Fraud surges as scammers get smarter Thursday, 11 September, 2025 Over the summer, we got the latest stats on fraud: a 31% increase, to the highest estimated number of incidents since it was first included in the Crime Survey eight years ago. Fraud has also particularly been in my mind this week as a member of my extended family was victim to one of those email hacking scams. I know there have been a spate of these scams affecting local residents in the last... Articles for the Herald and Post
A global convention with love at its heart 2nd August 2023 This week in my article for the Herald and Post I reflect on my visit to the global Ahmadiyya convention, which took place here in East Hants... Last weekend... Articles for the Herald and Post
Damian's July update for Shine Radio 2nd August 2023 Damian records a regular MP Update for Petersfield's Shine Radio, and below is a link to the latest: Damian Hinds MP looks back on July | Petersfield's Shine... Local News
A morning ride with Cycle Alton 29th July 2023 On Saturday (29th July) I joined Barbara and Chris from Cycle Alton and Ben from Treloar's college to cycle their proposed 'safe cycle route' in Alton for... Local News
Batteries will help power us towards net zero 29th July 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post... Tata’s announcement of its plans to build a ‘gigafactory’ in Somerset grabbed headlines last week. This... Articles for the Herald and Post
Universities must provide value for money for their charges 21st July 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post looks at the post 18 education sector... This week, the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, announced a crack down... Articles for the Herald and Post
New premises for Dementia Friendly Alton 15th July 2023 It was an absolute joy to celebrate the official opening of the new Dementia-friendly Alton centre at Edgar Hall, which will transform dementia support services... Local News
Casting the recruitment net wider could benefit us all 14th July 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post looks at how employers can think outside the box when looking to recruit staff... In last week’s column I wrote about... Articles for the Herald and Post
Getting the economically inactive, active 6th July 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post looks at how the government is helping people return to work.... Business East Hampshire is an important initiative... Articles for the Herald and Post
Damian's monthly update on Shine Radio 30th June 2023 Damian records a regular MP Update for Petersfield's Shine Radio, and below is a link to the latest: https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/damian-hinds-mp... Local News
