This Tuesday evening, the Planning Committee will decide on the latest Lidl application to open a new store by the Greenhill roundabout on the Thanet Way.

After a hard-fought campaign, I was delighted to be elected today as the new Councillor for Greenhill Ward, on Canterbury City Council.

Figures out today show that the number of people out of work is at a record low across the UK. In Tooting for example, the number of people who are unemployed has fallen by 1,100, representing a 47% per cent drop since 2010.

I was delighted to join my colleagues at Save The Asian Elephants ('STAE') in presenting our 200,000 person petition to Downing Street, calling on the Government to provide additional protections to the highly endangered Asian elephant.

I was delighted to see the latest UCAS data showing that university application rates for 18-year-olds in England remain at record levels.

I am passionate about our schools, as it is vital that we extend opportunity to all through outstanding state education.

Dan Watkins has been re-selected by Tooting to be part of Theresa May’s Conservative team for the General Election on 8 June.

Dan said:

“I’m delighted to be re-selected in Tooting as part of Theresa May’s team.

This Sunday saw 150 mosques across Britain open their doors and invite all members of their local communities to come inside and learn more about Islam and its beliefs.

UPDATE: 24th May 2017

The BATCA Community Awards celebration on 24th November at Jasmin’s Club on Tooting High Street was a wonderful occasion enjoyed by over 200 people from all Balham and Tooting’s communities.