Jon Pearce MP for High Peak

1 hour ago

Always good to be out and about canvassing with fantastic local Labour councillors!

I always say canvassing, and listening about the issues that are affecting you the most, is one of the most important things I do. In New Mills some of the issues that came up on the doorstep were crime, immigration and of course the cost of living.

Have an issue that’s affecting you? Please do get in touch with my office and we will do all we can to help.

You can email us at [email protected], or give us a call on 01298 918189. ... See MoreSee Less

Jon Pearce MP for High Peak

8 hours ago

I know how frustrating it is when you see money come out of your account for a subscription you no longer need or forgot to cancel. It’s certainly happened to me more often than I’d like to admit.

Now thanks to new rules announced by this Labour Government, we're stopping “free trials” turning into pricey surprises.

Read more about these new laws below 👇

www.gov.uk/government/news/consumers-to-save-around-400-million-every-year-from-government-crackd... ... See MoreSee Less

Jon Pearce MP for High Peak

1 day ago

🚆 £6 MILLION FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN HOPE VALLEY

After strong campaigning from local people, especially the brilliant tenacious volunteers at Hope Valley Climate Action, I’ve secured £6 million for a pioneering “Mini Switzerland” public transport pilot in High Peak.

It’s great that the Labour Government and Labour East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward have backed my campaign and listened to our local communities.

For too long, communities from Castleton to Hope and Bamford have had to put up with unreliable public transport, congestion and illegal parking. It came to a crunch last year when a TikTok craze for sunrise and sunset photos saw roads blocked, stopping farmers accessing fields and even holding up emergency services.

We’ve pushed hard for action. Better signage, road markings and enforcement will help, but this project, the brainchild of Hope Valley Climate Action, tackles the root cause.

It means buses and trains working together on simple, reliable, clockwork timetables, with better connections, less waiting and joined-up tickets.

I’ve been clear that we need transport that actually works together. That’s how we give people a real alternative to the car, improve access to jobs, education and healthcare, and protect our countryside while supporting sustainable tourism.

As we mark 75 years of the Peak District National Park, this is about keeping it accessible, sustainable and loved for the next 75.

Your Labour MP working with a Labour Mayor and a Labour Government, getting results for High Peak. This is the very best of politics. Improving places and people's lives. ... See MoreSee Less

Jon Pearce MP for High Peak

2 days ago

From this month, the Government is putting more money in your pocket to help with the cost of living 💷

Here is what is changing from April👇🏽

⚡ Around £150 off energy bills (7% drop) – applied automatically
💷 4% Pay rise for 2.7 million workers – up to £900-£1500 a year more
🚆 Rail fares frozen
💊 Prescriptions staying under £10
👵 State Pension up 4.8%
👨‍👩‍👧 Two-child limit scrapped – more support for young families
👶 Up to 30 hours free childcare – saving up to £7,500
🥣 Free breakfast clubs – saving families up to £450

Real, practical help with the cost of living across High Peak. You can find out more here - www.gov.uk/government/news/help-with-the-cost-of-living-in-2026 ... See MoreSee Less

Jon Pearce MP for High Peak

2 days ago

Last week, my team and I hit the milestone of opening our 30,000th piece of casework.

Casework is one of the most important, rewarding and essential parts of my job as your MP.

I’m proud that, since you elected me less than two years ago, me and my small team have handled on average over 340 items of casework a week and, more importantly, we’ve resolved 80% of them. My team and I have reached this number faster than any former High Peak MP and we’ve done more than any other MP newly elected in 2024 that I know of.

Behind these numbers are real people with real problems – and I know we can make a real difference. Take the resident of Buxton who we helped to receive £10,000 in arrears following a PIP tribunal; the patient from Glossop with long-term health problems who now has their NHS dental treatment reinstated; or the £760 we managed to get back from United Utilities, ending a seven-year dispute. We work hard everyday to make a difference for the lives of local people.

One source of casework comes from residents visiting my advice surgeries. We’ve held more than 50 monthly, online and supermarket surgeries since the general election.

It also arises from the conversations at my regular coffee mornings, to which 5,000 households have already received invites. If you’ve not had one yet we will get there, we’re working our way through every household I represent.

As your MP, one of the most important things I can do is bring people together under one roof. Last month I held a special “cost of living” surgery at New Mills Town Hall with local organisations, advice services and community groups providing residents guidance and practical support on making life more affordable. Two weeks ago, I held my third High Peak Careers, Skills and Jobs Fair in Buxton. With over 50 local employers, training providers and education organisations on hand, it was attended by hundreds of local people from sixth formers to late career job changes.

I also canvass all year round whatever the weather because I think knocking on doors is the best way of understanding what matters to local people. In New Mills last week people were concerned about the war in Iran and the impact it will have here on bills and cost of living. Many were grateful that the Prime Minister had kept us out of it unlike the Conservatives and Reform who were cheering for us to back Trump’s war.

In Buxton, people were worried about the threatened removal of services by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust from Buxton hospitals. I’m still fighting this hard. We’ve secured two delays but I’m determined to force Stockport to follow a proper process, produce an impact assessment and make sure any decision puts the health impacts on local residents front and centre.

Tackling problems for local people. Ensuring local conversations inform national debates. Delivering change for the working families of High Peak. Those principles will continue to drive my work for you. ... See MoreSee Less

Jon Pearce MP for High Peak

3 days ago

Recently I was pleased to meet with Simon from the Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust to discuss Buxton’s application to become the first ever UK Town of Culture.

We all know how much Buxton has to offer, and this new annual competition is a fantastic chance to boost local growth and opportunity. High Peak deserves these opportunities, and I’m determined to do all I can to make sure we get our fair share.

I’m proud to support Simon and the team with their application - watch this space!

You can read more about the competition below: 👇

www.gov.uk/government/news/first-ever-uk-town-of-culture-competition-to-restore-pride-in-communities ... See MoreSee Less

Jon Pearce MP for High Peak

7 days ago

𝟑𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝! 🎉

I'm so proud to have hit the 30,000 cases milestone in less than two years since you elected me in July 2024. Me and my team have hit this figure faster than any other new MP I know, and certainly faster than previous High Peak MPs!

Here's just some of the issues I've been tackling for High Peak:

▪️Cost of living struggles and household support
▪️Benefits, pensions and Universal Credit
▪️Housing issues
▪️Problems with public transport
▪️School places and SEND support

The cases aren't just numbers, but real people with real issues. Helping local residents tackle their problems is one of the most rewarding parts of my job, and me and my team will always do all we can to help.

Need help? 📩Email: [email protected], or give my office a call on 01298 918189 📲

Please include your name, postcode, a brief summary of the issue, and any reference numbers you have.

You can also book a surgery appointment to meet with me face-to-face, either in-person or online.

I'm always here to help 🤝 ... See MoreSee Less

Jon Pearce MP for High Peak

1 week ago

🚫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐥𝐲-𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 🚫

When I was out and about in Gamesley recently I noticed this appalling fly-tipping. We all agree that fly-tipping is a blight on our neighbourhoods and it's massively frustrating for residents fed up with rubbish being dumped on our streets and green spaces.

Although I'm pleased to hear this mess has since been cleared up, this problem will only get worse in Gamesley and across Glossop if Reform-run Derbyshire County Council's disastrous plan to close Glossop tip goes through. To keep up pressure on Reform to back down on this proposal, please sign my petition at: www.jon4highpeak.com/help-me-save-glossop-tip/

To tackle this problem properly, I'm pleased the Government has announced its new Waste Crime Action Plan, the biggest crackdown on fly-tipping yet.

It means:
✅ Fly-tippers will be forced to clean up their own mess
✅ Penalty points on driving licences
✅ £45 million more to catch and prosecute offenders
✅ New powers to shut down illegal waste sites

This is about protecting our area and making sure those responsible face real consequences.

If you’ve seen fly-tipping locally, please report it - and together we’ll keep pushing to clean up our community. You can report it at: www.highpeak.gov.uk/Report_It ... See MoreSee Less

Jon Pearce MP for High Peak

1 week ago

Two weeks ago, I held one of my regular coffee mornings at the Twig cafe at Gamesley Community Centre.

As always, it was great to chat to residents about their concerns and the issues their community is facing. I’m working hard to improve bus services, which are still too infrequent and unreliable, and, like many local people, I’d love to see Gamesley have the station residents were first promised back in the late 1960s.

I’m confident that, working together, we can achieve great things in Gamesley. And the thing that gives me hope is the Gamesley Community Centre itself and the fantastic volunteers – led by Helen Thornhill and her team – who have truly achieved wonders there in such a short space of time.

Before I was elected, I worked closely with Helen and local people to save the Community Centre when Derbyshire County Council tried to close it down. It is now great to see that with ownership transferred from the county council, the centre is now a community asset – run by, owned by, and serving the needs of, the local community.

It is great to see the impact that has had, with local people creating an inspirational project in their heart of their community.

It now includes the Heating Project social club for elderly people; exercise and boxing classes; a toddlers’ group set up by a local mum – and the Twig cafe. Crucially, thanks to the help of The Bureau, it’s also now developed into a health and wellbeing hub, with mental health support, twice-monthly visits from NHS health visitors and nurses, a regular NHS sexual health clinic, a smoking cessation service, and a screening programme.

But this is just the start. Last autumn, I visited the centre to meet with Derbyshire FA, the Football Foundation and Gamesley FC to discuss the need for future investment in new changing facilities and a 3G pitch to replace the current damaged astro turf. It’s a long process, but the community centre has launched a fundraising campaign, which was featured on BBC Breakfast in February, and we’re looking into the various grants that might be available. This investment isn’t just important for Gamesley – it will benefit people from across Glossopdale.

We have also been able to secure nearly £200,000 of investment in the community from Labour East Midlands mayor Claire Ward to develop the wellbeing and health hub and secure its long-term future. The money comes Claire’s new £3m Community Development Fund which is designed to invest in, and empower, local communities. This is another example of the change and improvement that Labour listening and investing is bringing about.

Gamesley shows what grassroots community work looks like. Real people, real impact, no nonsense and no excuses, and I’m excited to see what we can work together on next.

I’ll be back in Gamesley again soon – not least to get my regular chips and curry sauce from the legendary Chippy! ... See MoreSee Less