Out in Hungerford on a sunny spring morning Monday, 20 May, 2024 On Saturday, Laura brightened local residents' day in Hungerford, by appearing on their doorsteps. Having meaningful conversations with householders about issues they are passionate about. Local News
RICHARD BENYON WELCOMES GOOD NEWS FOR WEST BERKSHIRE PUBS IN LAST WEEK’S BUDGET 1st November 2018 Richard Benyon met with Andy Pinkard, Chair of West Berkshire CAMRA, in Parliament this week, following the welcome news in the autumn Budget that duty on beer... Articles
RICHARD BENYON MP JOINS MORE THAN 500 MPs TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF THE QUEEN’S COMMONWEALTH CANOPY 18th October 2018 Richard Benyon, Member of Parliament for Newbury, is joining over 500 other MPs to plant trees as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy, a network of forest... Articles
Priors Court Tragedy 12th October 2018 Newbury MP, Richard Benyon, has sent his deepest condolences to the staff and young people in their care at Priors Court following the fatal accident on the M4... Articles
Richard Benyon MP welcomes extra support for rough sleepers in West Berkshire 7th September 2018 Richard Benyon MP has welcomed £264,820 for West Berkshire to boost support for rough sleepers, helping them into safe accommodation. Following on from the... Articles
Graham Jones: In West Berkshire, we will not shirk hard decisions for the sake of mushy populism 13th August 2018 Leader of West Berkshire Council Graham Jones has written an article in Conservative Home https://www.conservativehome.com/localgovernment/2018/08/graham-jones... Local News
Richard Benyon's Response to Liberal Democrats Letter Calling for a Second Referendum 12th June 2018 Newbury’s MP, Richard Benyon, has responded to a letter sent by the Chair of West Berkshire liberal Democrats. The letter asked him to support a House of Lords... Articles
Richard Benyon Backs Plans For A Western Rail Link To Heathrow 15th May 2018 On Friday, Network Rail launched a consultation for a new western rail link to Heathrow. This will enable passengers throughout the west to travel to the... Articles
Work Continues on Safety Recommendations for the A34 20th March 2018 Following the meeting in January at Westminster organised by local MPs with Roads Minister, Jesse Norman, and Highways England, the Minister has now confirmed... Articles
Richard Benyon Puts The Record Straight Over Free School Meals 14th March 2018 On Tuesday this week, MPs voted on a new eligibility criteria for free school meals. Under new regulations, the Government estimates that by 2022 around 50,000... Articles
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson's speech to the nation to send us into lockdown: getting everyone to stay at home to protect the NHS to save lives. National News
How we’re helping people affected by Coronavirus 20th March 2020 We’re providing a coordinated, comprehensive response to coronavirus so every person in this country has the support they need in the coming months. National News
How we are supporting small businesses during COVID-19 19th March 2020 We’re providing a £330 billion package of loans and guarantees to keep businesses afloat in critical times. National News
