News - Justin Tomlinson MP

Swindon Advertiser Column - STFC Community Foundation Show Football's Power To Support Communities

Sep 01, 2023

As a passionate football fan and avid follower of the game, I have seen the positive impact that football clubs can have on their local communities - including Swindon Town. The Swindon Town FC Community Foundation does incredible work to run a number of initiatives which benefit many different groups and people in Swindon. Earlier this year their fantastic work was recognised by the English Football League, as they were awarded EFL's Community Club of the Season for League Two – and I was honou...

Justin Goes Behind The Scenes At Stagecoach Depot

Aug 31, 2023

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson visited the Stagecoach Bus Depot to meet with Rachel Geliamassi, Managing Director of Stagecoach West. The visit began with a behind the scenes tour of the depot, during which Justin took the opportunity to meet the engineers who keep the buses going. Justin was particularly interested to hear about Stagecoach’s Trade Up Scheme, which allows drivers to upskill to engineering role. He spoke to Wayne, who took advantage of the scheme to transfer engineering after ...

Justin Visits Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Facilities

Aug 25, 2023

Football fan and local MP, Justin Tomlinson, has visited the brand-new Swindon Town FC Community Foundation facilities next door to the County Ground. The facility was secured thanks to funding from a variety of sources including the Football Foundation, Government, and the Nigel Eady Trust. Founded in 1991, the club’s community foundation is run by its head Jon Holloway, who has transformed it into a thriving organisation which supports the local community and provides wonderful opportunities f...

Swindon Advertiser Column - Online Sales Tax Can Support High Street Regeneration

Aug 25, 2023

This week I donned my walking boots and joined the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, local Cllr Jake Chandler and Crest for a walking tour of the Tadpole Garden Village Nature Park. This was an opportunity to view progress, identify future plans and to see first-hand the benefits for the environment, wildlife and local residents. The area forms part of the vital 13 mile environmental corridor between North Swindon and Blakehill Farm Nature Reserve, and is managed by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. The Nat...

Justin Visits TGV Nature Park

Aug 24, 2023

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson recently met with representatives from Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and Crest Nicholson on a walking tour around the Nature Park at Tadpole Garden Village. This was an opportunity to explore the progress at the park, identify future plans and to see first-hand the benefits for the environment, wildlife and local residents. The area forms part of the vital 13 mile environmental corridor between North Swindon and Blakehill Farm Nature Reserve, and is managed by the W...

Justin Welcomes Repairs To Asda Steps

Aug 23, 2023

North Swindon MP Justin tominson has welcomed news that repair work to the steps at the Orbutal Park has been completed. The steps have been broken and boarded up for years, with Asda being slow to repair them. Following much pushing from Justin, the steps have now been repaired and opened up. In addition to the steps, Justin also called for improvements to the bus lane - these were completed a copuple of years ago. Justin is continuing to press Asda to repair and open up the popular water found...

Swindon Advertiser Column - Good Luck To Our Incredible Lionesses!

Aug 18, 2023

It was a tense 90 minutes in Sydney this week, as the Lionesses faced the hosts Australia and their raucous home crowd before progressing to the World Cup Final. A huge congratulations to the team for their excellent performance, and best of luck for the final on Sunday! It is fantastic to see the popularity of Women’s football continue to grow, from not being televised b at all to filling 80k capacity stadiums. We have seen this impact carried over to young girls in Swindon with Abbey Meads FC ...

1 Million Policing Hours To Be Saved Under New Approach To Mental Health

Aug 16, 2023

The Government's new Right Care Right Person approach to how the police manage mental health inccidents is set to free up 1 million more policing hours. The new approach will see police only respond to mental health inccidents if there is a safety risk or crime. Instead inccidents that don't require police assistance will be referred to the correct partner agency. Estimates show that implementing the principles of Right Care Right Person could save around one million police officer hours each ye...

Justin Welcomes Positive Inflation And Employment News

Aug 15, 2023

Figures released on Wednesday confirmed that inflation is down to 6.8 per cent - lowest level since February last year. The figures show that the decisive action we have taken to tackle inflation is working. Cutting inflation is vital, as it leaves families with more money in their pockets, so this news is very positive. The Government's work to drive down inflation continues, with focus on getting more people into work, cutting the price of energy, and taking a responsible approach to the publi...

Goverment Scraps Cap On Water Company Fines

Aug 14, 2023

The Government has announced that it is scrapping the cap on water companies can be fined. The announcement is part of the Govrernment's Plan for Water. Under the plan, fines from water companies will be reinvested into a new Water Restoration Fund, making polluters pay for damage they cause to the environment. This fund will deliver on-the-ground improvements to water quality as well as supporting local groups and community-led schemes which help to protect our waterways.