Local MP Supports Community Pub Funding Bid Tuesday, 30 April, 2024 Mel Stride, MP for Central Devon, paid a special visit to the Drewe Arms community pub last week in celebration of its doors reopening. When the Drewe Arms closed in 2022, a group of locals came together to form a community benefit society in the hope of purchasing the pub. The mission was a success and over 600 people became shareholders, raising enough money for the pub to be bought and... Local News
Healthcare in Central Devon 17th May 2022 Photo: Mel with Secretary of State for Health Sajid Javid. Healthcare in Central Devon One of my missions as an MP has been to preserve and improve local... Articles
MP in Okehampton to promote hourly Dartmoor Line service to Exeter 15th May 2022 Mel Stride MP visited Okehampton this week to promote the launch of the hourly Dartmoor Line service to Exeter via Crediton. Having helped to lead the campaign... Local News
Levelling up our rural economy - Mel Stride MP Column 11th May 2022 Our Central Devon constituency is one of the largest and most rural in England, covering more than a hundred towns and villages and about half of Dartmoor. In... Articles
Central Devon MP Mel Stride sanctioned by Russia over support for Ukraine 10th May 2022 Mel Stride, MP for Central Devon, has been personally sanctioned by Russia over his staunch support for Ukraine since it was invaded on 24th February. Mr Stride... Local News
Helping Ukrainian Refugees settle in Devon - Mel Stride MP Column 6th May 2022 The tally of Ukrainian refugee visa applications I have assisted with has now reached 100. Applications (quite rightly) cannot be expedited simply on an MP’s... Articles
Ashburton Chamber of Trade chair updates local MP on exciting new future 5th May 2022 Ashburton Chamber of Trade Chair Nigel Ward has sat down with the town’s Member of Parliament to brief him on exciting new plans for the Chamber. The pair met... Local News
Mel Stride MP in Silverton to support vital work of Devon Ukrainian Association 3rd May 2022 Helping more Ukrainian families settle here in Devon was top of the agenda when Central Devon MP Mel Stride made a recent visit to Silverton to meet with Tanya... Local News
Extra £14m for bus services in Devon and 4,000 zero-emission fleet on schedule 28th April 2022 Mel Stride MP has welcomed £14.1 million of new funding for Devon to deliver vital improvements and level up local bus networks. The funding is part of £1.2... Local News
Tackling Waste Crime in Central Devon - Mel Stride MP column 26th April 2022 When we think of crime our first thoughts are probably of assaults, burglaries, or drug dealing. But in recent years one serious crime we might wrongly dismiss... Articles