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Grant Shapps has been re-elected with an increased majority of 10,955. Mr Shapps said that he was “honoured to have been re-elected to represent Welwyn Hatfield and would serve all his constituents to the best of his ability no matter how they voted during the years to come”. Welwyn Hatfield’s MP also told supporters at the election count that people on the doorstep said that they “just wanted to move on from years of indecision.”
Local business heats up the cooling market with new product
Welwyn Hatfield businesses continue to innovate and impress, with WMS Underfloor Heating being no exception as they plan to revolutionise the cooling sector. Ashley Cooper, Managing Director of WMS, invited Grant to their offices in Woodside Lane in order to discuss...
read moreMPs visits oversubscribed Welwyn Garden City school
Ridgeway Academy is constantly improving. With the school breaking records and being oversubscribed this year, new Headteacher Sarah Mitcherson invited Grant Shapps MP along to see just what has led to such success. Two year 11 students took Grant on a tour around the...
read moreMP’S PRESSURE MAKES HEALTH BOSSES THINK AGAIN ABOUT CLOSING THE QEII’S URGENT CARE CENTRE
Following considerable pressure from Grant Shapps, Welwyn Hatfield’s local MP, health bosses have decided to delay a proposed change in the opening hours of the QEII Hospital’s Urgent Care Centre. The East and North Herts Clinical Commissioning Group have recently...
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Great to see the new and improved @deHavMuseum open again celebrating Hatfield’s incredible aviation history. If you’re interested in visiting please find more information here: http://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/
Last year I asked for trains to be regarded as 'On-Time' ONLY when they arrive to the minute (not 5 or 10 mins late as per previous measure). Today's data shows movement in the right direction, BUT there's plenty more to do. Big changes are coming 🚄 ⏰ https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/
Pleased to say that @SW_Railway passengers will get compensated for those reckless “Xmas strikes” which disrupted thousands of journeys throughout December. @transportgovuk is introducing laws to help protect commuters from unreasonable disruption in the future.
There are some great activities taking place locally if anyone is looking to keep the kids entertained this half term. Take a look: https://one.welhat.gov.uk/Half-Term-Fun-and-Games