It was fantastic to visit the newly renovated Chelsea Theatre last Friday. After three years of closure the iconic 1960s building at World’s End Estate on the King's Road has relaunched as a community arts hub.
Our local Councils have now announced the deadlines for Coronation Street Party applications. Applications have to be received by 11 April for the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and by 15 April for the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
The Earl’s Court Development plans are now available.
At last, progress is being made - but the plans show buildings as high as 38 storeys. The development of the Earl’s Court site is going to be one of the biggest developments in London and will impact our local area immensely. The huge plot itself is around 40 acres.
I was delighted that the Prime Minister has asked me to be Chairman of the Conservative Party earlier this week. Therefore I am now back at the Cabinet table after a seven year absence!
I joined the Conservative Party in 1986 and I have been an elected representative for my local area for over 20 years. It is an absolute honour to chair it in 2023.
This week it was great to receive the news that two men who carried out a shocking and violent watch robbery in Chelsea in November 2021 have been jailed for 6 years and 9 months each.
Crime like this is a huge worry for me and residents across the constituency. That is why I am working with our local Met Police officers to tackle this problem.
This week I have met Postal Services Minister Kevin Hollinrake to brief him on my campaign to save the Post Office in Fulham. The Minister knows how vital the Post Office is to local people and will take action and I will of course keep residents updated!
My campaign to preserve the 11, 211 and N11 bus routes also continues.
The main Fulham Post Office, currently located within the Co-op supermarket at 254 North End Road, is under threat of closure in September this year.
I need your help – only together can we save the North End Road Post Office.
In this first bulletin of 2023 I would like to wish all Chelsea & Fulham constituents a very Happy New Year!
It has been a busy start for me this week with Parliament sitting again. I also held various meetings at the Department for International Trade and across Chelsea & Fulham.
In this last bulletin of 2022, I would like to take the opportunity to look ahead to 2023 and I would like to wish all Chelsea & Fulham residents a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and successful 2023!
This week has been a busy, varied and momentous week. I was honoured to be present at two momentous occasions in Parliament this week: On Wednesday HM King Charles III unveiled the new plaque in Westminster Hall, marking the laying in state of our late Queen. A one-minute silence was observed in the House of Commons chamber on Thursday to mark 80 years since the UK first publicly recognised what we now know as the Holocaust.
