I have recently visited several businesses in Central Devon as part of Family Business Week 2022. The initiative, led by the Institute for Family Businesses and supported by NatWest, highlights their importance to our economy and to local communities.
Ahead of Small Business Saturday (3rd December 2022) Central Devon MP Mel Stride has met with founder and owner of Northlew-based business 3Donkeys. Frustrated of not being able to find outdoor overalls designed for women, Amanda Marshall set up her own business to fill the gap in the market.
BG Pearce and R&C Crispin were among the family-run Mid Devon Businesses that received a visit from local MP Mel Stride last week to celebrate Family Business Week.
Several family-run businesses received a visit from local MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride this week to celebrate Family Business Week 2022.
Central Devon MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride has confirmed that Winter Fuel Payments and Pensioner Cost of Living Payments will start to land in pensioners' bank accounts from today.
As Secretary of State for Work and Pensions I have taken the decision, in consultation with the Chancellor, to fully uprate the state pension by inflation. This means that the state pension will rise in line with September’s inflation rate (10.1%) for the 2023-24 tax year.
Shopping locally in the run up to Christmas will be key in supporting many businesses given the pressures of increasing energy costs. This is the message from Ashburton Chamber of Trade Chair Nigel Ward and local MP Mel Stride.
On Sunday I attended the Remembrance Service in Ashburton and laid a wreath on behalf of my constituents at the town’s war memorial. I alternate between different locations in Central Devon each year, attending Crediton last November.
