Catch up with Cllrs Angela Smith and Phil Beal Tuesday, 21 May, 2024 Fantastic to catch up and have a brew with Cllrs Angela Smith and newly elected Phil Beal at Bamford Barista when out and about on Friday. Articles
Chris opens new surgery at Rochdale Road Medical Centre 4th October 2023 It was a privilege to join Dr Shahid and the team at Rochdale Road Medical Centre last week to open the newly refurbished practice in Middleton. Dr Shahid and... Articles
Chris Secures £20 Million for Heywood 2nd October 2023 JUST ANNOUNCEDHeywood will receive £20 million of extra funding from Government as part of the Prime Minister's Plan for Towns. The Council won't be able to... Articles
Chris visits Heywood's ITD Global 25th September 2023 Fantastic to visit ITD Global last week in Heywood to meet with CEO Jonny Mocton and the team. This is a thriving business right in the middle of the... Articles
Chris joins Alzheimer's Research UK in Parliament 11th September 2023 Great to be a part of the discussions last week on what the #FutureOfDementia could look like. I look forward to working with @AlzResearchUK to bring their... Articles
Objections to Crimble Mill Development 25th August 2023 Last night Rochdale Council's planning panel approved plans for 214 new homes on the site around Crimble Mill. A great many of you contacted me about these... Articles
New Hospital Programme 18th August 2023 Yesterday I joined Health Minister Lord Markham and NHS staff at North Manchester General Hospital to showcase the Government's New Hospital Programme. We had... Articles
APPG Local Government Reception 2nd August 2023 As Chair of the APPG on Local Government, I hosted a summer reception in Parliament last month. The Minister for Local Government, Lee Rowley MP, joined us... Articles
Brexit Pub Guarantee 1st August 2023 The Brexit Pub Guarantee comes into force today, which cuts taxes for 38,000 pubs and bars up and down the country. I'm a keen supporter of our local pubs and... Articles
Chris joins volunteers at Middfest 19th July 2023 Smashing time at MiddFest 2023 on Sunday. Thank you to all the volunteers and organisers who made the day such a great success! Articles
