With the summer recess period underway, I was able to join representatives from the Department for Transport, Northern Rail and Nexus earlier this week on a train journey along the Northumberland Line.
A boundary review of Parliamentary constituencies is long overdue, but I am obviously concerned that the current proposals would split Blyth Valley in two with Blyth joining Ashington and Bedlington, and Cramlington and Seaton Valley joining part of North Tyneside.
Yesterday was the start of the summer recess period with Parliament not sitting again until the 6th September. This will allow me more time in the constituency for talking to residents and businesses as well as giving me the opportunity to spend some time with my family after a very busy Parliam
There is only one piece of news that I could possibly touch on this week and it is the confirmation of planning permission for Britishvolt’s battery gigafactory. The investment at £2.6bn is one of the UK’s largest ever industrial investments and the most significant in the North East since Nissa
This week the Government has announced an extension to the COVID Local Support Grant which will see Northumberland residents benefit from an additional £934,132 of funding. This takes the total funding to more than £2.5 million for a scheme that was introduced last December and will now run unti
Earlier this week the Boundary Commission for England published a first set of proposals as part of a review of Parliamentary constituency boundaries that is intended to deliver constituencies with similar voter numbers.
You may have heard on the news recently of a new Bill going through Parliament which is the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. It is currently a Green Paper which is a consultation document that allows people both inside and outside Parliament to give feedback on policy or proposals for
A £1.3m plus scheme to rejuvenate Bowes Street in Blyth town centre is about to get underway. Wanley Street and Church Street will also benefit from the public realm investment which will include new paving, wider footpaths, and improved lighting.
Reports suggesting Bebside station has been axed from the Northumberland Line project are simply not accurate. That Labour politicians have jumped on this coverage is nothing more than a diversionary tactic from a party who have a track record of abject failure on this scheme.
