PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP MONDAY 23 rd FEBRUARY 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alistair Strathern, MP for Hitchin, has launched a brand‑new February Street Art Competition, inviting young people across the constituency to showcase what they love most about their community. The competition calls on young designers, creators, and artists aged 13–18 to submit ideas for a new public mural in Hitchin Town. Entrants are encouraged to capture something meaningful, a land

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP FRIDAY 20 th FEBRUARY 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alistair Strathern, MP for the Hitchin constituency, has urged Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) to make use of new legal powers and funding to improve local bus services.   Writing to the council’s Chief Executive in a letter, Strathern called on HCC to utilise the new pilot powers and measures in the Bus Services Act to address local bus challenges.   Last year Strathern helped secur

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP TUESDAY 17 th FEBRUARY 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Alistair Strathern, MP for Hitchin, has welcomed news Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) and Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) are among the local authorities set to benefit from the Government’s groundbreaking national programme to write off 90% of historic Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) debt.   SEND demand has grown nationally in recent years, stretching council