Press release index

Jasmin GuptaBulletPM recognises Stevenage business talent
23 June 2008
Gordon Brown welcomed one of Stevenage’s business success stories, Jasmin Gupta, to an event at 10 Downing Street celebrating Britain’s local entrepreneurs.

 

BulletTowards a greater awareness of cancer threat
18 June 2008
Barbara Follett MP is promoting Male Cancer Awareness Month, which runs every June. Sponsored by the charity Everyman, Male Cancer Awareness Month is an ongoing campaign to increase both awareness and funding for vital research into prostate and testicular cancer.

 

BulletBarbara Follett MP opens 50th Stevenage Day
Stevenage Day10 June 2008
Barbara Follett MP opened Stevenage Day, the town’s biggest social occasion, on Sunday 8th June. This year marked the 50th annual Stevenage Day and an estimated 30,000 people took advantage of the glorious sunshine to enjoy the many stalls, games and rides on offer.

 

BulletVisiting classic ‘Forster Country'
6 June 2008
Barbara Follett paid a visit to the childhood home of world famous novelist, E.M. Forster, in Stevenage on Saturday 7th June. There she met with the group of dedicated people who have been campaigning for the past twenty years for an official Forster Country Park.

 

BulletMinister for Communities and Local Government visits
15 May 2008
The Minister of State for Communities and Local Government, Mr John Healey MP, visited Stevenage on Wednesday 14th May and was the main speaker at Barbara Follett’s 'Listening to Business' breakfast at North Hertfordshire College.

 

BulletA fresh and natural award
22 April 2008
Barbara Follett received a 'Fresh and Natural' award from Good Housekeeping magazine in May. She tells Good Housekeeping why it’s important to care for your appearance…

 

BulletPrime Minister’s visit boosts Labour in Stevenage
4 April 2008
PC Paul Lawlor and Prime Minister Gordon BrownBarbara Follett was proud to welcome the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to our town on Tuesday 25th of March to launch Labour’s local election campaign. Following his visit, the Stevenage Labour Party secured victory in two local by-elections, giving the party a fantastic boost going into the local elections on May 1st.

 

BulletSign up for free national bus travel
1 April 2008
Barbara Follett MP is urging everyone over the age of 60 or who are registered as disabled to sign up for a free bus pass. From April 1st they will be entitled to free, off-peak bus travel anywhere in the country.

 

BulletMaternal Mortality
1 April 2008
Barbara Follett recently attended two lunches at No 10 Downing Street hosted by the Prime Minister’s wife, Sarah Brown. These focused on the pressing issue of maternal mortality in the developing world. Mrs Follett said; “It disgraceful that across the world half a million mothers' lives will be lost within the next year. That is one death every minute.”

 

Visit to B&QBulletVisiting the re-opened B&Q
1 April 2008
Barbara Follett visited the town’s new, giant, B&Q store on London Road on March 14th. She was given a guided tour of the shop’s 122,943 sq feet and met some of the 150 new members of staff.

 

Bullet'Just Listening' report released
17 March 2008
As some of you may remember, I held a series of 'Just Listening' meetings in 2006. A report on the findings of these and similar meetings held across the country was to have been published by the Fabian Society. This arrangement fell through and I, like those of you who took part in the exercise have been wondering when, if ever, the report would appear. I am glad to say that it now has.

 

BulletA budget for stability and opportunity
12 March 2008
Barbara Follett welcomed the Chancellor’s Budget as a commitment to economic stability, opportunity and security for all. In Stevenage alone,12,410 families will gain from the increases in Child Benefit.

 

BulletCelebrating Women for International Women's Day
Womens' Day10 March 2008
To mark International Women's Day the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) Women's Committee held a cross party bouquet laying ceremony in front of the statue of pioneering suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst in Victoria Tower Gardens on Wednesday 5th March 2008.

 

BulletSupporting the student visit to Auschwitz
28 February 2008
Barbara Follett has pledged her support for the Holocaust Educational Trust’s regional Lessons from Auschwitz Project which took students from the Nobel School in Stevenage to visit the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau on Thursday 21st February.

 

Stevenage CLP dinnerBulletStevenage CLP Dinner a real success!
27 February 2008
Barbara Follett MP welcomed the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, the Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP, to Stevenage on Saturday 23rd February to speak at the Stevenage Labour Party’s annual dinner.

 

BulletFairtrade Fortnight – make a difference
27 February 2008
Barbara Follett is keen to highlight the start of Fairtrade Fortnight which runs from February 25th to March 9th. Mrs Follett said, "The Fairtrade movement has made real positive difference to the lives of thousands of producers in developing countries.

 

BulletEnter the Blackberry Women and Technology Awards
7 February 2008
Barbara Follett MP is keen for businesswomen in Stevenage to enter the prestigious Blackberry Women and Technology Awards 2008. The awards celebrate the achievement of women using technology, within and beyond the IT sector.

 

BulletMinister for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education visits Stevenage
Barbara Follett and Bill Rammell29 January 2008
The Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, Mr Bill Rammell MP, visited Stevenage on Friday 25th January and was the main speaker at a Business Breakfast hosted by Barbara Follett at North Hertfordshire College’s Stevenage centre.

 

Lonsdale SchoolBulletLonsdale School goes from strength to strength
29 January 2008
Barbara Follett visited Lonsdale School on Friday 18th January and was given a tour of the site by the Headteacher, Mrs Maria White, and the school’s Business Manager, Ms Hillary Oughton.

 

Community CrewBulletA Fashionable Crew!
29 January 2008
Barbara Follett recently joined up with Megan Fletcher, who is organising the 'Community Crew' fashion show at Barnwell School’s West campus.

 

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