My latest SFP column - December 2025 Thursday, 18 December, 2025 As we enter the final week before Christmas, I hope most readers will be more organised than me – and are able to avoid last minute shopping. But whether you’re completely stocked up for the Yuletide phase or still have some way to go to tick everything off the list, I’m sure you won’t mind my usual refrain… don’t forget to shop local! Helpfully, the Town Council have produced a free Sudbury... Articles
James Cartlidge MP’s election pledge takes him to Whatfield and Bildeston primary schools 19th January 2016 South Suffolk’s MP visited two primary schools in his constituency as part of an election pledge. Local News
MP James Cartlidge seeks better season ticket deal for part-time commuters 7th January 2016 South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge has stepped up calls for a better ticket deal for part-time commuters on the railways. Local News
Theresa May says new spying powers will be used to bring cyberbullies and online trolls to justice 25th December 2015 May wrote in letter to James Cartlidge MP that spying laws will help tackle cyberbullying Westminster News
Christmas 2015 21st December 2015 My December 2015 article for the Suffolk Free Press centres on the years final few weeks of activity in Parliament. Articles
MP speaks out about railway failures during Parliament debate 21st December 2015 South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge spoke last week at Parliament about the “infamous” problems with Sudbury’s rail branch line with Marks Tey. Local News
James Cartlidge MP Welcomes County Grant for Peninsula Recycling Centre 17th December 2015 James Cartlidge MP Welcomes County Grant for Peninsula Recycling Centre. Local News
Government announces inquiry into East Anglian rail chaos 16th December 2015 A rail expert is to carry out an inquiry into “leafgate” – the disastrous failure of diesel trains in East Anglia last month which effectively closed two branch... Local News
Suffolk’s mobile mast misery continues despite £150m funding scheme 14th December 2015 Just two Suffolk communities have seen their mobile phone ‘not spot’ plight eased almost four years after a flagship government scheme was launched with £150m... Local News
MP tries out Sudbury’s new 3G all-weather football pitch 8th December 2015 A local MP has been testing out his ball skills on a recently installed all-weather artificial football pitch. Local News
