Mayoral Delays Expose the Chaos Behind Labour’s Devolution Plan Tuesday, 9 December, 2025 The news of delays to the mayoral elections for Essex, Hampshire and other areas has rightly led to a few raised eyebrows within local government. But as well as having an impact in the directly effected areas, the implications of these actions should be on the radar of all other areas currently in the devolution process and heading towards a combined authority. It was always an ambitious agenda... Local News
Abi Attends Special Civic Centenary Council 5th June 2025 Today, people from across Stoke-on-Trent came together to celebrate our 100th Birthday. Newsletters
UKREiiF 2025 22nd May 2025 It's always a pleasure to attend UKREiiF, the biggest gathering of all those interested in regeneration and development in UK, held once again this year in... Reports
VE Day in Meir Park 8th May 2025 Over recent years, Meir Park has really started to celebrate its historic background as a former air field, and therefore it felt fitting on VE Day 80 to see... Local News
GoStore Opens in Stoke-on-Trent 7th May 2025 As a business owner myself, I'm always been keen to support businesses wanting to invest in our local area both in Stoke-on-Trent and across Staffordshire. That... Local News
Delighted to be joining the RJS Foundation 1st May 2025 Today I've been announced as the chairman of the RJS Foundation, which is dedicated to providing small capital grants to organisations in Northern Staffordshire... Local News
Springing into 2025 1st May 2025 It's been another busy couple of months, with quite a lot of travel - but with the travelling comes opportunities to pick up ideas, meet people and learning... Local News
Supporting Conservative Colleagues Across the County 30th April 2025 With county council elections on 1 May 2025, I've been out and about helping colleagues who are standing for election. My ward in Stoke-on-Trent neighbours two... Local News
Westminster Hall Heritage Debate 29th April 2025 It was really nice to get a mention in a recent Westminster Hall debate led by Saqib Bhatti, noting the investment I helped to secure in Stoke-on-Trent, and... Local News
Back on BBC Politics Midlands 6th April 2025 Nice to be back on BBC Politics Midlands this weekend - although I no longer lead a council, I'm still regularly asked to take part in various programmes and... Local News
