Awful April rears its head Thursday, 10 April, 2025 Along with April Fool’s Day and the start of the new tax year, this month has acquired a rather less humorous nickname—"Awful April." Dubbed by the media, this term reflects the wave of rising household bills hitting families across the country including energy costs, water bills and broadband. A few days later - April 6th - is the start of the new financial year, when tax changes kick in. The... Articles for the Herald and Post
A tribute to a local legend 28th April 2024 Damian was delighted to be invited to the recent Dementia Walking Football tournament in Petersfield, in memory of Jeff Williams, a local dementia campaigner... Local News
Help for parents during the school holidays 25th April 2024 If your family is like ours in the run up to the school holidays, there can be something of a scramble to find activities (as well as copious snacks) to keep... Articles for the Herald and Post
Springing into a new financial year 18th April 2024 From this week's Herald and Post... April not only brings with it lighter evenings and (hopefully) some more spring like weather (less rain please!) but it also... Articles for the Herald and Post
A forum on the future of 16-18 study 4th April 2024 My latest article for the Herald and Post... I recently joined a group of school and college leaders from across Hampshire at Swanmore College at a meeting... Articles for the Herald and Post
Shine Radio - April 2024 1st April 2024 My latest monthly update for Shine Radio: Damian Hinds MP update for early April - Petersfield's Shine Radio - Omny.fm Local News
Reporting Back - March 2024 29th March 2024 For Damian's constituency update for March 2024 click here. Reporting Back newsletter
Lifting the lid on the menopause 28th March 2024 In this week's column I am writing about the menopause. A few years ago that might have raised a few eyebrows, but it’s a subject we should talk about without... Articles for the Herald and Post
Investing in our farmers 21st March 2024 This week's article for the Herald and Post... When people think about the countryside, the first image is often green fields full of grazing sheep or lumbering... Articles for the Herald and Post
What the budget means for East Hampshire 14th March 2024 Last week’s news agenda was of course dominated by the Budget. Top of the list of priorities was to maintain the progress on driving down inflation and debt... Articles for the Herald and Post
