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- MP praise for brave spirit of flood victims and helpers
Speaking after visiting the Kassam Stadium reception centre late Sunday evening Oxford East MP Andrew Smith said: “I was moved by the fortitude and good spirits of the elderly people I spoke with who had been brought from Abingdon to the Kassam
Stadium evacuation centre. Considering all... | more...
- New Hospital officially opened by Duchess of Cornwall
Oxford's new Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre was officially opened by the Duchess of Cornwall.
Andrew Smith said... | more...
- Andrew & Val visit Oxford Young Steps Club
Andrew Smith and his wife, Val, County Councillor for Leys and Lye Division, visited Oxford Young Steps Christian Youth Club, which meets at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre every Friday evening.
Andrew answered questions from the children about his work as an MP. Andrew and Val watch... | more...
- Ditch Dirty Development
Oxford East MP Andrew Smith is backing local climate change campaigners who want to "ditch dirty development". The campaign, organised
through the Oxford-based campaign group People and Planet, is calling on the Department for International Development to phase out support for fossi... | more...
- St Ebbe's School children quiz MP
St Ebbe's School pupils who had visited the Houses of Parliament got the chance to ask Andrew Smith questions about the work of an MP.
Andrew met the children on a visit to the school. He said "They asked really good questions. They wanted to know what qua... | more...
- Andrew opens Windmill School Library
Andrew Smith has cut the ribbon to open the new School Library at Windmill School, Headington. It is the first time the school has had a proper library. It is the product of a lot of
hard work and fund-raising by parents, governors, staff and friends fo the school.
Andrew s... | more...
- MP's praise for SS Mary & John Churchyard Website
Andrew Smith supported the launch at SS Mary and John Primary School of a new website providing an historical, educational and ecological resource for local residents and schools on the SS Mary and
John Churchyard.
Andrew said: "This is a first-rate and fascinating record of a churchyard wh... | more...
- Andrew backs Iffley residents' 20's plenty call
Andrew has joined Iffley residents in calling for a 20 mph zone in the village. He met local residents and Councillor Ed Turner for a walk along Church Way with "20's plenty" banners and
placards.
Andrew said "There is an upsurge of enthusiasm in Iffley and other resid... | more...
- Scouts St George's Day Service and Parade
Andrew joined scouts, cubs, beavers and venturers for their St George's Day Service and Parade. Groups from all over the Oxford District marched to the Town Hall for the service, followed by
a parade to Oxford Castle for the unfurling of the England St George's flag.
Andrew... | more...
- Housing Minister opens £2.4 million homeless hostel
Housing Minister Yvette Cooper officially opened the refurbished Simon House hostel for homeless people. She praised the work of Simon House and the quality of the project, and said it shows
how government investment coupled with dedicated local effort can make a real difference in people'... | more...
- Grant for Sir Michael Sobell House
Andrew Smith has welcomed news that Sir Michael Sobell House is to receive a grant from the Department of Health Dignity in Care programme.
The £58,000 grant will help Sobell House refurbish and redecorate the hospice, and maintain its good environment for patients.
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- Andrew congratulates British Heart Foundation staff and voluntee
Andrew joined British Heart Foundation volunteers and staff for the official opening of their refurbished Headington shop by Deputy Lord Mayor Mary Clarkson.
He said: "The staff and 11 volunteers do a great job raising vital funds for heart research, community support and educatio... | more...
- Andrew welcomes mental health research grant
Andrew has welcomed the announcement of a £500,000 research grant to enable Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health Trust and Oxford University to examine how Supervised Community
Treatment works out in practice.
The grant, announced by National Director for Mental Health ... | more...
- New Cancer Centre
It's great to see Oxford's new Cancer Centre taking shape on the Churchill site. £125 million is being invested here to create new state of the art facilities.
The Centre, which is due to open in Spring 2008, brings together cancer services currently provided from outdated buildings el... | more...
- The Leys Health Centre
Local residents get the benefit of Labour's investsment in the NHS.
I was really pleased to perform the officical opening of The Leys Health Centre. The new centre is a real boost to NHS patients in this part of Oxford. It is great to see the local
medical team and all the ... | more...
- Hinksey Sidings
I have been working with local residents and Councillors Bob Price and Oscar Van Nooijen to get action on the noise, dust and nuisance caused by the virtual quarry operations at Hinksey
sidings. I have had extensive correspondence with Network Rail and ESW, pressing them to comply with re... | more...
- Sandhills School Environment Award
A great achievement by children and staff at Sandhills Primary School who becasme only the fourth school
in the whole country to be awarded the level 3 certificate for sustainable learning for their work in energy saving.
I had a great time looking round the schooland talking with pupils ab... | more...
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
I have been pressing
Ministers in Parliament to sort out the tariff payments for specialist operations at orthopaedic centres, like our own excellent Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.
This is what I said in a debate I recently called, in which I also praised the dedication of health servic... | more...
- Parking Need
Tory controlled Oxfordshire County Council have imposed charging for residents' parking with no regard for the huge public opposition and the concerns of affected residents.
One aspect of this which hasn't had so much attention is the effect on specialist shops, who can find that customer par... | more...
- Welcoming new citizens
Not every new initiative out of the Home Office has been universally welcomed, but there is one I have not heard a bad word about, and I saw for myself why.
The Citizenship Ceremony for people joining us as citizens of the UK is an altogether good thing, and very moving.
There we all are ... | more...
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