It is with great sadness that I have to announce that my husband, Cllr Robert Wheeler, passed away on Saturday 11th August 2018 at the Royal Derby Hospital following a battle with cancer.

Heather Wheeler has given her backing to the patients enrolled with Rosliston Medical Centre, near Swadlincote, which is being threatened with closure.

Heather Wheeler MP has pledged her support to the “Rural Crime Reporting Line”, a new service for farmers and the public to give information anonymously about rural crime. 

As many as 39% of people from the East Midlands who travelled abroad in the past 12 months did so without the right cover, took part in activities which may not have been covered, or didn’t have any insurance at all, according to ABTA – The Travel Association1.

A growing business based at Bretby Business Park, located between Swadlincote and Burton-upon-Trent, has received a visit from Heather Wheeler, the MP for South Derbyshire, to share news of their recent success.

Further to my piece on this distressing issue in May 2018, the Health Secretary has issued a Written Ministerial Statement updating the House of Commons on investigations that have taken place by officials at the Department of Health since this issue first broke.

Work to ensure the long-term sustainability of Burton Bridge will begin on Monday, 18th June 2018.

Staffordshire County Council has now confirmed its final plans for the engineering due to take place over the summer which are as below:

Tuesday, 8th May 2018 saw the Care Quality Commission rate the Valleyview Care Home in Highfield Street, Swadlincote as 'Good'.

You can find full details of the inspection report here.

Heather Wheeler MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, responds to the Third Reading of the Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse Bill).

The full transcript of the debate is available here.

As many of you will be aware from the national news, the Health Secretary, the Rt. Hon.