Long awaited Schools White Paper brings major reforms Thursday, 5 March, 2026 It was a long time in the coming. You might expect a Schools White Paper to be published in the first few months after a change of government; this one has taken a year and a half. Some of what is proposed is sensible. Stating that school Trusts will be at the heart of the system brings some helpful clarity for the sector, although it is at odds somewhat with other government legislation that... Articles for the Herald and Post
Networking is good for business 2nd February 2023 This article was written by Damianand published in this week's Herald and Petersfield Post: "I had the pleasure last week to attend two local business... Articles for the Herald and Post
Gigabit in Grayshott 31st January 2023 Project Gigabit is a major government investment to make sure really fast broadband comes to more rural areas that aren’t covered by commercial programmes. Cllr... Local News
Business East Hants meeting at Gilbert White's 30th January 2023 Damian was a guest speaker at last week's Business East Hants meeting, held at the Gilbert White Field Studies Centre in Selborne. For attendees. this was a... Local News
MP Update for Petersfield's Shine Radio 30th January 2023 My first MP update on 2023 for Petersfield's Shine Radio, on the start of a busy year: https://shineradio.uk/2023/01/damian-hinds-mp-update-for-petersfield-6/ Local News
Holocaust Memorial Day: time to remember 26th January 2023 This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald and Petersfield Post: "The moving tributes given for Holocaust survivor Zigi Shipper, who... Articles for the Herald and Post
Construction starts on QA hospital's new A&E 19th January 2023 Damian was pleased to join fellow Hampshire MPs at the QA Hospital in Portsmouth last week to mark the start of construction for the new A&E department. Damian... Local News
The importance of numeracy 19th January 2023 This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald and Petersfield Post: "A couple of weeks ago the Prime Minister set out key areas of... Articles for the Herald and Post
Local tree planting scheme underway 13th January 2023 Damian was delighted today to join Kevin and the team from Penfold's Woodand Management to see the large scale tree planting scheme (17,000 trees in all) they... Local News
Vaccines are the best defence against covid 12th January 2023 This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Herald editions and Petersfield Post: "The recent news on rising covid cases in China is a stark... Articles for the Herald and Post
