Defence Committee visit to RAF High Wycombe Wednesday, 17 April, 2024 Excellent Defence Committee visit to RAF High Wycombe yesterday to learn about the UK's advancements with the Space Domaine looking at the threats, operations, and working with our allies. The RAF is, like the other services, facing challenges with recruitment and retention so it was interesting to hear about their ‘people’ plans and live monitoring of Joint and National Air & Space Operations. Of... Westminster News
Celebrating UK Government's support for North East Wales Skills Academy 15th April 2024 On Monday 8th April, Sarah Atherton MP visited North East Wales Skills Academy which has received almost £330,000 in UK Government funding thanks to the UK... Local News
Welcoming the tax cuts worth £900 for the average worker following the Spring Budget 12th April 2024 Sarah Atherton MP has welcomed tax cuts worth more than £900 per year for the average worker, coming into effect this month. The UK Government is also cutting... Local News
Championing Wrexham Tennis Centre upgrades thanks to £2million UK Government investment 4th April 2024 On Wednesday 3rd April 2024, Wrexham’s Member of Parliament, Sarah Atherton MP visited the Wrexham Tennis Centre to see how they are using £2 million of UK... Local News
Welcoming the state pension uplift 1st April 2024 Sarah Atherton MP has welcomed the state pension uplift which will see pensioners receive an 8.5% rise in their state pension, in line with earnings, from April... Local News
Campaigning to save the Metastatic Cancer Nurse at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital 27th March 2024 Having had many constituents contact me about the potential cut to the Metastatic Cancer Nurse role in the Maelor Hospital, I wrote to Betsi Cadwaladr... Local News
Visiting Wrexham Salvation Army to see UK Government-funded project in action 25th March 2024 Recently, I was delighted to see how the Wrexham Salvation Army are using £49,944 worth of UK Government funding for their ‘Employment Programme’. This... Local News
Sarah Atherton MP commenting on funding in Wales 23rd March 2024 The Welsh Labour Government’s age-old argument that Wales is ‘underfunded’ by the UK Government is simply untrue. Wales is well-funded, but Labour’s spending... Local News
Sarah Atherton MP commenting on the state of the Labour-run Welsh NHS 21st March 2024 Just last week, I received reports that the Maelor Hospital had no cardiac capacity, no beds, one nurse looking after 52 patients in the emergency department... Local News
Raising how far Wrexham has come under a Conservative MP and Conservative Government with the Prime Minister 20th March 2024 On Wednesday 20th March, Wrexham’s MP rose to her feet in the House of Commons to share Wrexham’s progress since 2019 with the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Ms... Westminster News