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Backing local veterans' charity Christmas single
Credit: Jenny Rogers Alistair Strathern, MP for Hitchin, is urging residents to get behind a new charity Christmas single released by local veterans' organisation The Muster Point. Based in Stevenage, The Muster Point is a veteran-led community group that provides peer support, regular meetups and practical assistance to members of the Armed Forces community across the surrounding area. This winter, the charity has joined forces with the Chicksands and Henlow Military Wives C
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Urging council to use new funding on ‘long overlooked’ Hitchin priorities
Alistair Strathern, MP for Hitchin, has urged Hertfordshire County Council to use £5.6m in additional investment funding from the government to tackle ‘long overlooked’ priorities in Hitchin, including progressing a link road for the industrial estate at the north of the town and delivering eastern access at Hitchin Station. The government announced £5.6m in additional capital funding for Hertfordshire to drive growth and opportunities for the region next year. It follows re
Oct 29


Celebrating Budget win for local high streets as rates slashed
Alistair Strathern, MP for Hitchin, has celebrated the news that scores of high street businesses across his constituency will have their business rates scrapped as a result of today's Budget from the Labour Government, with many more seeing bills reduced or frozen. Alistair has been actively speaking up on the need to do more to support high street businesses across the towns and villages he represents, running weekly ‘Small Business Saturday shout outs’, pressing Minister
Oct 28
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