Busy Locally 21st April 2023 This week I sat down with Devon County Councillor James McInnes who represents Hatherleigh and Chagford Division and serves as the cabinet member at County Hall... Articles
Busy Locally: Mel Stride MP Column 6th March 2023 It has been another busy week, both locally in Central Devon and up in Westminster. On Friday I visited Chudleigh Knighton Primary School after being invited to... Articles
Greener local farming incentives - Mel Stride MP Column 2nd February 2023 At a visit to a local primary school last week a pupil asked me for an example of a piece of legislation that I had been involved with that I was proud of. It... Articles
Busy Locally 29th January 2023 It has been another hectic week of local meetings and visits across Central Devon, which included speaking to pupils at three local primary schools – Bow... Articles
Flooding Appeal for Pakistan and local cricket 18th January 2023 Between June and October last year Pakistan suffered from some of the worst flooding in its history, affecting more than 30 million people including many from... Articles
A year of local action - Mel Stride MP Column 31st December 2022 2022 has been an extraordinarily difficult year with the unjustifiable Russian invasion of Ukraine leading to higher energy, fuel and food prices which have hit... Articles
A big thank you to local volunteers 20th December 2022 A very merry Christmas to everyone in Central Devon. I recently had a meeting with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Bradninch, Emily Ottery and Simon Crawford... Articles
Another busy week - Mel Stride MP Column 14th December 2022 It has been another very busy week, both locally and in Westminster. The week began with a quick catch up with the PM where we discussed my work encouraging... Articles
Supporting local businesses: Mel Stride MP Column 5th December 2022 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... Articles
