Learning the ancient craft of coppicing Thursday, 18 September, 2025 “So, you just need to hold the hazel branch and then pull the blade down firmly, and make sure you don’t take your fingers off!” To give you some context, I was at Butser Ancient Farm for the official opening of the Hazel Centre – a stunning oak-framed building designed to support volunteering and workshops at this historic site. There I met Darren Hammerton, a veteran in the world of coppicing... Articles for the Herald and Post
Visit to Whitehill and Bordon to see plans for Enterprise Zone 18th December 2015 Damian made a visit today to the vacant Louisburg Barracks site in Whitehill and Bordon to discuss plans for the new Enterprise Zone that will be developed on... Local News
Latest Employment Figures - more economic security for more people 17th December 2015 New figures released this week show the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance in East Hampshire has fallen by 438 – a 56 percent drop – since 2010... Westminster News
Damian hosts second Dementia Friends Information Session 11th December 2015 Damian hosted his second Dementia Friends Information session tonight, held at the Petersfield Community Cente. Local News
South West Trains announce timetable changes 7th December 2015 South West Trains have announced changes to their timetables which will be introduced from Sunday 13th December. Local News
Damian makes speech at A Level Economics Conference 7th December 2015 Damian made a speech today at the annual A Level Economics conference in London, on economic theory & practice and how they relate to his work at the Treasury. Westminster News
Damian supports Small Business Saturday in Alton 7th December 2015 Damian visited several recently opened shops in Alton town center on Saturday 5th December, in support of Small Business Saturday; a national initiative to... Local News
Citizen's Advice launches webchat and email service 2nd December 2015 Damian welcomes news that the Citizens Advice East Hampshire has upgraded its’ website and can now offer real time on-line help via webchat and email to people... Local News
New Enterprise Zone status for Whitehill and Bordon 30th November 2015 Damian welcomes the arrival of a new Enterprise Zone along the M3 ‘Sci-Tech corridor’ which will bring new businesses, jobs and investment to Whitehill and... Westminster News
Autumn Statement: a commitment to economic and national security 26th November 2015 Commenting on yesterday’s Spending Review and Autumn Statement, Damian Hinds said: “This Autumn Statement demonstrates that security remains the government’s... Westminster News
