My latest EADT column - February 2025 Wednesday, 5 February, 2025 My week in Parliament kicked off with one of the tasks of my job that I enjoy the most – engaging with local schools, and hearing of pupils’ plans for their future, together with their concerns for the nation’s. This Monday morning the school in question was Royal Hospital School (RHS), Holbrook, and my chat with their students was wide ranging and fun. As it happens, later that same day the... Local News
South Suffolk MP raises concerns over HGVs in Sproughton 1st February 2025 The MP for South Suffolk said he shares concerns raised by residents in a village near Ipswich over HGVs being diverted through their roads. Sproughton... Local News
A14 and Orwell Bridge delays risk ‘crippling costs’ and job losses in Suffolk and Ipswich as report details impacts on businesses 31st January 2025 Rapid action must be taken to prevent frequent A14 delays having a catastrophic impact on Suffolk ’s economy, business leaders have warned. A report by Suffolk... Local News
South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge demands explanation over National Grid pylon costs from Norwich to Tilbury 18th January 2025 The MP for South Suffolk is demanding an explanation over costs after National Grid announced it would not be running underground cables along part of a major... Local News
James Cartlidge: The world is a more volatile place, so getting defence spending right has to be a top priority 17th January 2025 James Cartlidge is Shadow Defence Secretary and has been MP for South Suffolk since 2015 With the Government’s much vaunted Strategic Defence Review due to be... Articles
My latest Suffolk Free Press Column - January 2025 16th January 2025 In my previous column, with Christmas in full swing, I urged readers to ‘shop local’, recognising that “our businesses are under a lot of pressure”. I must... Articles
Pub basks in listing's limelight 16th January 2025 An award-winning pub has been praised as a destination for 'foodies across south Suffolk'. South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge visited the Peacock Inn in... Local News
Monks Eleigh man receives hero’s welcome after walking 2,000 miles throughout 2024 in support of Prostate Cancer UK 6th January 2025 A hero’s welcome greeted a 77-year-old man on the home stretch of his year-long, 2,000-mile journey – helping to raise awareness of the importance of looking... Local News
My latest EADT column - January 2025 1st January 2025 Looking ahead to 2025 for residents in South Suffolk, I suspect many will have a sense of foreboding about the year ahead. In fact, bumping into constituents... Articles
Founder of Kernos Centre Sudbury gets British Empire Medal 31st December 2024 The founder of a Suffolk charity that offers mental health support and counselling to anyone who needs it has been honoured with a British Empire Medal... Local News
