Bim Afolami MP held public meetings in Hitchin and Harpenden this evening.

St George's School in Harpenden was named Comprehensive School of the Year by the Sunday Times. This comes as the school leapt over twenty places up the league tables to become the 88th best state secondary in the country and became the 4th highest ranking school with a non-selective intake.

Cllr Matt Stephens and other volunteers from the PARC - Playground Action Rothamsted Committee group attended a highly successful stall at the Harpenden Christmas Carnival.

Your local Hitchin Conservatives team today held a street stall in Hitchin Market Square. We discussed a variety of issues - from Churchgate to parking to Brexit and other national issues, and gave people the opportunity to fill in our survey on what they'd like to see done in their local area.

This morning Bim met with the Chair of the Office for Road and Rail (ORR), Professor Stephen Glister. The ORR acts as the rail regulator. He is soon due to publish his final report into the reasons for the timetable disaster of this summer.

Bim recently spoke at the Herts Chamber of Commerce October Lunch. Bim said, "Herts Chamber of Commerce is a fantastic organisation well positioned to open doors and forge business relationships from different business sectors.

Following the Budget, Bim went out and about in Harpenden to speak to local businesses about how it will benefit them.

Cllr David Barnard wrote for the Offley Village Voice magazine's next issue. Check out what he had to say below.

Harpenden branch hosted Andrew Bowie, MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, at their annual Harpenden Supper. Andrew was the first of the 2017 intake to become a PPS, serving in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo Conservative Councillor David Barnard has been supporting a project to put up plaques in Offley and Cockenhoe ahead of the 100 year anniversary of the end of the First World War.