Prospective Conservative MP Rebecca Pow made a fact finding visit to Selworthy Special School to discuss potential opportunities for learners and their families opening up with the proposed move of the school to a new location on the former St Augustines’ School site.
Rebecca Pow, Prospective Conservative MP for Taunton Deane, was delighted to welcome Chris Grayling, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice to Taunton this week.
On Tuesday 13 January 2015, Samantha Cameron hosted a reception at 10 Downing Street for ‘Charity Champions’. Conservative MPs and parliamentary candidates from across the South of England and Wales nominated two guests from their constituencies who they considered to be 'charity champions' to attend a reception in their honour at 10 Downing Street.
Gardening Journalist, Rebecca Pow, met with keen amateur gardeners from the Priorswood Gardening Club at the Priorswood Community Centre on Thursday to talk to them about her career as a horticulturist and Gardening Journalist.
In the driving rain and wind Rebecca Pow, Prospective Conservative MP for Taunton Deane joined over 60 dairy farmers and associated agricultural workers from all over Somerset late on Thursday evening (Dec 18th) at Sedgemoor Market, Junction 24, to hear their concerns about falling milk prices.
Prospective Conservative MP, Rebecca Pow, is welcoming news that a three month closure order has been secured on Taunton shop Hush putting paid to its sale of legal highs. The closure was enabled using new anti-social behaviour legislation introduced in October which Rebecca has campaigned for, by working with the local police and action group and also by making representation to the Home Secretary, Theresa May.
Rebecca Pow, Prospective Conservative MP for Taunton Deane, has welcomed new figures showing 572 fewer people in Taunton Deane claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance compared to 2010 - a 42 per cent fall. This means more people with the self-respect and security of a good job and a regular pay packet.
The 8th Christmas Tree Festival held at the Taunton United Reformed Church was a magical event. Prospective Conservative MP, Rebecca Pow was welcomed by church organisers who had attracted 24 not for profit organisations to take part in the festival, the biggest and the best yet. Each organisation decorated their own tree and included information about their enterprise:
Wellington company, Apple Campers based at Foxmoor Business Park was amongst the winners in the recent Taunton Business Incentive Awards. Prospective Conservative MP for Taunton Deane, who runs a small local business herself, was amongst the guests:
Rebecca Pow was at the Royal Mail sorting office in Taunton early on Wednesday (10th) morning to provide a helping hand to postal workers as they deal with the annual Christmas rush. The service comes under increasing pressure at this time of year and 2014 is no different; according to the Greeting Card Association the market for Christmas cards has risen by nearly 6% and in the run up to this year’s holidays, Royal Mail expects people in the UK to send an average of 17 cards each.
