Column: Volunteers’ Week
Whilst the country celebrated the Queen’s 70 years of service, this week was also the…
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Community Update: May 2022
Column: Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
In 1952, when Princess Elizabeth acceded to the throne, Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister,…
Worsbrough Miner’s Memorial
It was a privilege to attend the unveiling of a lasting memorial to the 284…
Column: Mental Health Awareness Week
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and the theme for the year is loneliness,…
Police Update
Over the past few months I have been meeting with local police officers to discuss…
Community Update: April 2022
Column: Pensioner Poverty Is Increasing
In recent months, there has been a lot of talk about the ‘cost of living…
Column: Dementia Needs Aren’t Being Met
Everyone is forgetful sometimes. Whether its someone’s name, where we’ve left our keys, or a…
Barnsley’s Cost of Living Crisis
In recent months, across the UK, millions of families have been struggling to make ends…
Column: Carbon Monoxide Awareness
Carbon monoxide poisoning is a tragic silent killer. It causes around 50 deaths across the…
Community Update: March 2022
Survey: Rising Cost of Living
I am really concerned about the impact of rising food prices, energy bills rocketing up…
Survey: Improve SEND Provision in Schools
The Government have launched a consultation on their long delayed review on SEND provision in…
Column: Supporting Barnsley’s Businesses
This week saw the removal of the final COVID-19 restrictions in England, signalling a return…
Column: International Women’s Day
We need to build a country where opportunity is available to everyone. Your gender, your…
Survey: Improve NHS Dentistry
If you are struggling to get an NHS dentist appointment in Barnsley please let me…
Dealing with flooding
Following the storms we have had in the past week, please see below an update…
Column: we can and must do better for veterans
When the government created the ‘Office for Veterans Affairs’ three years ago, we had all…
30,000 pensioners in Barnsley worse off due to real terms Tory cuts
New analysis from The Labour Party has shown that 30,000 pensioners across Barnsley Central and…
Government failing on Levelling Up as local funding falls by £30m
Stephanie Peacock, Member of Parliament for Barnsley East, has called the Government’s commitment to levelling…
Barnsley MP backs British Heart Foundation
Stephanie Peacock MP has joined the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in encouraging people in Barnsley…
Children with Special Educational Needs being let down
Local MP, Stephanie Peacock, has raised concerns that local children with Special Educational Needs and…
Column: we’ll deliver safer communities and a victim’s law
Too often it can feel like the law isn’t on the side of victims. I…