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A lesson for Michael Gove - if you want real levelling up, listen to Sam Fender

This month the Government published its white paper on levelling up - and it missed opportunity after opportunity to bring real change to...

Fun without Fear - keeping women safe in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear.

“FUN without fear” is a new awareness campaign backed by myself and Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland. I love that cities and towns...

One rule for the Tories - one rule for us

This month we heard the shocking but not surprising news that while the UK was in lockdown the Prime Minister was going to parties. I...

Affordable? Reliable? Safe? A survey for better public transport

On buses and Metros, across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, passengers want a network that is afford and reliable, but they also want it...

Winter in poverty - the price of Tory failure

FAMILIES across the North East are being pushed to desperation as bills rise and pressure mounts. Earlier this year, it was reported that...

Storm Arwen - a tale of Tory failure

Keir Starmer joined myself and others to see first hand how families in Northumberland suffered the effects of a deadly storm - all while...

Keeping people safe on public transport

GOOD bus and Metro services are vital to our region, and it’s crucially important people feel safe on them as well. That’s why I have...

Call this levelling up? - Damning report shows South has twice as many youth clubs as our region

THE Tory Party's latest levelling up failure has been exposed in a new youth report that shows young people living in areas of...

I'm taking money off criminals to fund your neighbourhood project

WHEN people come together to make their neighbourhood better, I'll back them - from boxing clubs to urban parks. That's why I have...

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