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 MP Weekly Blog 15th June 2017 It has been a very long six weeks since I last wrote as your ‘Man in Westminster.’ Given that the majority in the Wells Constituency is pretty much identical to... Local News
Statement On Loss Of INR Testing At Burnham Medical Centre 15th June 2017 Over the last few days, I’ve spoken to both the Burnham and Highbridge Medical Centres, the Chief Executive of the Clinical Commissioning Group and the Chairman... Local News
"Weston A&E Must Re-Open As Soon As Possible" 14th June 2017 The Member of Parliament for the Wells Constituency, which includes the Burnham-on-Sea area and the Cheddar Valley, has reacted with concern to the decision to... Local News
General Election 2017: James Heappey pledges backing to Theresa May after increasing Conservative majority in Wells 9th June 2017 Mr Heappey said people have voted for a 'balanced Parliament' to take Britain out of EU. James Heappey has pledged his backing for Theresa May after being re... Local News
James Heappey MP Weekly Column 28th April 2017 This will be my last column as your ‘Man in Westminster’ in this Parliament. From next Wednesday, Parliament will have been dissolved and you won’t have a MP... Local News
Nationwide Opens Branch in Glastonbury A Year After All Banks Closed 27th April 2017 After a year without banks, today (April 27) was the official opening ceremony of the Nationwide branch in Glastonbury. The branch opened to the public on... Local News
James Heappey MP Weekly Column 20th April 2017 I got on the train at 9.40am on Tuesday and started writing a column about the Wells City of Culture bid. I finished it about half an hour later as Twitter... Local News
James Heappey MP Weekly Column 13th April 2017 Say it quietly, but last week President Trump did exactly the right thing. Whereas in 2013, the world stood by after Bashar al Assad used chemical weapons on... Local News
James Heappey MP Weekly Column 6th April 2017 This week, I am writing my column from Dubai where I am spending a few days as part of a parliamentary delegation promoting closer links between the United Arab... Local News