Residents from the village of Bainton, which is north of Peterborough, met with local MP Shailesh Vara to seek his support to persuade Cambridgeshire Police and Peterborough City Council to take urgent action to stop speeding motorists and have a neglected footpath repaired.

Shailesh Vara MP, along with Cllr David Over, has met with residents in the village of Helpston, Peterborough, and joined them in opposing the proposed development of 20 houses which would be built close to the local John Clare Primary School.

Shailesh Vara MP recently met with local residents who are opposing a retrospective planning application at the East of England Showground and also use of an entrance in Dunblane Drive for vehicular access.

Following the announcement today of the closure of Great Gidding Church of England Primary School by Cambridgeshire County Council, Shailesh Vara MP has expressed his sadness at the decision. The announcement brings to an end a school which has been at the heart of the community for nearly 150 years.

Shailesh Vara MP is opposing an application by C J Pettitt Transport Ltd for the construction of 20 houses in Helpston.

Shailesh Vara MP is opposing the proposed closure of Great Gidding Church of England Primary School.

Shailesh Vara comments following two fatal shootings in Cambridgeshire last night, one of which occurred in Bluntisham, in his constituency of North West Cambridgeshire.

Shailesh Vara MP recently attended a Parliamentary reception hosted by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), where he learned about the lifesaving skill of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). 

Shailesh Vara MP has welcomed the Government’s announcement that Nene Valley Railway, which is in his constituency of North West Cambridgeshire, will receive £669,873 in the third round of Cultural Investment Fund grants. The funds will enable completion of urgent maintenance and infrastructure work.