gribble. The pair discussed a number of issues facing the... Local News
