Rural areas can benefit from a new £10 million fund which has already helped over 150 rural communities become cleaner and more sustainable.

Christopher Pincher MP backs NFU’s Home-grown Heartland campaign in Westminster

Christopher Pincher, MP for Tamworth, met farmers and backed a campaign that highlights the farming, food and drink industry’s contribution to the economy, jobs, the environment and communities.

In my constituency, a number of the Post Offices have closed over the past few years, some because the Post Master has retired or moved away, others because the demand for service was no longer in the area and some because they found the job too challenging.

A number of you had written to me concerned about the proposals to create a single strategic commissioning organisation out of all of the local CCGs.

On Friday I had the pleasure of joining the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust on a visit to Hodge Lane Local Nature Reserve.  The weather was wet but it was a great opportunity to see the collaboration work between Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and Tamworth Borough Council.

I was pleased to be invited to the opening of a new business today - Wren Kitchens based at Ventura Park.  The company design kitchens tailor made to your needs and also offer options for kitchen renovations on a smaller scale.

For those of you who could not attend the initial Together We're Better Staffordshire listening event at the Snowdome earlier this month, the team will be holding another one shortly.

D-Day was a turning point in the course of the Second World War, it was the moment that the Allied Forces established a foothold in occupied France.  It was a significant step towards the liberation of Wester Europe from Nazi rule.

The Staffordshire Warmer Homes initiative has just launched in Tamworth. The initiative aims to install fully funded first time central heating systems into eligible homes across Staffordshire.

Recently, a number of residents in Shenstone contacted me about the poor mobile signal they were receiving in and around the village. I wrote out to all residents to get their views and opinions on the service they received. The result I received was this: