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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...

Great progress is being made on the new Northumberland Line. You can read the latest newsletter by clicking on the link below.

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...

I’m writing this just a few hours after the Chancellor presented his budget to a packed chamber in the Commons. The background to this budget is one of improved...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...