Crewe blog (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Local MP Edward Timpson was down in London last week presenting a petition against the downgrading and disbanding of the local First Responder service. He was joined by campaigners Cllr Bill McGinnis and Ann Ostredge, Rachael Broadhurst ( who recently lost her husband after First Responders were not allowed to attend a road traffic accident ) and a Cheshire First Responder. . Edward...
David Llewellyn (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
Crewe and Nantwich's new MP, Edward Timpson, is already endearing himself to the Tory whips. No sooner had made his maiden speech on the Children and Young Persons Bill, than he agreed to an "invitation" to sit on the bill's standing committee. "He certainly gets ten out of ten for enthusiasm," whispers my source.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Pity Commons new boy Edward Timpson who, only weeks into his job, is having to toe the party line at the risk of incurring familial wrath.
Crewe blog (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
A few blog readers have questioned Edward Timpson's stance on knife crime (see posts further down the blog), especially after comments made on Andrew Marr's Sunday morning BBC show t'other week. So, we asked him to clarify a few points. Put the record straight. Here's what he had to say on the matter: . "Knife crime is a deeply serious and ever-growing problem. Between 1997 and 2006,...
Crewe blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
As promised, some feedback from new Crewe & Nantwich MP Edward Timpson. He was at Crewe library last Friday for the first of his surgeries ( seen here with new Conservative leader of the borough council, John Hammond, plus another chap I can't for the life of me remember - any offers? ). A few people asked why you had to book a slot to grab a chat. Simple, loads of people want to put...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
CHESHIRE Tories cheered new Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson as he took his seat in the House of Commons.
The Herald (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
The Conservative victor of last month's Crewe and Nantwich by-election arrived at the House of Commons yesterday to take up his seat on the green benches.Edward Timpson was greeted at Westminster by Tory leader David Cameron, whose party made its first by-election gain in 26 years when it seized the Cheshire seat from Labour by a margin of almost 8,000 votes two weeks ago.Mr Timpson's...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Edward Timpson, the hero of the Crewe by-election, entered the Chamber at 15.28. He looked less triumphalist than ever, as well he might, for he has arrived at Westminster in time to witness the final scenes in a most bloody and horrible tragedy.
Conservative Party (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
Edward Timpson, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich, has taken his seat in the House of Commons.
Crewe blog (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The big guns will be out this Saturday, 12th July, supporting ReAct 08 , the Community Arts Charity Fundraising event run by the Cultural Development Team for the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich. The mayor, mayoress and local MP Edward Timpson will see 15 groups performing at the Lyceum this year, including Stagecoach Nantwich, Tarporley Dance Group, Lyceum Youth Theatre, The Irish Clovers...
The Herald (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
... they are to take the seat, a swing of 22%. Until now that would have been seen as beyond the Nats.Edward Timpson won last month's Crewe and Nantwich by-election for the Tories by a margin of 7860 on a massive swing of 17.6% in a victory that David Cameron claimed was the death of New Labour. Something similar in the east end of Glasgow for the SNP could spell the end of old Labour,...
The Herald (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
... they are to take the seat, a swing of 22%. Until now that would have been seen as beyond the Nats.Edward Timpson won last month's Crewe and Nantwich by-election for the Tories by a margin of 7860 on a massive swing of 17.6% in a victory that David Cameron claimed was the death of New Labour. Something similar in the east end of Glasgow for the SNP could spell the end of old Labour,...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
... how a Conservative government will improve people's lives. Why was it we never heard anything from Edward Timpson? Was he really that embarrassing? Michael McClarke by email You will hear lots from Edward in the coming years. He made a fine maiden speech, full of knowledge and compassion, of which Gwyneth Dunwoody would have approved. Check it out for yourself at Did David...
Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
I had an excellent weekend in Chester and I’m very grateful to my friends and colleagues in Cheshire and the Wirral CF for organising an excellent dinner on Saturday night. Despite being one of the most in-demand politicians around just at the moment, Edward Timpson MP had agreed to be the guest speaker and gave [...]
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
HE'S barely been out of the headlines over the last month after a tumultous by-election campaign, but newly-elected Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson was having a well-deserved break with his family at the Cheshire County Show this week.Edward, who caused a stir after becoming the first Tory MP to win a by-election since 1982 when he won the previously safe Labour seat last...
