Jesse4Hereford Campaign

Jesse calls for additional funding for rural broadband

Admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:56:06 +0100

Hereford and South Herefordshire MP Jesse Norman has written to Broadband UK, the government agency responsible for the roll-out of superfast broadband, to call for more funding for broadband in Herefordshire. read more »

Hereford flood defences proving their worth, says Jesse

Admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:28:58 +0100

Local MP Jesse Norman has praised Hereford's new flood defences, after weeks of heavy rain put them through their paces for the first time last week. read more »

Jesse visits Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust to see latest excavation works

Admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:19:33 +0100

South Herefordshire MP Jesse Norman joined his colleague Richard Graham, MP for Gloucestershire recently to visit the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust and see its latest canal excavation work. read more »

Statement on the Edgar Street Grid

Admin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:00:23 +0100

The development of the Edgar Street Grid area has always been contentious. There have been serious public concerns, focusing on cost, on increased traffic on Newmarket Street, on the links between the new shops and the mediaeval city, and on the new development's effect on existing shops and retailers in High Town. read more »

Local tobacco and alcohol smuggling triggers debate in Parliament

Admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:29:28 +0100

Herefordshire MP Jesse Norman has raised the rapidly growing problem of illegal alcohol and tobacco sales with Ministers in a well-attended debate in the House of Commons. read more »

Jesse Norman questions PM over local funding

Admin — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:50:56 +0100

Herefordshire MP Jesse Norman has pressed the Prime Minister personally over unfair funding of local schools and hospitals, at Prime Minister's Questions. read more »

Jesse welcomes release of Olympic torch route

Admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:05:36 +0000

Jesse Norman MP has welcomed news released today of the exact routes to be taken by the Olympic Torch in Hereford on May 24th, and Ross-on-Wye on May 25th 2012. read more »

Jesse questions Farming Minister on red tape review

Admin — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:45:24 +0000

Herefordshire MP Jesse Norman has questioned Jim Paice, the Farming Minister, on the detail of the MacDonald review, which aims to slash unnecessary red tape and regulation in the farming industry. read more »

'My Week': Jesse Norman MP's latest dust up with Mervyn King is featured in his Parliamentary Diary

Admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Jesse Norman writes for ConservativeHome's new Parliamentary Diary. | ConHome read more »

Guardian: Jesse Norman: simple but powerful argument against Lords reform

Admin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:00:00 +0000

By Nicholas Watt: Jesse Norman, one of the leading intellectuals on the Tory benches, has come up with a potentially killer argument against the rapid reform of the House of Lords. read more »