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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.”
MPs 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...
read moreThousands of local children to benefit from ‘Bikeability’ training
A Hatfield school was the location for the national extension of the Government’s ‘Bikeability’ cycling scheme recently. Designed to help children learn real-world cycling skills, local MP Grant Shapps, who as Secretary of State for Transport is in charge of the...
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Good luck to all primary schools in WGC taking part in Clean Up WGC’s competition to win £1,000. To enter or to learn more about this great local initiative which is committed to seeing our town free of litter, please visit: http://www.facebook.com/CleanUpWGC/
Yesterday I called in bosses from @TPExpressTrains @networkrail @hitachirailEU and CAF to explain the poor service passengers received in December & January. I have told them they must get their act together since I won't hesitate to escalate this futher. #TheYp
It's early days, but commercial zero-carbon flight is being pioneered in the UK at this government funded programme.
My speech on the subject at Cranfield University last year: https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/press/news-2019/secretary-of-state-for-transport-grant-shapps-calls-for-and-electric-revolution-in-the-skies
Delighted we've been able to work closely with Flybe to ensure Europe’s largest regional airline is able to continue connecting communities across Britain. @transportgovuk will undertake an urgent review into how we can level up the country by strengthening regional connectivity.
.@CR_UK @raceforlife is back to Welwyn Hatfied this coming May at Stanborough Park, WGC with 2 new events so the whole family can get involved. The inspirational @raceforlife funds world-class research to help fight cancer. To find out more or register: http://raceforlife.org