News - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits Local Business Success Bloomfields Fine Foods

Nov 29, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP with Bloomfields owner Sue Belcher Justin Tomlinson MP today visited local business ‘Bloomfields Fine Foods’ in Highworth to discover what lies behind this local success story.Bloomfields Fine Foods is an award-winning delicatessen that offers the best in local, regional and international food. Much of what they sell is locally sourced from small producers within 30 miles of the two shops in Shrivenham and Highworth or home made in the shops themselves.Justin met with owner S...

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits St. Francis School Christmas Bazaar

Nov 29, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP and fiancee Jo Wheeler at the Fairtrade stand Justin Tomlinson MP today visited the Christmas Bazaar at St. Francis School in Taw Hill. Justin joined parents, pupils and teachers in the fun and games on offer, from the 'find the snowman' competition to Christmas craft-making. As well as games, there were stalls selling gifts made from recycled drinks cartons and a cake stall with lots of delicious cakes baked by staff and parents. Justin had the opportunity to have a look r...

Justin Tomlinson MP Meets With Skatepark Community Group To Discuss New Skatepark For Swindon

Nov 29, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP with Swindon Council Leader Rod Bluh (R of Justin) with the SNAPSProject TeamJustin Tomlinson MP today met with Swindon Borough Council Leader, Rod Bluh, and representatives from SNAPS – Swindon Needs A Proper Skatepark – to discuss the possibility of building a proper skatepark facility in Swindon.SNAPS is a community led project for the development of a skatepark within Swindon, preferably on the existing skatepark/BMX facility at the Oasis. SNAPS aims to raise at least £50...

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits Swindon College To Talk Business and Finance With Accounting Students

Nov 28, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP and lecturer Gemma Godfrey with some of the Accounting andFinance studentsJustin Tomlinson MP today visited Swindon College to talk to Accounting and Finance students about his campaign in Parliament to see Financial Education made part of the national curriculum.Justin discussed the campaign with the students, talking about how financial education would best be delivered and whether such an education would have helped them. One student had previously run her own business and...

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits Cirencester College To Discuss Running A Buisness As Part Of Academies Week

Nov 28, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP today visited Cirencester College to talk to students about his experience in business before he entered Parliament as part of the College’s ‘Academies Week’. The Academies Week will see a string of events geared towards entrepreneurism and business.Justin spoke with the students about his experiences of business, from the wheeling and dealing he did at school and university to running his own printing and marketing business prior to becoming an MP. He enthused the business, ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Winter Fuel Support For 19,400 North Swindon Residents

Nov 24, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP and fiancee Jo Wheeler visit the elderly residents of MapleCourt earlier in the yearJustin Tomlinson MP today welcomed the news from Steve Webb, Minister of State for Pensions, that 19,400 residents in North Swindon will be in receipt of the Winter Fuel Payment from the Government this winter.More than 36,500 people in Swindon will receive help with their winter fuel bills through the Payment, which will reach nearly eleven million people this winter.The Winter Fuel Payment o...

Justin Tomlinson MP Discusses Help For Amateur Sports Clubs

Nov 24, 2011

Sports supporter Justin Tomlinson MP in action in a Parliamentary charityfootball matchJustin Tomlinson MP today met with the Sport and Recreation Alliance to discuss issues surrounding sport in the community and amateur sports clubs.The Sport and Recreation Alliance is an organisation made up of the governing bodies of sport and recreation across the UK. It exists to promote the work of these sporting and recreation groups as well as highlighting the problems they encounter. The meeting focused...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Funding For Council Tax Freeze

Nov 24, 2011

Justin Tomlison MP with Leader of Swindon Borough Council, Rod BluhJustin Tomlinson MP welcomed the news from Bob Neill MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government, that Swindon residents could save up to £139 thanks to the Government’s funding for a Council Tax freeze.The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, last month announced new support for local authorities to help them freeze council tax next year.The Government has set aside a...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Extra Capacity On Rail Services Through Swindon

Nov 22, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP surveys plans to improve the line between Bristol and Londonthrough Swindon First Great Western have this morning announced a significant increase in the number of carriages on trains serving Swindon. The company will be adding an extra Standard Class carriage on 18 High Speed Trains that currently run with seven passenger carriages.This will mean an additional 750 Standard Class seats across the peak (morning and evening) for Swindon.We should start to see all these changes...

Justin Tomlinson MP Backs Trading Standards Camapign - Good Sports Don't Fake It

Nov 22, 2011

Justin Tomlinson MP at a Citizens Advice event earlier in the yearTrading standards officers in Swindon are urging consumers to check, double check and check again to stay safe from fraudsters exploiting one of the country’s favourite pastimes – sports.The drive is part of the annual National Consumer Week taking place 21 – 25 November 2011, backed by Olympian Tessa Sanderson and consumer organisations Citizens Advice and UK ECC. The theme this year is Good Sports Don’t Fake It.Olympic gold meda...