Ian Levy Weekly Blog Sunday, 5 May, 2024 I had travelled down to London the day before as I had an early visit planned to tour Heathrow Airport following an event in parliament last year, which discussed sustainable aviation fuel. As part of my role in the Environmental Audit Committee, net-zero aviation is a high priority for us. Heathrow is one of the busiest airports in the world, serving millions of passengers every year and... Local News
Policing Bill to come 28th May 2021 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... Articles
Bowes Street Scheme to Start 21st May 2021 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... Articles
Change and Investment for Blyth Valley 14th May 2021 The local elections and the Queen's Speech have taken place in recent days and both will have a positive impact on Blyth Valley in the coming years. The... Articles
Bebside station has not been axed 18th April 2021 Reports suggesting Bebside station has been axed from the Northumberland Line project are simply not accurate. That Labour politicians have jumped on this... Articles
NEW PLAN FOR IMMIGRATION 24th March 2021 The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, will announce the biggest overhaul of the UK’s asylum system in decades as she today launches the New Plan for Immigration... Articles
Spring 2021 Budget 5th March 2021 The Chancellor presented his Spring Budget earlier this week which provides billions of pounds to support businesses and families through the coronavirus... Articles
Support for children learning from home 7th January 2021 The Department for Education will provide more than 1 million laptops and tablets to ensure that all children have access to remote learning. Schools can apply... Local News
BBC Helping with home learning 6th January 2021 I received an email from the BBC earlier which confirms their biggest education offer ever. BBC Two, CBBC, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and online will deliver... Westminster News
Email Response Update 5th January 2021 The team is working through the emails received today as quickly as possible which have covered a number of topics including schools, key workers, vaccines and... Local News
