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Helena Dollimore MP demands action on local bus service cuts
Helena Dollimore MP has called for urgent improvements to the area's bus services, which have been hit by service cuts and frequent...
Oct 17, 2024


Helena Dollimore MP calls for urgent action to save local mental health service
Helena Dollimore has expressed deep concern over the impending suspension of NHS funding for the Eggtooth Mental Health Service, a vital...
Oct 16, 2024


Helena Dollimore MP hosts Hastings and Rye firefighters in Parliament
Before Helena Dollimore was elected to serve the people of Hastings, Rye and the villages, she campaigned with firefighters from the area...
Oct 8, 2024


Hastings and Rye MP Helena Dollimore visits local success story Focus SB’s HQ
Helena Dollimore, Labour MP for Hastings and Rye, recently met with Focus SB’s MD, Gary Stevens, to mark Make UK National Manufacturing...
Sep 26, 2024


Helena Dollimore MP congratulates the RNLI on 200 years of service
It’s been 200 years since the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) was founded and, since then, it’s saved over 145,000 lives - an...
Aug 18, 2024


Helena Dollimore highlights issues facing Hastings and Rye in maiden speech to ParliamentÂ
Helena Dollimore, the MP for Hastings, Rye and the villages, has used her first speech in the Houses of Parliament to bring attention to...
Jul 23, 2024


Helena Dollimore launches her General Election campaign
After the Conservatives finally called the General Election for Thursday 4th July, Helena Dollimore has launched her campaign to become...
Jun 1, 2024


Helena Dollimore says local renters 'betrayed' over Government Renters Reform Bill U-Turn
Helena Dollimore, Labour MP candidate for Hastings and Rye criticised Secretary of State Michael Gove's decision to delay the end of...
Apr 19, 2024


Labour's Shadow Health Secretary visits Hastings Ambulance Station with Helena Dollimore
Hastings & Rye has been named the worst place in the South East to call an ambulance for heart attacks and strokes New data has revealed...
Sep 21, 2023


NHS Waiting Lists for people in Hastings and Rye hit Record High
The longer the Conservatives are in power, the longer patients will wait. Helena recently appeared on BBC Politics South East, where she...
Aug 31, 2023


Over 9,000 families in Hastings and Rye are hit by Tory mortgage penalty
Helena Dollimore, Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Hastings and Rye said: “The Tory mortgage penalty is devastating for family finances...
Aug 22, 2023


Helena highlights Conservative record of failure on education
Helena recently appeared on BBC Politics South East to discuss the state of local schools with Caroline Barlow, a local headteacher at...
Aug 17, 2023


Campaign to protect ticket offices in Hastings and Rye
One in nine tickets are still sold at physical ticket offices, as elderly or disabled members of the Hastings and Rye constituency may...
Jul 31, 2023


Helena backs Labour's plan for more GPs
This blog sets out Labour's pledge to recruit more GPs and improve the awful state of GP services the Conservative government have created.
Jun 14, 2023


Data reveals mental health services at breaking point in Hastings and Rye
Helena Dollimore, Labour's candidate for Hastings and Rye, has released data showing the huge numbers of local people stuck on mental...
Jun 11, 2023


Labour’s Helena Dollimore takes The Ridge Fire Service campaign to Parliament
This article outlines how Helena has taken her local "save the Ridge Fire Station" campaign to parliament to demand government action.
Apr 30, 2023


Helena attacks Conservative failure on dangerous boat crossings
This blog post outlines Helena's appearance on BBC south east politics where she strongly criticised the government's child asylum failings.
Feb 3, 2023


Helena highlights cost of understaffing in local NHS
Spending on NHS agency fees is increasing, read the article to find out more and what Labour would do about this.
Jan 5, 2023


Helena backs childcare reform and makes it a priority
Helena supports childcare reform as it will both help parents and the economy. See Labour's childcare reform ideas in this post.
Jan 2, 2023


Helena slams the government's poor record on NHS waiting times
As more and more evidence emerges of an NHS in crisis, Helena is campaigning for a Labour government that has the best plan to fix the NHS.
Dec 30, 2022
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