On Friday, I welcomed East West Rail’s senior management back to Bicester to sit down with local councillors and discuss their work on the London Road level crossing.
It was lovely to visit Hardwick Primary School on Friday.
I was delighted to be asked to present pupils with certificates at their Celebration Assembly after a tour of the school. I also had the chance to sit down with a group of KS2 children to discuss life at school.
I’ve just returned from a two-day visit to Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories. Both Israelis and Palestinians have been severely affected by the terror attacks on 7 October and their aftermath.
Parts of Oxfordshire have been badly hit by flooding since the New Year. Although we have seen some damage in Banbury, it has not been to the same level that many of us will recall in 1998 when more than 350 people were forced to flee their homes after the River Cherwell burst its banks.
Apprenticeships are a brilliant way to earn qualifications while learning on the job.
To mark National Apprenticeship Week this year, I was pleased to celebrate the contribution of apprentices working in the hospitality sector, our country’s third largest employer, in Parliament.
