"I am delighted with the news that the application to build houses at Mannings Pit has now been withdrawn. This is a victory for the Friends of Mannings Pit campaign group and for the whole community who have fought so hard to achieve this outcome.
The House of Commons doesn’t usually sit on a Friday, but last week was an exception. I stayed in Westminster with other colleagues to consider Private Members’ Bills, which are brought forward not by the government, but by individual backbench MPs.
In a major funding victory, North Devon has won more than eight million pounds from the government to help deliver two vital housing projects in Ilfracombe and Barnstaple.
The flooding of Horsey Island and Braunton Marsh has made the national news in the past week. It's an issue I've already been working on for many months and I fully understand the concerns.
