I hugely welcome Hampshire’s £2,956,522 share of the £97.5 million pothole/flood resilience funding announced today to repair roads after this winter’s damage.

There have been two very good news stories locally in the past week.

The Chancellor delivered a very sound budget on Wednesday; stamp duty scrapped for first time buyers up to £300,000 (a saving of £5,000), massive investment (£44bn) in house building to deliver 300,000 new homes per year by 2025, the freezing of fuel duty, more money for the NHS, less Income Tax

Amazed at the response to my Christmas card competition from schools across Aldershot and Farnborough...picking the winner is going to be tricky!

I had the honour today to lay a wreath in the Aldershot Garrison and attend the Remembrance Service in the Garrison Church. A moving but uplifting day.

Beautiful morning for the Rushmoor Wellesley 10k today - a thousand runners seeing Aldershot and Farnborough at their finest. I wasn't too far from the front..

I was lucky enough last night in Aldershot to watch Five Soldiers - an amazing dance production by the Rosie Kay Dance Company about the soldier's experience of combat. It's on for the next two nights in Aldershot - and is worth catching.

I've had great fun out and about across the constituency in recent weeks. If you'd like to get in touch send me an email to: leo.docherty.mp@parliament.uk

Throughout August, South West train and Waterloo upgrade works will likely affect anyone travelling from Hampshire to London by train. 

My first three weeks as your MP....it's been intense!