Your MP writes for the Abergavenny Chronicle and Monmouthshire Beacon Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 Back in 2017, I started raising concerns about the way in which ideology was trumping common sense when it came to issues around people identifying as transgender. I suggested it was wrong to allow biological males with male bodies to register themselves as female and have full right of access to areas where women expect privacy – including women’s hospital wards, women’s changing rooms and women... Opinions
BAE Systems visit marks National Apprenticeship Week 13th March 2018 BAE Systems was delighted to welcome local Member of Parliament David Davies to its Land UK site at Glascoed, near Usk, on Friday (9 March). Coinciding with... Local News
School coffee morning supports Fairtrade Fortnight 12th March 2018 Monmouth MP David Davies joined pupils, parents and staff at Osbaston Church in Wales School on Friday (9 March) to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight. The school... Local News
My regular newspaper column: Your MP Writes 5th March 2018 The “Beast from the East” and Storm Emma will be a reminder of the importance of a cheap and reliable electricity supply. This is under threat as a result of... Opinions
HMRC phone scam warning 5th March 2018 Fraudsters are threatening Monmouthshire residents with legal action by posing as HM Revenue & Customs in a new phone scam. Hilda Turnbull took a “sinister”... Local News
Disabled access at Abergavenny train station needs to be top funding priority 27th February 2018 Better access at Abergavenny train station should be a top priority when funding is released for rail projects, an MP has said. The Department for Transport is... Local News
Soldier turned politician signs books in Chepstow 23rd February 2018 A former commando and Afghanistan veteran Capt Johnny Mercer MP was at Chepstow Bookshop today to sign copies of his book 'We Were Warriors'. Johnny spent 10... Local News
GP practice warns change to IT system could be detrimental to patient care 5th February 2018 GPs in Chepstow are warning of disruption to patient care after being forced by the Welsh Government to switch IT systems. Mount Pleasant Practice is among half... Local News
Close watch to be kept on changes after bank closure 23rd January 2018 Promises that local residents and businesses will not be adversely affected by NatWest’s decision to shut its branch in Chepstow are to be closely monitored... Local News
Now that we're leaving the EU, we must also quit the European Arrest Warrant 22nd January 2018 A nation which has no control over who crosses its borders is not a free nation in any sense of the word. Many, perhaps most, of those who voted for Brexit... Opinions