Mel Stride MP Visits Highly Innovative Local Farmers Monday, 11 March, 2024 Mel recently paid a visit to The Dartmoor Shepherd, a farm specialising in three traditional breeds of longwool sheep native to Devon. The Dartmoor Shepherd has been using the sheepskin rugs from their rare breed flocks to create a range of products, which they now sell online, in their shop in Chagford, and at shows and events across the country. Mel Stride, MP for Central Devon and Secretary of... Local News
Force Cancer Charity services to return at Okehampton Hospital 22nd July 2023 Central Devon MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride has welcomed the announcement that FORCE Cancer Charity outreach services will resume... Local News
Trial encourages low-income pensioners in Teignbridge to apply for extra financial support 19th July 2023 Pensioners in Teignbridge will be among 2,000 people in Great Britain receiving letters inviting them to apply for Pension Credit as part of an innovative new... Local News
Government awards Bovey Paradiso £200k towards theatre and cinema 12th July 2023 Supporters of Bovey Paradiso are celebrating after being awarded £200,000 in government funding from the Community Ownership Fund. The fund was set up to enable... Local News
Morchard Bishop Primary school hosts visit from local MP 10th July 2023 Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School hosted a visit from local MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride on Friday. Headteacher Sam... Local News
MP thanks local hero for ‘extraordinary’ Ukraine aid trips 8th July 2023 Central Devon MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride has paid a personal visit to Mid Devon resident Joe Bussell to thank him for his... Local News
MP thanks Crediton Tesco for help in funding community projects 5th July 2023 Central Devon MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride has visited Tesco in Crediton to thank the store for supporting numerous local... Local News
Housemates at Easterbrook Farm host visit from local MP 27th June 2023 Easterbrook Farm near Exbourne has hosted a visit from local MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride. Registered Manager Michelle Holland and... Local News
Mel Stride MP in Buckfastleigh to visit Osprey Charging’s new EV charging site 21st June 2023 Central Devon MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride has visited Osprey Charging’s public EV charging hub at Salmon’s Leap in Buckfastleigh... Local News
UK employment at record 33.1 million 17th June 2023 New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show there are four million more people in work since 2010 and 298,586 more people in a job across the... Local News