As temperatures across the country plummet with the arrival of the weather system dubbed the ‘Beast from the East’, emergency cold weather payments have been triggered for Somerset residents.

Here’s some of the things the Government has done over the past week:

 Saturday 17th February

Myself, and a host of cross-party MPs have pledged to #passonplastic. 

You can watch the video above of when Sky Ocean Rescue hosted an excellent event in Westminster. 

I am pleased to support Sky and do my bit to help conserve our wildlife and oceans for generations to come. 

This week Glastonbury Town Council have started to distribute a survey to residents asking what people think about building a bypass that will allow passing traffic to avoid the current bottleneck at the foot of Glastonbury Tor on Chilkwell Street.

Wells MP James Heappey has joined the battle against single-use plastic by supporting Surfers Against Sewage’s latest project Plastic Free Parliament.

The initiative, which has just been launched, aims to reduce the amount of avoidable single-use plastic used in Parliament.

Students at Strode College, in Street, enjoyed a trip to Westminster last week and were given the chance to grill their local MP as part of their visit.

Here’s some of the things the Government has done this week:

 Saturday 10th February

Wells MP James Heappey has welcomed the news today (Friday) that the Housing Minister has earmarked £294,000 for areas in Glastonbury and Street to support the building of homes on publicly-owned brownfield land.

This week is half term which as all working parents will know brings with it the challenge of trying to find child care cover during the days. Some local schools are offering holiday clubs and there are plenty of nurseries that offer child care for school age children too.

Wells MP James Heappey has been shortlisted for a Green Heart Hero award, which celebrates people – and businesses – across the country who are working to make a difference on climate change.