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20 THE HERALD • MID-SEPTEMBER 2023 • Tel: 01530 244069 • Email: info@markfieldherald.co.uk County Council Update from Peter Bedford Email: peter.bedford@leics.gov.uk Tel: 01455 824733 Web: www.facebook.com/peterbedfordmdt www.twitter.com/PeterBedfordMDT THIS MONTH’S update is a little different… Following a review of parliamentary boundaries many of our villages such as Markfield, Stanton, Field Head, Bagworth, and Thornton will fall into a new constituency called ‘Mid Leicestershire’. This means that from the next General Election Dr. Luke Evans (Bosworth) will no longer be your MP, but the area will instead be represented by a new candidate. This new constituency is vast going from Rothley in the north, right down to parts of Braunstone in the south. On Wednesday 30th August I was selected by local Conservative party members as their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for this new constituency! So, what does this mean? I will continue to work hard as your County Councillor championing local issues at Leicestershire County Council; but it does mean that I shall also be campaigning hard for the people of the broader Mid-Leicestershire constituency as I fight to be the first Member of Parliament for the new area! I am passionate that our Members of Parliament are local and that they live, breathe and feel their constituencies – this is why I decided to stand in the first place. If successfully elected to Parliament, at the General Election, I will serve out the remainder of my term as your local councillor (until May 2025) before handing over the baton to a successor (whom you will decide!) It has been a real privilege to serve as your County Councillor for the last six years and I pledge to continue working hard for our area for the remainder of my time. If you have any questions about the new parliamentary constituency, boundaries or have any local issues that I can be of assistance with please do not hesitate to get in touch. Best wishes, Peter (County Councillor for Markfield, Desford & Thornton) E: peter.bedford@leics.gov.uk or T: 01455 824733 www.facebook.com/ peterbedfordmdt ELECTRICIAN A one-stop professional & reliable service ♦Fixed Wiring Testing ♦Landlord Certification ♦Expert Fault Finding ♦Fuse Board Upgrades ♦Extra Sockets & Lights ♦Electric Heating ♦Complete Rewiring (with minimal disruption) ♦Cottage Specialists ♦Electrics Showers (Inc. Plumbing) ♦Security (Alarms, CCTV, Lights) ♦Free No Obligation Quotes Control Electrics (Leics.) Ltd Call: 0116 268 2910 Cropston Road, Anstey, Leicester LE7 7BR Hard floor cleaning On site curtain cleaning Rugs, including oriental and antique All types of upholstery, especially leather RUGS - we are CLEANING SPECIALISTS traditional Persian or Chinese, Gabbeh or Kilim, we even love Wiltons and Shaggy ones! 01530 244900 ■ 07825 795558 stuart@theprofessionalcarpetcleaner.co.uk www.sjscarpetcleaners.co.uk CHECK OUT QUALITY OF OUR SERVICE ON SJS GOOGLE REVIEWS FOR BOTH LEICESTER AND LOUGHBOROUGH Apparently there’s a new flavour of dog food coming out. it’s going to be called ‘Postman Pate’.
For publication dates and details of advertising rates, visit the website at www.markfieldherald.co.uk Benji joins the team at Dove Bank School DOVE BANK Primary School are very pleased to welcome Benji to the team. So far Benji has enjoyed meeting children at the gate, listening to stories and having relaxing walks in our grounds. Thank you to the Dogs Trust who have been to school to support Benji in settling in and supporting the children and staff. Mrs. A. Fletcher, Head of School ANSWERS Spot the Difference 1. Squirrel tongue missing, 2. Spots on toadstool missing, 3. Leaf behind squirrel missing, 4. Grasses behind tree different colour, 5. Toadstool missing, 6. Hedgehog leg missing, 7. Mouth on closest squirrel missing, 8. Leaf on hedgehog different colour, 9. Acorn missing, 10. Squirrel chest different colour. Crossword Across: 1 Kiev, 4 Machismo, 8 Socrates, 9 Pulp, 10 Bytes, 11 Smother, 13 Mañana, 15 Recent, 17 Fairway, 19 Vodka, 22 Loft, 23 Space bar, 24 Lemonade, 25 Axel. Down: 2 Ivory, 3 Verbena, 4 Mite, 5 Cashmere, 6 Input, 7 Mullein, 12 Malaysia, 14 Abalone, 16 Cholera, 18 Ratio, 20 Knave, 21 Cave. Cryptic Pubs 1. White Horse, 2. Coach & Horses, 3.Red Lion, 4. Blue Boar, 5. White Hart, 6. George & Dragon, 7.Black Horse, 8. Prince of Wales, 9. The Bell, 10. The Plough, 11. The Queen Vic, 12. The Crown, 13. Fox & Hounds, 14. White Lion, 15. Kings Arms, 16. Kings Head, 17. Jolly Colliers, 18. Lady Jane Grey, 19. Queens Head, 20. The Forge Message from Dr Luke Evans MP HEALTHCARE is one of our community’s top priorities. In all the surveys I have conducted, thousands of people across our area cite healthcare as the issue most important to them, their family and friends. As a doctor and GP before I became an MP, it should be no surprise that healthcare is one my priorities too! This is how I know it will be incredibly welcome news to many people in Markfield that £23,997,000 has been given to Glenfield Hospital to create two new modular wards and 56 additional beds over the coming months to help with pressure over winter. This funding will enable the team at Glenfield to move patients out of A&E more quickly and help more patients receive same day urgent and emergency care. I’m pleased to share that this £23.9 million is on top of the hundreds of millions that we secured a few months ago (under the New Hospitals Programme) to build two new hospitals, a midwifery-led unit and multi-storey cark park across Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester General Hospital. So, to clarify, Glenfield Hospital will be getting two new modular wards AND a new hospital for elective inpatients, theatres, outpatients and day cases. This will go a long way towards improving care for people in our community and across Leicestershire. Nobody sums up this huge level of investment better than Richard Mitchell, Chief Executive of University Hospitals Leicester. In a post following announcement of our share of the £20 billion New Hospitals Programme earlier this year Richard Mitchell stated: “We have been given one of the largest capital commitments in the NHS and certainly the largest in the Midlands.” As an MP, it is so rewarding to know that I have played my part in securing these huge investments in our local healthcare infrastructure, which help to preserve and improve the health and care of people across Leicestershire. Speaking of things I’ve been working on… Last month I wrote to the Chief Executives of supermarkets across our nation calling for a ‘Buy British’ section on their online stores. My ask is simple: create a one stop online shop for all British food and produce. The letter was co-signed by 118 MPs from five different parties. Farmers in our community say the best way to support them is simple: buy British produce. Many local people also tell me – during my visits to independent shops and farmers markets across our area – that they want to buy British food to help support our farmers and recognise that eating homegrown produce, where possible, is better for the environment. Our supermarkets say they are keen to support our food producers, yet this easy signposting doesn’t currently exist when you shop online. The ‘Buy British’ section would bring this all together in one simple, easy to implement place. Only time will tell whether the supermarkets take on this voluntary initiative. But, at the very least, as the thank you letter from Minette Batters, President of the NFU, states “the volume of media coverage has undoubtedly made 21 the public think about what choices they would like” and to me this a welcome start! I hope you agree with the campaign. As always, you can read more about this and my work for our community on my website www.drlukeevans.org.uk or share your thoughts with me via email luke.evans.mp@parliament.uk. Dr Luke Evans MP Member of Parliament for Bosworth • House of Commons • London • SW1A 0AA w: drlukeevans.org.uk t: constituency: 07920 619812 parliament: 0207 219 4250 m: 07920 619812 Facebook: drlukeevansmp instagram: drlukeevans I wish some of my co-workers weren’t allowed in the break room because that’s who I usually need a break from.
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