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Nick Herbert attends new food festival in Arundel

19 October 2010
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert visited the farmers’ market in Arundel on Saturday (16 October) to help launch the town’s first ever Food Festival.

Nick Herbert joins walkers on South Downs

21 September 2010
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert joined members of the South Downs Society for a walk on the Downs on Saturday (18 September).

Nick Herbert attends opening of Kirdford Community Shop

8 June 2010

Local residents and school children turned out in force on Saturday (5 June) to attend the launch of Kirdford Village Shop, the new community owned and managed village stores.

Local people back campaign to halt sandpit

24 May 2010
Local residents and schoolchildren turned out in force on Friday (21 May) to support a campaign to stop the proposal to open a sand quarry in the heart of the South Downs National Park.

Rural people "treated like second-class citizens"

26 April 2010
Rural people have been “treated like second-class citizens” for the last thirteen years, Nick Herbert has said.

Public sector must say how much food is local

23 April 2010
Plans to drive more sustainable food procurement throughout the public sector, including new proposals to require councils and NHS organisations to publish details of the food they buy, will be set out by Shadow Environment Secretary Nick Herbert today (23 April).

Nick Herbert targets the scourge of litter

21 April 2010
Nick Herbert departed from the usual election campaigning on Tuesday (20 April) by mobilising his team to pick up litter.

Nick Herbert supports village high streets and local food

14 April 2010
Nick Herbert has spoken of the importance of maintaining vibrant village high streets and supporting local food as the “great assets” of rural communities.

Nick Herbert objects to new waste and sand extraction plans

6 April 2010
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has formally objected to the proposed location of two waste facilities and a sand extraction site in rural West Sussex.

Nick Herbert visits anaerobic digester

29 March 2010
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert visited a farm near Kirdford on Friday (26 March) to see the UK’s largest on-farm anaerobic digester.

Green Party would "celebrate" wind farms in the South Downs

8 March 2010
The Green Party has astonished local campaigners by saying that they would “celebrate” wind farms in the South Downs National Park.

Pulborough marks Fairtrade Fortnight

1 March 2010
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert was at Pulborough Village Hall on Saturday morning (27 February) to enjoy a breakfast of Fairtrade and locally produced food.

Nick Herbert launches agenda for farming

23 February 2010
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has launched an agenda to support a more productive and sustainable farming industry and to protect valuable farmland from development.

We must work together to make National Park a success

8 February 2010
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has urged everyone to work together to make the South Downs National Park a success, saying that local people were united by a love of the Downs and a desire to protect them.

National Park must "engage and consult not dictate"

26 January 2010
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has said that the success of the new South Downs National Park will depend on the willingness of the new Park Authority “to engage and consult” with local communities, especially farmers, and “not dictate”.

Nick Herbert calls for new focus on agricultural R&D

19 January 2010
A stronger focus on agricultural research and development will be needed from the next Government if we are to meet the challenges of increasing food production sustainably, says Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert.

Supermarket ombudsman needed to ensure a fair market

5 January 2010
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has pledged to create a supermarket ombudsman to “curb abuses of power” by the major food retailers.

Nick Herbert visits family-owned store in Hassocks

30 November 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert visited a family-owned supermarket in Hassocks on Friday afternoon (27 November) to see how it is promoting local food and reducing its impact on the environment.

I don't want to live in a world without roast beef

23 November 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has warned against campaigns by pressure groups which will undermine public support for action on climate change.

Unlock rural potential, says MP

16 November 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has called for measures to unlock the "huge potential" of the rural economy to help create sustainable jobs of the future.

Nick Herbert: we must value the countryside

27 October 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has outlined plans to protect and restore the countryside if his party forms the next Government.

Nick Herbert visits local agricultural college

6 October 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has paid a visit to Chichester College’s Brinsbury Campus near Pulborough to see the role it is playing in supporting the rural economy.

Public sector must source more British food

6 October 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has pledged that a future Conservative Government will require all central government departments to ensure that the food they serve meets British standards of production.

Nick Herbert visits farmers' market in Slindon

1 September 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert was in Slindon on Thursday morning (27 August) to lend his support to the village farmers’ market.

Nick Herbert visits Nyetimber vineyard

24 August 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert was in West Chiltington on Thursday morning (20 August) to visit one of the country’s top wine producers.

Nick Herbert visits Knepp Wildland Project

14 August 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert went on “safari” on Tuesday afternoon (11 August) during a visit to the wildland project managed by the Knepp Castle Estate near West Grinstead.

Nick Herbert visits Sussex Gold

12 August 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert was in Partridge Green on Tuesday morning (11 August) to meet a farmer who is producing the only English sunflower oil available on the market.

Nick Herbert visits 'bee laboratory' at Sussex University

13 July 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert visited the University of Sussex on Friday afternoon (10 July) to meet researchers who are hoping to reverse the decline of the British honey bee.

Nick Herbert launches 'Rural Action'

7 July 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has today (7 July) launched a new agenda to spell out how a Conservative Government will offer a better deal for rural communities.

A "decade of disrespect" for rural communities

23 June 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has accused the Government of presiding over a “decade of disrespect” for rural communities and called on Ministers to return powers to local people.

Nick Herbert launches 'Sussex Breakfast' with call for honest food labelling

15 June 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has once again spoken out in support of local food production and called on the big supermarkets to back his campaign for ‘honest food’ labelling.

Nick Herbert visits Sussex Wildlife Trust

4 May 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert paid a visit to the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s headquarters near Henfield on Friday morning (1 May) to meet with staff and take a look around the Woods Mill nature reserve.

National Park is the "wrong decision" taken for political reasons

31 March 2009
Commenting on the Government’s announcement that the South Downs will become a National Park, Nick Herbert, MP for Arundel & South Downs said:

Fairtrade and local produce served up at 'Big Breakfast'

2 March 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert was at Pulborough Village Hall on Saturday morning (28 February) to enjoy a breakfast of Fairtrade and locally produced food.

Nick Herbert launches 'Honest Food' campaign

16 February 2009
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert will today step up his call for clearer food labelling with the launch of a new campaign and poll.

Nick Herbert visits Crumbs of Sussex

26 May 2008
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert paid a visit to ‘Crumbs of Sussex’ near Washington on Friday afternoon (23 May).

Nick Herbert calls for Bluetongue vaccine after local cattle are infected

11 February 2008
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has called on the Government to introduce an effective vaccination strategy for controlling the spread of Bluetongue disease.

Nick Herbert denounces post office closures

29 January 2008
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has denounced the decision of Post Office Ltd to close the village post offices in Washington and Slindon.

Post offices are important public service and must remain open

20 December 2007
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has spoken out against the closure of West Sussex post offices, saying that they are an “important public service”. He said the proposed closures were “part of a highly regrettable wider trend to downgrade local services in rural areas.”