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Peter helps mark Charnwood Hearing Centre's 15th anniversary

Today, Peter met Lynne and the team at Charnwood Hearing Centre to celebrate the business' 15th Anniversary! The practice was one of the only Leicestershire hearing centres to remain open, and available to patients, during the pandemic; so Peter is glad to see it go from strength to strength.Yo

Peter visits local award winning Restaurant in Anstey

Today, Peter met  Ali and Halima at the 'British Kebab Award-Winning' Lara Restaurant & Bar in Anstey.Peter heard more about their support for local causes, as well as their ideas for greater collaboration and growth of small businesses in and around Mid Leicestershire.

Peter discusses supporting young people into work

Earlier today, Peter caught up with members of the leadership team of Everards .The brewery, which operates throughout Leicestershire, is a strong advocate of providing training and job opportunities for young people; so he was very pleased to hear more about their new training scheme!

Peter hosts constituency surgery in Markfield

During Peter's  afternoon surgery in Markfield, a range of issues were covered, including: Highways concernsResponsiveness of the MOD's Veterans Agency Council housing waiting listsConcerns about the governments policy to include pensions into the scope of Inheritance Tax The lack of reciprocal

Peter discusses what more can be to tackle potholes

Like residents across Mid Leicestershire Peter is fed up with potholes in our roads, which is why he attended an event in Parliament organised by the APPG for Better Roads, to discuss what more can be done to tackle this growing problem.

Peter highlights the importance of Great Central Railway

Tonight, Peter attended a presentation by Great Central Railway in Parliament to hear more about their reunification project, which will re-link the train line between Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.These plans would help enhance the heritage tourism corridor and provide a welcome boost to the l

National Apprenticeship Week

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐚π₯ π€π©π©π«πžπ§π­π’πœπžπ¬π‘π’π© π–πžπžπ€ Apprenticeships offer young people a brilliant opportunity to build their careers without saddling them with huge student loan debts; with youth unemployment rising , access to skills and paid work is more important than ever.That’s why, during National Apprenticeship We

Peter visits Glenfield Surgery

Today, Peter visited Glenfield Surgery to discuss their new (AI) virtual receptionist "Emma" and some of the concerns from residents about its accessibility.It was helpful to see first hand the benefits that this tool is bringing, but it is important that with the introduction of new technology serv