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 | 27 Jul 2010 - Government agrees station improvements will be requirement for new franchises The government has included station improvements in the list of requirements for the award of new rail franchises following my lobbying on this issue. The new consultation documents that have been issued by the Department of Transport include the need for station investment and repairs. Theresa Villiers MP, Minister of ... readmore... |  | 24 Jul 2010 - Race for Life 2010 I attended the opening of the ‘Relay for Life 2010’ Cancer Research fundraiser at Caister High School, where I was welcomed by event organiser Stephen Bower. He emphasised the importance of events such as these in raising awareness and funds for those affected by cancer.... readmore... |  | 15 Jul 2010 - Speaking out on fire review Yesterday in the House of Commons Brandon Lewis spoke of Norfolk’s County Council’s fire review. He said that Norfolk County Council are examining saving money as well as improving the service, but consideration is being given to spending more on management in Great Yarmouth yet losing 14 retained firemen. Brandon ... readmore... | | 15 Jul 2010 - Demanding Network Rail move unsightly mast Brandon Lewis MP, met this week with Network Rail to move its newly erected transmission’s mast. Currently situated near Breydon Waters, on the Acle straight, the mast has been branded a ‘carbuncle’ and eyesore by local residents. As it did not require planning permission, the mast was erected with little ... readmore... | | 07 Jul 2010 - Fighting for Great Yarmouth Schools With public finances under intense pressure and the need to make reductions in public expenditure the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP this week announced an end to Building Schools for the Future programme. ... readmore... | | 06 Jul 2010 - ASDA announces support for Fix Our Station Some seven months into the "Fix Our Station " campaign that I launched we have seen further support from ASDA, a major business located next to the station. They have pledged to do the following: ... readmore... | | 10 Jun 2010 - Giving power to local communities I have always been a great believer in local power being in the ownership of local people. That is why I am pleased to see our Government take steps towards returning powers to local councils. Labour red tape has left local decision tied up in a mess, our government will ... readmore... | | 07 Jun 2010 - All Stars Boxing Club Last week I visited the All Stars Kick Boxing Club, they have turned a disused building into a boxing facility with changing rooms and a chill out area. The project relies on the local community to survive. The club has been awarded grants worth £28,000 to expand the upper floor. ... readmore... | | 05 Jun 2010 - Up For Adoption The UK Youth Climate Coalition have launched a campaign to get every MP across the campaign adopted. I’m pleased to say that I’m up for adoption having backed their campaign. Young people from Great Yarmouth can apply to adopt me and track me in the work I do for Great ... readmore... | | 03 Jun 2010 - Tiffin Cup Competition The Tiffin Cup has been awarded by the Tiffin Club, a cross party group of MP’s, for the last 5 years to celebrate the best South Asian restaurant in Britain as well as raise funds for World Vision, which works globally to speak out for children affected by injustice and ... readmore... | | 02 Jun 2010 - Wind Farm Opportunities I have met with the owners of EastPort and Seajacks about the opportunities for the harbour with the proposed new wind farm. We have the go-ahead for the world’s second-largest windfarm off the coast of Norfolk. This new farm will help to create a wealth of new jobs for local ... readmore... | | 02 Jun 2010 - Beer Festival 2010 Last week I visited the Great Yarmouth Beer Festival at the Priory Centre, the four day event is now in it’s fourth. I met with the owner of the Blackfriars Brewery to pick the beer that I will be using in a beer ‘taste off’ in London against Eric Pickles ... readmore... | | 01 Jun 2010 - Fire Service Cuts For months I campaigned against the proposed fire cuts in Great Yarmouth and Gorleston. I have this week written to the Deputy Fire Chief to again outline my concerns and to let the fire service know my opposition to these cuts. We can’t afford any reduction in cover or service, ... readmore... | | 28 May 2010 - Parliamentary Question: Havenbridge House I have today submitted the below question for the Chancellor of the Exchequer. .... readmore... | | 26 May 2010 - Get Tested I was able to join hepatitis C patients and musicians from around the world at a health reception at Parliament this week to encourage people to GET TESTED! for World Hepatitis Day. It’s a tragedy that one person dies every 30 seconds from these preventable and treatable viruses. Early diagnosis ... readmore... | | 25 May 2010 - Fix Our Station Update ... readmore... | | 20 May 2010 - Coalition: Historic deal is published The 34-page document detailing the 'historic' agreement between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats was published today. ... readmore... | | 20 May 2010 - Deputy PM pledges democratic 'big bang' Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today promised a big bang of democratic reform - the biggest shake-up of in 178 years. ... readmore... | | 19 May 2010 - £50M more for arts, heritage and sport Legislation that would give arts, heritage and sport an extra £50 million a year will be placed before Parliament in September.... readmore... | | 15 May 2010 - MP Visits winning School Back in March Brandon Lewis, MP for Great Yarmouth, held a competition for schools in our area. The prize, which was won by Martham Primary and Nursery School, was for £250 worth of books for their school library, kindly supplied by Usborne Books. The entry forms were circulated to over ... readmore... | | 07 May 2010 - Brandon Lewis MP attends the BNI Breakfast meeting this morning Brandon Lewis attended the BNI Breakfast meeting at the John Burrage Centre at the James Paget hospital this morning three hours after winning the seat of Great Yarmouth with a 4276 majority.... readmore... | | 01 May 2010 - Brandon Lewis visits the Saturday School at the Priory Centre Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth today visited the Saturday School at the Priory Centre. The Saturday School organised by Civitas and run by Jenny Benham provides local children with extra education at a very low cost to the parents. The Saturday School has been running for two ... readmore... | | 29 Apr 2010 - Conservatives launch 12-point tourism action plan for Great Yarmouth ... readmore... | | 28 Apr 2010 - Nick Herbert MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs meets with local farmers ... readmore... | | 28 Apr 2010 - Question Time at Filby Primary School Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth today took time out of his busy campaign schedule to visit Filby Primary School.... readmore... | | 25 Apr 2010 - Double whammy from Labour's jobs tax: higher council tax bills too Double whammy from Labour’s jobs tax: higher council tax bills too... readmore... | | 25 Apr 2010 - Geoffrey Van Orden, MEP for the East of England joins Brandon Lewis on the Campaign trail Last week Brandon Lewis and his campaign team were delighted to be joined by Geoffrey Van Orden, MEP for the East of England. First elected as MEP in 1999, Geoffrey leads the Conservative MEP team in the East of England. ... readmore... | | 22 Apr 2010 - Shadow minister sees key marine energy park role for Yarmouth and Lowestoft Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft were flagged up as potential sites for a job-creating marine energy park when shadow secretary of state for energy and climate change Greg Clark visited the resorts yesterday.Making the Scroby Sands windfarm centre on Yarmouth seafront his first port of call, ahead of a visit to ... readmore... | | 22 Apr 2010 - Theresa May, MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions visits the Priory Centre in Great Yarmouth Shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Theresa May was keen to highlight the crucial role of the voluntary sector on a trip to Norfolk yesterday which included stops in Great Yarmouth and Norwich.With all the talk about Thursday's leader's television debate Mrs May insisted that David Cameron had ... readmore... | | 22 Apr 2010 - Theresa Villiers MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport visits Great Yarmouth Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP was pleased to welcome Theresa Villiers MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport to Great Yarmouth yesterday. Brandon took Theresa to the John Burrage Centre at the James Paget Hospital to meet local businessmen including Spencer McCormack to discuss the ‘Fix Great Yarmouth Train Station’ ... readmore... | | 18 Apr 2010 - Pledge to help cancer sufferers in Great Yarmouth get the drugs they deserve ... readmore... | | 16 Apr 2010 - Backing the Bid: The World Cup ... readmore... | | 16 Apr 2010 - 'Fix Great Yarmouth Station' Update Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth yesterday met with Spencer McCormack of BWell Gyms and representatives from National Express and local business services. The meeting arranged by Mr McCormack was to bring the concerned parties together to move the 'Fix Great Yarmouth Station' project forward and to confirm ... readmore... | | 14 Apr 2010 - Victory for Great Yarmouth as Gordon Brown forced to ditch new holiday tax Labour’s plans to hike taxes on holiday lettings stopped – for the momentBrandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth, this week welcomed the news that a determined stand by Conservatives has forced Gordon Brown to back down over a planned tax hike on local tourism. Labour Ministers had been ... readmore... | | 14 Apr 2010 - Everyone across Great Yarmouth can get involved to solve Britain’s problems ... readmore... | | 13 Apr 2010 - Contract with the people of Great Yarmouth ... readmore... | | 09 Apr 2010 - General Election starts. Day One CampaigningBrandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth and his team were campaigning today across the constituency as Gordon Brown called the General Election for May 6.Brandon Lewis said "I am delighted that Gordon Brown has worked up the courage to call a General Election and give the ... readmore... | | 30 Mar 2010 - Martham Primary & Nursery School Wins Book Competition Earlier this month Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth, held a competition for schools in our area. The prize, which was won by Martham Primary and Nursery School, was for £250 worth of books for a school library, kindly supplied by Usborne Books. The entry forms were circulated to ... readmore... | | 26 Mar 2010 - Caroline Spelman MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government comments on Labour’s vision for seaside towns This week the government launched its strategy for seaside success document and an associated £5 million funding package to help the 25 most deprived seaside local authorities including Great Yarmouth.... readmore... | | 26 Mar 2010 - Caroline Spelman MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government visits EastPort UK Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth and Caroline Spelman MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government this week met with Eddie Freeman CEO of EastPort UK. Privately owned and operated since May 2007, the port at Great Yarmouth is a modern, multi-purpose facility integrating a ... readmore... | | 26 Mar 2010 - Fix Our Station Campaign Update Brandon Lewis Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth met today with:... readmore... | | 23 Mar 2010 - Anthony Wright MP's £10,000 windfall courtesy of the tax payers of Great Yarmouth In 2009 the Great Yarmouth Labour MP, Anthony Wright stated that he would keep the windfall payment he received as a result of his taxpayer funded apartment at the Dolphin Square complex in London, which totalled £10,000. ... readmore... | | 22 Mar 2010 - Brandon Lewis gives his support to small businesses Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth today met local newsagents Owen Church and Ralph Childs to discuss business issues that affect the N.F.R.N retails in Great Yarmouth. Mr Church and Mr Childs wanted to brief Brandon on the local issues affecting them and the wider economic ones for ... readmore... | | 22 Mar 2010 - Brandon Lewis gives his support to smal businesses Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth today met local newsagents Owen Church and Ralph Childs to discuss business issues that affect the N.F.R.N retails in Great Yarmouth. Mr Church and Mr Childs wanted to brief Brandon on the local issues affecting them and the wider economic ones for ... readmore... | | 22 Mar 2010 - Brandon Lewis gives his support to smal businesses Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth today met local newsagents Owen Church and Ralph Childs to discuss business issues that affect the N.F.R.N retails in Great Yarmouth. Mr Church and Mr Childs wanted to brief Brandon on the local issues affecting them and the wider economic ones for ... readmore... | | 17 Mar 2010 - Fritton Woods Meeting Last night Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth attended at meeting at St.Olaves Village Hall regarding the new application for Fritton Woods. Dr. Van Steenis an expert in the field of airborne toxins addressed the meeting. He is supporting the campaign and last night outlined the environmental issues ... readmore... | | 15 Mar 2010 - Fleggburgh Coffee Morning Club Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth enjoyed coffee and cake at the Fleggburgh Coffee Morning Club in Filby last week. ... readmore... | | 15 Mar 2010 - 'Fix Our Station' Volunteer Day Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth and the Fix Great Yarmouth Station Team are working with Spencer McCormack of BWell Health Clubs and other supporters to put together a working party, volunteer day at Great Yarmouth Station. The aim of the day will be to at least give ... readmore... | | 15 Mar 2010 - Vicky Ford MEP in Great Yarmouth On Friday Vicky Ford MEP for East of England was in Great Yarmouth with Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth campaigning and visiting a local business. They visited the Bradwell Butchery, owned by Andrew Edmonds, which is a traditional family butchers founded in 1986. They purchase all their ... readmore... | | 11 Mar 2010 - Brandon Lewis supports the NHS Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth recently met with Great Yarmouth and Waveney PCT Chief Executive Dr Sushil Jathanna, to hear about future plans for the NHS in Great Yarmouth. Mr Lewis was pleased to hear that positive plans for the future are underway. ... readmore... | | 11 Mar 2010 - Fix Our Station Campaign Update Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth today met with David Cumming, Principal Transport Planner for Norfolk County Council, Adrian Gunson, Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation for Norfolk County Council and Graham Plant, Borough and County Councillor to discuss the Department of Transport’s consultation on the new franchise ... readmore... | | 10 Mar 2010 - Brandon Lewis gives his support to Great Yarmouth's Fire Service Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth last week met with Kev Game the Fire Brigades Union Branch official for Great Yarmouth to discuss the Government imposed review of the fire service for Great Yarmouth and Gorleston.... readmore... | | 10 Mar 2010 - Brandon Lewis wants to see Britain open for business again Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth today met with local business leaders to discuss business opportunities in Great Yarmouth. The meeting was organised by Ian Peter Macdonald, Sales & Marketing Director of GreenLed Light Ltd and it was hosted at the Imperial Hotel by the owner Nick Mobbs. ... readmore... | | 08 Mar 2010 - Action needed to tackle abuse and violence in Norfolk's schools Action needed to tackle abuse and violence in Norfolk’s schools ... readmore... | | 04 Mar 2010 - Brandon Lewis has pledge to do his bit for the British Armed Forces Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth, has pledged to do his bit for the British Armed Forces family.... readmore... | | 03 Mar 2010 - Brandon Lewis offers support to Newtown Youth Centre Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth has today spoken to Carl Harding who runs the Newtown Youth centre and has along with the police and the council offered support so that the youth centre can move forward from yet another arson attack.... readmore... | | 03 Mar 2010 - Fix Our Station Campaign Update Over the last week Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth has met with Spencer McCormack of BWell Health Clubs, Miriam Kikis of the Seafood restaurant, Angila Skills Academy and many residents who are all keen to see improvements to the station and have all offered to help with ... readmore... | | 23 Feb 2010 - Brandon Lewis tidies up Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth, last week organised a beach clean up as part of the ‘Big Tidy Up’ a Keep Britain Tidy campaign. Over the past year more than 50,000 bags of rubbish have been collected via the ‘Big Tidy Up’ and this year the campaign ... readmore... | | 22 Feb 2010 - Become your own boss, Brandon Lewis offers Great Yarmouth's public sector workers New plans for employee-owned co-operatives to help improve local services... readmore... | | 16 Feb 2010 - Sir John Major speaks at Great Yarmouth Conservatives Fundraising Dinner Last week the guest speaker at a fundraising dinner for the Great Yarmouth Conservatives was Sir John Major. The dinner held at the Carlton Club in London was a great success. Sir John Major explained the importance of the seat of Great Yarmouth in the next General Election, he also ... readmore... | | 16 Feb 2010 - Good News for 'Fix our Station' Campaign The Council this week started work on a project to improve cycle and pathways around Great Yarmouth Railway Station. The new work will create a fully accessible pedestrian and cycle link from the toucan crossing to the railway station. The project also includes improving the landscape by planting around ten ... readmore... | | 10 Feb 2010 - Brandon Lewis slams Government's failure to justify closure of Great Yarmouth HMRC ... readmore... | | 08 Feb 2010 - Conservative Association Fundraising Dinner On the 3rd February, forty people assembled at the Great Yarmouth College Teaching Restaurant for a fantastic fundraising dinner this evening. Some £1400 was raised through various activities including a raffle and an auction. A huge thank you to all who helped especially the staff and not forgetting Parliamentary Candidate Brandon ... readmore... | | 08 Feb 2010 - Let’s give Great Yarmouth superfast broadband – without an unfair phone tax Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth, this week welcomed new Conservative plans to deliver the roll out of superfast broadband at speeds of up to 100 Mbps across Great Yarmouth by 2017. This stands in stark contrast to the Government’s new £7 per year ‘phone tax’ on every ... readmore... | | 08 Feb 2010 - ‘Fix Our Station’ Campaign - A welcoming facade is critical to Purple Flag Success Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth this week met with Jim Smerdon, Superintendent of Great Yarmouth District to discuss the ‘Fix Our Station’ Campaign. At present Great Yarmouth is looking to gain the Purple Flag award. The Purple Flag is the new “gold standard” that recognises hospitality areas ... readmore... | | 07 Feb 2010 - Station Representatives agree the station needs improving Today Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth met with representatives from Network Rail, National Express East Anglia and the Great Yarmouth Area Station Manager to discuss the ‘Fix Our Station’ Campaign to see what can be done. Great Yarmouth train station is the welcoming point to many tourists ... readmore... | | 05 Feb 2010 - Brandon Lewis slams Government’s failure to justify closure of Great Yarmouth HMRC In response to the latest limp explanation from the Parliamentary Team at HM Revenue and Customs as to why centralisation of the HMRC office in Norwich is a better option than in Great Yarmouth, Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth said:... readmore... | | 02 Feb 2010 - More evidence of families struggling to pay their council tax Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth, expressed his concern this week at new figures which have revealed the soaring use of court orders and bailiffs to collect council tax. Council tax bills have more than doubled across the country under Labour. In Great Yarmouth, bills have risen by ... readmore... | | 27 Jan 2010 - Fix Our Station Campaign Update Last Monday Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth and Eric Pickles MP, Chairman of the Conservative Party launched the ‘Fix Our Station’ Campaign. Tthe Facebook group ‘Fix Great Yarmouth Station’ now has over 1000 members. Great Yarmouth train station is the welcoming point to many tourists but the station ... readmore... | | 25 Jan 2010 - Local firms in Great Yarmouth need helping hand to move out of recession Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth added his voice to calls to help local firms and entrepreneurs in Great Yarmouth get up running and grow new business. More firms have gone bust during this recession than in any previous downturn. The latest Government figures show that in the ... readmore... | | 25 Jan 2010 - ‘Fix Great Yarmouth Station’ Facebook Group has 1000 members in under a week Last Monday Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth and Eric Pickles MP, Chairman of the Conservative Party launched the ‘Fix Our Station’ Campaign. In under a week the Facebook group ‘Fix Great Yarmouth Station’ has 1000 members. ... readmore... | | 25 Jan 2010 - Put the law back on the side of local people across Norfolk Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth, today strongly endorsed radical and bold new plans – set out in the Conservatives’ draft election manifesto – to tackle crime and to restore confidence in Britain’s ‘broken’ criminal justice system. ... readmore... | | 24 Jan 2010 - Meeting with Tourism Representatives Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth and Eric Pickles MP, Chairman of the Conservative Party met this week with local businessmen and council representatives on the subject of tourism in Great Yarmouth. The group raised the below points which they see as very important to the industry locally.... readmore... | | 21 Jan 2010 - Carl Harding Votes for Change Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth this week took Eric Pickles MP, Chairman of the Conservative Party to meet Carl Harding at the Newtown Youth Centre. The Newtown Youth Centre is a valuable community asset which was before Christmas subjected to an arson attack. Having recently lost out ... readmore... | | 21 Jan 2010 - Meeting with Winterton Coastal Erosion Group ... readmore... | | 20 Jan 2010 - Brandon Lewis and Eric Pickles MP Chairman of the Conservative Party visit to East Norfolk Sixth Form College Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth and Eric Pickles MP, Chairman of the Conservative Party this week visited East Norfolk Sixth Form College in Gorleston to talk to students about the forthcoming general election. Eric told the students how important the seat of Great Yarmouth is in the ... readmore... | | 20 Jan 2010 - Fix Our Station Campaign Update On Monday Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth and Eric Pickles MP, Chairman of the Conservative Party launched the ‘Fix Our Station’ Campaign. Great Yarmouth train station is the welcoming point to many tourists but the station is run down with grotty toilets, dirty floors, broken windows, dying ... readmore... | | 19 Jan 2010 - Labour Government takes more jobs from Great Yarmouth The Government this week announced that The Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) offices at Havenbridge House in Great Yarmouth will close next year. This decision will result in redundancy for many workers. Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth has continually campaigned against this closure and has put ... readmore... | | 19 Jan 2010 - 'Fix Our Station' Campaign Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth was pleased yesterday to welcome Eric Pickles MP, Chairman of the Conservative Party to Great Yarmouth to launch the ‘Fix Our Station’ Campaign. Great Yarmouth train station is the welcoming point to many tourists but the station is run down with grotty ... readmore... | | 15 Jan 2010 - The Importance of Giving Blood Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth gave blood this week at the Bloodmobile unit in Martham. ... readmore... | | 11 Jan 2010 - Former Green Party Candidate pledges his support for Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth This week Ian Holman, a former Green Party Candidate for Great Yarmouth, said he will be supporting Brandon Lewis in the next General Election. Ian, who lives in Gorleston-on-Sea, was in Local Government for the best part of 25 years and then worked as a proof-reader, including for five years with the ... readmore... | | 11 Jan 2010 - Don't stop the music - village halls, churches adn charities face new tax Government to hit local voluntary groups across Great Yarmouth with new music charges... readmore... | | 10 Jan 2010 - Fritton Woods letter The residents who are working to save Fritton Woods from becoming a gravel pit have issued this letter on Facebook and we have published it here so anyone can access it and use it to support the campaign:... readmore... | | 08 Jan 2010 - Newtown Youth Centre We have supported the team at the Newtown Youth Centre in Great Yarmouth. ... readmore... | | 08 Jan 2010 - Levels of road salting under review in Great Yarmouth Today Norfolk County Council warned that it was reviewing its road salting network after salt ordered for the County began to be diverted by the Government to other parts of the country who are in greater need of new supplies. The Government decision to invoke the so-called Salt Cell on ... readmore... | | 08 Jan 2010 - Offshore windfarm given the go ahead The government this morning has given the go-ahead to proposals for the world's second-largest windfarm to be built off the Norfolk coast, about 15 miles offshore near Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. The Crown Estate has confirmed the winners of the bids to build three windfarms around the UK, including the ... readmore... | | 06 Jan 2010 - David Cameron sets out the agenda for healthcare This week David Cameron set out the agenda for healthcare as he launched the Conservative Party's draft health manifesto. He enforced that the Conservative Party are the only party committed to protecting NHS spending. He said unlike Labour we will not pump money in and hope for the best. We’re ... readmore... | | 05 Jan 2010 - Great Yarmouth Schools score low in tests The EDP this week published an article on the education divide in East Anglia. The EDP has analysed district by district statistics detailing how well 11 year olds did in English, Maths, Science, Reading and Writing tests earlier this year. The report shows Great Yarmouth to be bottom in the ... readmore... | | 22 Dec 2009 - Havenbridge House Update Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP, this week continues to put pressure on the government to come up with some satisfactory answers to the questions he has been asking regarding the office closure over the last few months. Brandon this week has again written to Stephen Timms MP asking for the ... readmore... | | 21 Dec 2009 - New action plan to help Great Yarmouth and Britain’s coastal towns ... readmore... | | 14 Dec 2009 - Great Yarmouth’s residents left with £23,000 of debt thanks to Gordon Brown Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP, this week responded to the Government’s new tax and spending proposals – the so-called Pre-Budget Report – by warning of Labour plans for higher taxes and record levels of national debt included in the small print.... readmore... | | 14 Dec 2009 - New plans to help people in Great Yarmouth save and run community facilities Under new Conservative plans, far-reaching new powers could be given to people in Great Yarmouth to protect community assets from closure and take over the running of public buildings and community assets. Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP has given his backing to the new ‘Community Right to Buy’ which would allow ... readmore... | | 14 Dec 2009 - Great Yarmouth’s 2010 Holiday Brochure Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth was delighted to hear all the positive feedback from the Great Yarmouth’s tourism leaders at the launch of the 2010 holiday brochure this week. Head of tourism, Alan Carr said key economic indicators supported the view that this was the “year of ... readmore... | | 14 Dec 2009 - Edward Worlledge Community Junior School Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth, recently visited Edward Worlledge Community Junior School. The School is for children aged 8 to 12 and the proportion of pupils with learning difficulties is high and many have emotional, social and behavioural needs too. The staff at Edward Worlledge Junior School ... readmore... | | 07 Dec 2009 - Norfolk's teachers need more powers to tackle school bullying Official Government figures have revealed that just 90 pupils across the country were expelled last year for school bullying, despite a new survey finding half of all 14-year-old children have been bullied.... readmore... | | 03 Dec 2009 - Great Yarmouth to be part of the Government's Pathfinder project ... readmore... | | 28 Nov 2009 - Time for a ‘Green Deal’ to help the environment and save you money Conservative plans to improve home insulation and reward recycling... readmore... | | 28 Nov 2009 - Nick Herbert MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs visits Hopton and Scratby ... readmore... | | 27 Nov 2009 - Meeting with 1st East ... readmore... | | 23 Nov 2009 - Call to protect Great Yarmouth’s pensioners from Brown’s plans to scrap benefits ... readmore... | | 22 Nov 2009 - Housing benefit system is failing Great Yarmouth’s most vulnerable tenants New call to reform the controversial Local Housing Allowance... readmore... | | 20 Nov 2009 - The Future of the National Lottery This week Jeremy Hunt MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport gave a speech outlining the Conservatives plans for the future of the National Lottery. There is not a single constituency in the country that has not benefited hugely from the Lottery over the years. In Great ... readmore... | | 17 Nov 2009 - East Norfolk Sixth Form College Visit ... readmore... | | 17 Nov 2009 - Edward Worlledge Community Junior School Visit Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth, last week visited Edward Worlledge Community Junior School. The School is for children aged 8 to 12 and the proportion of pupils with learning difficulties is high and many have emotional, social and behavioural needs too. The staff at Edward Worlledge Junior ... readmore... | | 12 Nov 2009 - Conservatives show their commitment to the fishing industry ... readmore... | | 10 Nov 2009 - The Territorial Army deserve our support for their century of service Brandon Lewis, Prospective Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth, this week welcomed Labour’s latest U-turn – abandoning plans to make significant cuts to the Territorial Army.... readmore... | | 08 Nov 2009 - Hemsby Road improvements We have worked with residents in Hemsby for improvements to the road junctions in Hemsby, with specific improvements at the Waters Lane Post Office crossroads due to the bad visibility there.... readmore... | | 05 Nov 2009 - Brandon Lewis visits Newtown youth centre Brandon Lewis visits Newtown Youth Centre... readmore... | | 05 Nov 2009 - Great Yamouth Association for the Blind Visit Brandon Lewis visits the new office for the Great Yarmouth Association for the Blind.... readmore... | | 30 Oct 2009 - Working to improve broadband access and communication in rural areas. This week Brandon Lewis met with Chloe Smith MP, Keith Simpson MP and Babcock Networks to discuss a new project for Norwich - to develop a digital wireless network that can be used across the city. At the same meeting Brandon discussed the opportunities for developing such a network for ... readmore... | | 29 Oct 2009 - Housing benefit system is failing Great Yarmouth’s most vulnerable tenants Brandon Lewis, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, this week issued a stark warning that Gordon Brown’s changes to housing benefit rules are harming the most vulnerable tenants and reducing the availability of affordable accommodation.... readmore... | | 26 Oct 2009 - Brandon Lewis meets with Shadow Tourism Team to discuss the social responsibility surrounding gambling ... readmore... | | 21 Oct 2009 - Brandon Lewis lends his support to the charity Booktrust ... readmore... | | 21 Oct 2009 - Brandon Lewis supporting local schools ... readmore... | | 19 Oct 2009 - Blueprint to improve safety and cut congestion on Great Yarmouth's roads Blueprint to improve safety and cut congestion on Great Yarmouth’s roads... readmore... | | 19 Oct 2009 - Action needed to tackle Great Yarmouth's jobs crisis Action needed to tackle Great Yarmouth’s Jobs Crisis– Brandon Lewis... readmore... | | 15 Oct 2009 - 'Don't delay - check your eyes today', urges local PPC ‘Don’t delay - check your eyes today’, urges local PPC... readmore... | | 13 Oct 2009 - Brandon Lewis experiences MS symptons Brandon Lewis experiences MS symptoms... readmore... | | 11 Oct 2009 - New planning quango will fuel public disillusionment with politics New planning quango will fuel public disillusionment with politics... readmore... | | 11 Oct 2009 - Water and Flooding in Great Yarmouth Water and flooding in Great Yarmouth ... readmore... | | 11 Oct 2009 - Brandon Lewis Backs RNID's checksfor a healthy hearing future BRANDON LEWIS BACKS RNID’S CHECKS FOR A HEALTHY HEARING FUTURE... readmore... | | 11 Oct 2009 - Action needed to tackle Great Yarmouth's jobs crisis and debt crisis Action needed to tackle Great Yarmouth’s Jobs Crisis and Debt Crisis – Brandon Lewis... readmore... | | 11 Oct 2009 - Brandon Lewis pledges to "do his bit" for British Armed Forces Brandon Lewis pledges to “do his bit” for British Armed Forces... readmore... | | 05 Oct 2009 - Meeting with Vestas, No1 in Modern Energy Brandon Lewis, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Great Yarmouth today met with Vestas, the wind turbine manufacturer to discuss how Great Yarmouth can increase it’s renewable energy. Vestas have a 20 per cent market share and have installed more than 39,000 wind turbines making them the world’s leading supplier of wind ... readmore... | | 29 Sep 2009 - New house price tax and local income tax are not the answer New house price tax and local income tax are not the answer ... readmore... | | 24 Sep 2009 - Great Yarmouth Community Library Opens October 3 Great Yarmouth Community Library Opens October 3... readmore... | | 24 Sep 2009 - Mike Penning, Shadow Minister for Health vists James Paget Hospital Mike Penning MP, Shadow Minister for Health meets with East Coast Hospice, James Paget Hospital and the PCT... readmore... | | 23 Sep 2009 - Mike Penning, Shadow Minister for Health to vist James Paget Hospital Mike Penning, Shadow Minister for Health to visit James Paget Hospital on Thursday, September 24.... readmore... | | 23 Sep 2009 - Time to reverse the rise of the'surveillance state' says Brandon Lewis Time to reverse the rise of the ‘surveillance state’ says Brandon Lewis... readmore... | | 23 Sep 2009 - GY Enterprise working hard for Great Yarmouth GY Enterprise working hard for Great Yarmouth... readmore... | | 23 Sep 2009 - £10,000 Grant for Belton £10,000 Grant for Belton... readmore... | | 09 Sep 2009 - Coastal Erosion Change Policy ... readmore... | | 09 Sep 2009 - HGV Hazard ... readmore... | | 07 Sep 2009 - Risks to homes and firms - as Whitehall plans for power cuts in Great Yarmouth Small print of Government documents forecasts power cuts by 2017... readmore... | | 07 Sep 2009 - Fritton Woods Update Residents remain concerned about plans for the quarry and gravel extraction at Fritton Woods and the detrimental effect this would have on an area of beauty and great recreational value. Brandon Lewis in recent weeks has been lobbying Daniel Cox, Leader of Norfolk County Council highlighting the important issues that ... readmore... | | 07 Sep 2009 - Another Tax Rise to Fuel ... readmore... | | 07 Sep 2009 - Why Tourism Matters ... readmore... | | 25 Aug 2009 - Action needed to reverse Labour's binge-drinking culture Brandon Lewis calls to tackle problems of alcohol-related violence and yob behaviour Brandon Lewis, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, this week added his voice to calls for action to rein back in Labour’s licensing laws and take tough action against the uncontrolled spread in binge-drinking.The latest Home Office crime figures have revealed ... readmore... | | 25 Aug 2009 - Hemsby Tourism - Beach Road Update The Pontins holiday centre on Beach Road, Hemsby closed in January this year after it’s owner Ocean Parcs found it needed “significant investment" while facing "declining bookings and escalating costs". The closure saw the loss of 55 jobs - 19 permanent and 36 on fixed term contracts. Brandon Lewis, Prospective ... readmore... | | 25 Aug 2009 - Havenbride House Update Havenbridge House Jobs Update <http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page20295> An e-petition submitted to the website Number10.co.uk campaigning against the closure of Havenbridge House and signed by Brandon Lewis, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, has now had a response from The Labour Government. The details of the petition and the response from the government are quoted below. The ... readmore... | | 25 Aug 2009 - Ideas welcome on how to improve Bure Park Brandon Lewis, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate has this week requested that litter teams make more frequent visits to Bure Park after residents complained about overflowing bins and litter around the park. He has also asked residents via a letter from himself and County Councillor, Tom Garrod for ideas on how we ... readmore... | | 25 Aug 2009 - Bradwell Post Office Update Brandon Lewis, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate has over the last few weeks delivered two letters to over 1,760 households keeping them informed on the subject of the Bradwell Post Office closure. The first letter informed residents of the closure and the second was to inform residents that we had received an ... readmore... | | 25 Aug 2009 - Faulty Street Lighting ... readmore... | | 21 Aug 2009 - HavenBridge House UPDATE You can find the details of the petition on the 10 Downing Street website along withe Government response, printed below: click here... readmore... | | 11 Aug 2009 - Havenbridge House Update Brandon Lewis, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Great Yarmouth is continuing to keep pressure on the government to save the jobs at Havenbridge House and has received a further update on the situation. Brandon Lewis has repeatedly asked for details about the process undertaken to reach the decision to close Havenbridge ... readmore... | | 10 Aug 2009 - Threat of higher tax to pay for new tier of politicians warns Brandon Lewis Labour Ministers to resurrect plans for regional assemblies... readmore... |
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