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Bill Wiggin MP welcomes acceleration of vaccine rollout in North Herefordshire - Bill Wiggin MP has welcomed the latest figures showing 34.5 per cent of people in North Herefordshire have now received a vaccine In total, more than 19.3 million doses have been administered to over 18.6 million people across the United... Continue Reading →
Bill Wiggin MP Welcomes Fall in North Herefordshire Unemployment - Bill Wiggin, MP for North Herefordshire, welcomed latest data showing a fall in the number of people in his constituency claiming unemployment related benefits. There were 1,950 actual claimants in North Herefordshire constituency in January 2021, which was 3.8% of... Continue Reading →
B4224 Update - Many people have been concerned that the B4224 may not be reopened in February. They contacted me and so earlier, I wrote to the Chief Executive of Herefordshire Council to seek a progress report on the reopening of the... Continue Reading →
Bill Wiggin MP addresses Phosphates in the River Wye. - On Tuesday I spoke during a debate on the Environment Bill about phosphates in the Rivers Wye and Lugg. In particular, I drew attention to the damaging housebuilding ban or moratorium currently enforced in North Herefordshire. Housebuilders are suffering when... Continue Reading →
UK-EU Trade deal press release - ‘I am currently reading through the 1246 pages of the new UK-EU Trade Deal, announced by the Prime Minister on Christmas Eve. I believe this deal makes good on the promises that were made, by the Prime Minister, myself and... Continue Reading →
Bill Wiggin MP pleased but urges caution as Herefordshire moves into Tier 1 restrictions - Bill Wiggin, MP for North Herefordshire, has given his reaction after Herefordshire was named in Tier 1 of the Government’s coronavirus restrictions. Mr Wiggin said: “We have been doing very well in Herefordshire because our population is responsible, careful and... Continue Reading →