Local MP positive on the future of Okehampton Hospital Friday, 12 April, 2024 Following Local MP Mel Stride’s recent meeting with representatives from the NHS, Okehampton Town Council and NHS Property Services (NHSPS) regarding the disused ward at Okehampton Community Hospital, good progress continues to be made. The ward has remained empty since beds were removed in 2017 following a public consultation. Since around 2015 food provision was being prepared off-site leading... Local News
Thousands of Devon residents receive £326 cost of living payment 5th September 2022 1.1 MILLION low-income families in receipt of tax credits, including thousands here in Devon, have received their first Cost of Living Payment. A £326 payment... Local News
Local MP first to see new Foundation Stage Unit at Christow Primary School 2nd September 2022 Mel Stride MP has been given a tour of the new Foundation Stage Unit (FSU) at Christow Primary School before it officially opens for the new academic year. The... Local News
Sale of horticultural peat to be banned to protect England’s precious peatlands 31st August 2022 Sales of peat to amateur gardeners in England will be banned by 2024, the Government has announced. Peatlands are the UK’s largest carbon store but only... Local News
Keeping local post offices open - Mel Stride MP Column 30th August 2022 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
MORETONHAMPSTEAD POST OFFICE RE-OPENING VITAL FOR TOWN - MP 22nd August 2022 Moretonhampstead residents are celebrating the return of their post office after nearly three years. The branch closed temporarily in January 2020 following the... Local News
MP urges broadband providers to help local families onto cheaper ‘social tariffs’ 16th August 2022 Broadband bills could be cut for millions of low-income households under Government plans to encourage ‘social tariffs’. A new service, which will go live next... Local News
Out and about in Central Devon - Mel Stride MP Column 4th August 2022 After a busy fortnight in Westminster, with colleagues whittling down Conservative Party leadership candidates to the final two, it was great to be back in... Articles
Papillon Dartmoor Distillery opens doors to local MP 3rd August 2022 Award-winning Pappillon Dartmoor Distillery in Moretonhampstead has welcomed a visit from the town’s Member of Parliament. Directors Claire and Adam Hyne gave... Local News
Ukrainian refugee awarded food hygiene certificate by local MP 1st August 2022 A Ukrainian refugee who has settled in Okehampton with her two children received a visit from her local Member of Parliament at the Oxenham Arms Hotel in South... Local News