PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP WEDNESDAY 27th MAY 2026 Alistair Strathern, Member of Parliament for Hitchin, has called on the Education Secretary to listen directly to local families as the Government moves forward with major reforms to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision. Over the past year, the Hitchin MP has held a series of consultation workshops with parents, carers, and education professionals across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, g

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP TUESDAY 26th MAY 2026 Concerns are growing across local communities following Stagecoach’s announcement of significant timetable changes to the Number 9 bus service between Stevenage, Hitchin and Bedford, due to take effect at the end of May. The changes will see a reduction in service frequency, with these Number 9 buses serving places like Holwell, Arlesey and Shefford running once every two hours rather than one per hour. Hitch

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP WEDNESDAY 20th MAY Alistair Strathern, MP for the Hitchin constituency, has welcomed the publishing of a Health Impact Assessment into the of Hitchin’s Industrial Centre. The Assessment was instigated following calls by Strathern and Hertfordshire County Councillor Ian Albert for more coordinated and robust action following a number of fires at recycling centres on the industrial estate. Issued jointly by Hertfordshire County Counc