Tag Archive for ‘Yeovil’
Train cuts see 100 carriages axed
This seems on the surface to be an extremely worrying proposal. It might well be that the recession is biting into train company revenues but one thought there was a franchise contract which would have ensured there was a level of service provided. I have recently been on the train to Yeovil from London and [...]
Good news for Yeovil
Image via Wikipedia The workers of AgustaWestland in Yeovil received a double set of good news today. Firstly the Government confirmed that is going to order 64 of the 70 Future Lynx helicopters that they signed the contract for some years ago. However, the disappointment about the reduced number is offset by a new contract [...]
Press release: Good news on Future Lynx
Kevin Davis welcomes good news for Yeovil and Westlands Kevin Davis, the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Yeovil has today welcomed the Government commitment to order 64 of the 70 contracted new Future Lynx helicopters. “This is good news for Yeovil in a worrying time for the economy. As our own Shadow Defence Team have argued [...]
Advent thoughts
We are now in the midst of Advent. Advent marks the start of the Church’s year and is the precursor to Christmas as we wait. Advent is also a low period, a period of reflection and the church marks this in the same way it marks the 40 days of Lent. So what is there [...]
The future of our countryside
Image by gazzat via Flickr Are there really going to be 40,000 homes in the South Somerset area? I was recently contacted by a constituent who was very concerned about this issue. Like me, he wants more housing so that there is a good stock of housing available of all sorts of shapes and sizes. [...]
Press release: Lib Dem MP goes missing
Lib Dem MP goes missing at key Westland debate The Lib Dem MP for Yeovil missed yet another key debate in Parliament when the future of Westlands was being discussed. This follows on from a report from the Public Whip website that the MP has a “below average” attendance record for voting – 68% as [...]
Remembrance Day 2008
Image by Margarida Sardo via Flickr I have just returned from the Remembrance Day services at the Yeovil war memorial and St. John’s Church. As ever, for a town with a military base, there was a good turnout. I am always struck that the act of memorial, and learning from the sacrifice of so many, [...]
Press release: Supporting small business in Yeovil
Call to give local firms in Yeovil access to more Government contracts Massive Whitehall procurement budget should help small and medium firms Kevin Davis, Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Yeovil added his voice to calls for the Government to do more to help local firms in Yeovil, Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster hit by the economic downturn. [...]
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