James Grundy MP Backs Vera Lynn Memorial Campaign Monday, 22 April, 2024 James Grundy, MP for Leigh, is backing the campaign for a memorial to the late Dame Vera Lynn CH, who famously sang “We’ll meet again” and “The White Cliffs of Dover”. The MP joined almost 100 fellow MPs, led by Dover’s Natalie Elphicke, in writing to the Prime Minister calling for the Government to provide funding to complete the memorial. With only 3 out of every 100 statues commemorating women... Westminster News
Government Considers Alternatives to the Golborne Spur of HS2 19th November 2021 The Department for Transport has announced as part of the Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands that they are now considering alternatives to the... Local News
Local MPs and councillors join forces to save Atherton’s last bank! 12th November 2021 Lloyds Bank have recently announced that they will be permanently closing their branch on the Atherton High Street in early 2022, following a decline in... Local News
GOLBORNE STATION, TYLDESLEY PARK AND RIDE AND LEIGH SPINNERS MILL ALL GET FUNDING AS PART OF CHANCELLOR’S BUDGET BOOST FOR LEIGH 27th October 2021 People in the Leigh constituency are set to benefit from today’s Budget with confirmation of funding for a new railway station at Golborne being given the go... Local News
LEIGH MP LAUNCHES A SERIES OF CRIME MEETINGS ACROSS CONSTITUENCY 27th September 2021 Since being elected as the Member of Parliament for Leigh, James Grundy has received significant levels of correspondence from constituents regarding concerns... Local News
LOWTON PUB SAVED FROM BEING TURNED INTO FLATS BY WARRINGTON BUSINESSMAN 23rd September 2021 (Photographs taken by Kevin Parry) The Church Inn in Lowton closed its' doors at the beginning of lockdown last year for what many locals feared might be the... Local News
Leigh MP speaks out on Universal Credit 15th September 2021 After receiving correspondence from constituents asking me about my view on the temporary £20 Universal Credit uplift, and given the complex nature of this... Opinions
LEIGH MP LAUNCHES GP APPOINTMENT QUESTIONNAIRE 1st September 2021 Over the past month, Leigh MP James Grundy has been contacted by numerous concerned constituents who are troubled by the lack of face-to-face appointments being... Local News
MP Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Passports 17th August 2021 A number of local residents have contacted me over the last few weeks, regarding their view on COVID-19 passports, and more specifically, their use domestically... Local News
SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LEIGH TO BENEFIT FROM GOVERNMENT’S £200 MILLION SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMME 2nd August 2021 Schools in Leigh are among the 2,820 secondary schools across England that will receive funding through the £200 million Summer School programme. 542,710 pupils... Local News