FARMING AND FOOD Wednesday, 15 January, 2025 More than 10 years ago Richard Drax established his quarterly meeting with farmers, which flourished until the General Election. He passed their concerns to Government, working closely with the NFU at both local and national level. He fought to ensure that food production remained a top priority for government. Sadly Labour don't care about farmers and self sufficiency in food production and are... Local News
Prosperity and Jobs for South Dorset 15th June 2024 "We need to create the circumstances which encourage growth and aspiration" "We need to create the circumstances which encourage growth and aspiration by... Local News
Local Businesses 12th June 2024 Cllr Louie O'Leary Littlemoor/Preston and Richard Drax visited many local businesses yesterday, including the family-run Sgt Bun Bakery on Lanehouse Rocks Road... Local News
D-Day Commemoration 8th June 2024 Cllr Joanna Dickenson (Preston Ward) was delighted to attend a D-Day Commemoration at St Nicholas Church in Broadwey organised by local resident Susana Malik... Local News
It's Official! 7th June 2024 South Dorset Conservative Association is delighted to announce the official nomination of Richard DRAX, as the Conservative Party parliamentary candidate for... Local News
D-Day 80th Commemoration 6th June 2024 Moving D-Day Commemorations took place across South Dorset and the UK. D-Day was the start of the campaign to liberate Europe. The historic operation saw the... Local News
THE CAMPAIGN TOOK RICHARD DRAX TO SWANAGE 5th June 2024 ON WEDNESDAY THE CAMPAIGN TOOK RICHARD DRAX TO SWANAGE ON THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTH DORSET CONSTITUENCY: While meeting Swanage residents, Richard took pause to... Local News
Isle of Portland 4th June 2024 Richard Drax stopped by Portland to visit the iconic Jailhouse Diner. It’s run by General Manager Rachel Barton of the charity Expia, who provide training and... Local News
Weymouth Harbour and Marina 4th June 2024 WEYMOUTH was developed as a seaside resort in the Georgian period and over centuries its economy has relied upon not only tourism but also its port and fishing... Local News
A MESSAGE FROM RICHARD DRAX: 3rd June 2024 A General Election will take place on Thursday 4th July. Since the dissolution of Parliament on 30th May, there are no MPs and I am the Conservative... Local News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
