James Heappey hosts RPA Roundtable for farmers in Wells Tuesday, 7 May, 2024 Wells MP James Heappey hosted a roundtable in the city with the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), to allow farmers to find out more about support available, and future policy plans in relation to the farming industry. More than 20 farmers attended the event, with presentations from the RPA, the Forestry Commission, Natural England and further representatives from the Department of Environment, Food and... Local News
James Heappey weekly column 20th May 2021 This week has been an incredibly important one for businesses across the country and – of course – in the Wells constituency. As we stepped into step three of... Local News
Wells MP James Heappey welcomes ‘ambitious’ Queen’s Speech which focuses on investment and bouncing back from pandemic 13th May 2021 Wells MP James Heappey has welcomed the Queen’s Speech, which focused on creation of jobs, as well as protecting the country’s health, following the... Local News
James Heappey marks Somerset Day 13th May 2021 Despite the country slowly but surely heading back to normality, there was much more of a focus on social media than the in person celebrations for Somerset Day... Local News
James Heappey Weekly Column 6th May 2021 I wanted to take this opportunity to speak about the importance of local Government. We have seen throughout this testing year just how important Parish, Town... Local News
James Heappey weekly column 4th May 2021 This week we passed a significant milestone with more than half of the UK population now having received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. This is... Local News
Wells MP praises ‘important’ Somerset tourism industry as some restrictions lifted 20th April 2021 Wells MP James Heappey has issued a rallying call to support the tourism and activity industry, following visits to local businesses last week. With outdoor... Local News
James Heappey weekly column 15th April 2021 This week has been significant for so many in our community, with non-essential retail, outdoor hospitality, gyms and hair and beauty salons all able to reopen... Local News
James Heappey pays tribute to His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh 9th April 2021 Following the sad news today that His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has passed away, James Heappey MP has paid tribute to him. Mr Heappey... Local News
Strode College to benefit from £1.5billion investment to transform colleges across the country 9th April 2021 Strode College in the Wells Constituency is one of 16 colleges across England which will benefit from the next phase of the Government’s Further Education... Local News
