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
Waterloo upgrade works in August 2017 26th January 2017 Damian has received information from Network Rail on the upgrade work due to take place at Waterloo between 5 - 28th August this year. The work to deliver... Local News
On post-truth and fake news 25th January 2017 Damian's latest column in the Petersfield Post touches on the concepts of post-truth and fake news, both of which are very much a feature of mainstream news at... Articles for the Herald and Post
Lowest unemployment in over 10 years 18th January 2017 Damian has welcomed the news that unemployment across the UK remains at the lowest rate for over a decade – down nearly 900,000 since 2010 – according to the... Westminster News
New Year Message 28th December 2016 Damian writes a regular column for the Petersfield Post, and this is a copy of his New Year message published today (28th December 2016) Economy-wise we’re... Articles for the Herald and Post
Encouraging employment numbers to end year on 16th December 2016 Damian has welcomed news that the labour market has finished a record breaking year with unemployment down by over 100,000 and the rate remaining at 4.8 per... Westminster News
Cheque presented to Dementia Friendly Petersfield 9th December 2016 Damian was delighted to accept a cheque for £142 on behalf of Dementia Friendly Petersfield from Greys Travel. The money was raised from a raffle they ran at... Local News
Damian visits new businesses in Alton 5th December 2016 To celebrate Small Business Saturday on the 3rd December, Damian visited three recently opened businesses in Alton. First up was Station Barbers which Sarah... Local News
Help for working families in the Autumn Statement 28th November 2016 Damian welcomes the announcements made in last week’s Autumn Statement to help people keep more of what they earn, new measures to boost incomes, and the on... Westminster News
Latest column in Petersfield Post 23rd November 2016 Damian writes a regular column for the Petersfield Post, and the latest one covers the development at Whitehill & Bordon: Keep your eye on Bordon development... Local News
