I hope everybody reading this had an enjoyable Easter weekend and got to spend some time with family and friends. Parliament has been in Easter recess but the constituency work doesn’t stop and nor does the work of Government.
As we head into Spring and towards Easter it’s great to see the daffodils out and to enjoy the lighter nights. There’s a lot of litter picks happening across Blyth Valley as part of the Great British Spring Clean. Why not get out and take part – it’s great exercise?
The week began with a Ministerial visit to Blyth from the Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper following the Rail Minister's visit a few weeks ago. The Northumberland Line is now fast becoming a reality with the announcement of the final money being released to complete the project.
It was a pleasure to welcome Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to Blyth last Thursday as he announced another £20m investment in the town.
Last week I hosted the second Blyth Valley Apprenticeships Fair with almost 40 employers offering training and jobs opportunities and I am pleased to say it was a huge success.
The Levelling Up White Paper was published with a great fanfare in February last year and since then we have had two new Prime Ministers and three new Chancellors. MHCLG has become DLUHC and Michael Gove is back at its helm.
Another busy week in Westminster last week, backed up by my Fitbit recording over 85,000 steps by the weekend! My week began with news of negative articles being published in national tabloids about Blyth town centre on the back of British Volt going into administration.
