Articles for the Herald and Post

As I write this week’s column, I have just taken my Oath of Allegiance to the Crown for the sixth time. This ritual, known as swearing-in, takes place with...

Last week, Hampshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, together with South Central Ambulance Service, announced that specialist mental health nurses...

Last week the Prime Minister held his second ‘ Farm to Fork’ summit. This is a forum for all those involved in food production, including supermarkets, to find...

I went on two very different education-related visits last week. The first was to Andrews Endowed primary school in Holybourne where the children grilled me on...

Last week’s local council, mayoral and Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections were the last major electoral event before the general election. Of course...

There’s an important piece of legislation making its way through Parliament at the moment that could significantly help our livestock farmers. The Dogs...

If your family is like ours in the run up to the school holidays, there can be something of a scramble to find activities (as well as copious snacks) to keep...

From this week's Herald and Post... April not only brings with it lighter evenings and (hopefully) some more spring like weather (less rain please!) but it also...

My latest article for the Herald and Post... I recently joined a group of school and college leaders from across Hampshire at Swanmore College at a meeting...