The letter below has been sent to me by the National Association of Head Teachers members in the Middlesbrough constituency. Parents may have received this on Friday. The NAHT  have set up a parliamentary petition with the aim to get a debate in the House on the crisis in school…

A report to Middlesbrough Council says that £20m is needed to be spent imminently on our station to ensure direct rail services to London can begin on time. That being so, it is important to keep the record straight and I want to take the opportunity to do that. There’s…

I am delighted the Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust have come to their senses and will no longer be outsourcing hundreds of staff all local people living in our communities.  This is a  decision I have campaigned strongly for with the support of the other the Labour MPs…

Middlesbrough’s Labour MP Andy McDonald today celebrated Middlesbrough Council’s decision not to designate the Newfield Crescent/Bluebell Beck area of Acklam for housing. A consultation has been taking place and after significant campaigning from local residents, local Councillors and Andy himself, this site will be removed from the Local Plan for…

Middlesbrough’s Labour MP Andy McDonald today celebrated Middlesbrough Council’s decision not to designate the Newfield Crescent/Bluebell Beck area of Acklam for housing. A consultation has been taking place and after significant campaigning from local residents, local Councillors and Andy himself, this site will be removed from the Local Plan for…